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March 10, 2021

Rep. Kat Cammack invites Dems to meet their local police: 'I am challenging them to a ride-along'

EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Kat Cammack, who recently made an impassioned speech on the House floor defending first responders, has issued a challenge to her Democratic colleagues who are pushing for a sweeping overhaul in policing policy. 

February 19, 2021

Democratic Asian-American lawmakers to form second group that will include Republicans

The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) is branching out to welcome House Republicans into a new bipartisan group, a shakeup that reflects the historic diversity of the newly elected GOP class. 

February 6, 2021

Iowa congressional contest heats up as House takes first step to consider election challenge

The ongoing challenge to Iowa's second congressional district race is poised to soon heat up when the House committee charged with investigating the matter will officially get to work.

February 4, 2021

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene defends herself in floor speech: 'None of us are perfect'

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., said she regretted her past statements on QAnon conspiracy theories and they do not represent her beliefs today, in a floor speech before the House was to take a vote to strip her from committee assignments.

February 2, 2021

House blocks immediate consideration of GOP school reopening legislation

House Republicans fell short in their effort Tuesday to force immediate consideration of a school reopening bill that would have given full federal funding to schools that physically reopen during the coronavirus pandemic and penalized districts that remain closed. 

January 20, 2021

Two GOP House freshmen beat the odds, land coveted committee spots

Two swing-district Republican House freshmen scored coveted spots on the House Appropriations Committee in a rare feat for newly elected members.

January 15, 2021

'Squad' members named to House financial services, oversight and reform committees

Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. and Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., have been selected to serve on the House’s Financial Services Committee, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office announced Thursday.

January 12, 2021

Freshman GOP lawmaker admits he’d feel safer in Congress with a weapon after Capitol attack

The storming of the Capitol building last week put a new emphasis on security in Washington, but freshman Rep. Peter Meijer, R-Mich., said Tuesday he’d feel even safer if he could carry a weapon in Congress.

January 10, 2021

Rep. Peter Meijer, Iraq veteran, says US needs to plan for future: 'I'm very worried about long-term trends'

Rep. Peter Meijer, the new GOP congressman from West Michigan's 3rd Congressional District, grew up watching "The Daily Show" when comedian Jon Stewart would roast lawmakers for their hypocrisy by contrasting their past comments with videos of their new change of heart.

January 9, 2021

Rep. Cawthorn: Big tech censorship of conservatives sets 'dangerous precedent,' 'trust-busting' needed

Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., told "Fox & Friends" it's time to "fight against" big tech censorship, after Twitter and other social media platforms permanently banned President Trump.