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December 16, 2024

Tom Cotton demands DOD records on border-wall material sales be preserved

Tom Cotton is telling the Department of Defense to keep all records relating to border wall material sales ahead of the new administration.

December 16, 2024

Judges backing out of retirement ahead of Trump term leave GOP senators fuming

Republicans have expressed frustration after several judges are announcing unretirements that would prevent Trump from appointing their successors.

December 16, 2024

Paris Hilton urges House to pass 'Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act' after Senate's unanimous approval

Paris Hilton, emotional after the Senate unanimously passed the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act, urges the GOP-led House to approve the bill she has championed.

December 16, 2024

Capitol Hill braces for high-stakes showdown over $36T US debt crisis

A new economic projection suggests Congress could be headed for a showdown over the U.S. debt limit by mid-June.

December 16, 2024

RFK Jr set to face abortion, vaccine scrutiny in sit-downs with senators on Capitol Hill

Trump HHS Secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will face questions on several controversial topics from senators when he makes the rounds on Capitol Hill this week.

December 14, 2024

Nancy Pelosi announces major surgery after fall in Luxembourg

Former House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., underwent successful hip surgery overseas after her fall in Luxembourg, her office revealed in a statement.

December 14, 2024

NEWT GINGRICH: Surprise move by some Democrats could have huge consequences for Trump

There's promising and potential collaboration with Democrats that can be grown into a genuine bipartisan legislative majority for Trump’s agenda.

December 14, 2024

Trump-backed candidate aiming to replace Matt Gaetz wants Florida to adopt gold and silver as legal tender

Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis, the Trump-backed House candidate running to replace former Rep. Matt Gaetz, wants gold and silver to be legal tender in Florida.

December 12, 2024

Biden clemency announcement gets mixed reviews on Capitol Hill: 'Where's the bar?'

Republicans and Democrats in Congress are split on President Biden's record-breaking clemency announcement. "I'm not surprised at this point," one congresswoman said.

December 12, 2024

Reporter's Notebook: A DOGE in the fight

Congress hasn't voted to create DOGE, and there's been no executive order, but President Trump-elect advisers Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are spearheading the enterprise anyway.