Congress - Page 245

June 3, 2024

Republican lawmaker’s son steals spotlight by making silly faces during speech on House floor

Despite Rep. John Rose’s impassioned speech Monday decrying last week’s conviction of former President Trump, all eyes were on his son sitting behind him.

June 3, 2024

Biden uses billions of dollars of your money to buy himself votes

Biden has been using billions of dollars to give Democrat constituents. The money helps shore up his base for November. The Inflation Reduction Act gave him $2.8 billion to buy votes.

June 2, 2024

Speaker Johnson vows to 'fight back... with everything in our arsenal' after Trump verdict

House Speaker Mike Johnson vowed to retaliate for Donald Trump's conviction Sunday, but said Republicans will remain within the "rule of law."

June 1, 2024

Bernie Sanders blasts Netanyahu invite to Congress, refuses to attend speech by 'war criminal'

Sen. Bernie Sanders said he won't attend the joint remarks to Congress by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

June 1, 2024

Romney scorches Bragg's 'political decision' in Trump case: 'Malpractice'

Mitt Romney was one of the last Republicans to respond to Trump's guilty verdict on Saturday, calling it "political malpractice."

May 31, 2024

GOP's Murkowski laments Trump's 'baggage' following guilty verdict

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, was one of the last Republicans to comment on former President Trump's conviction, but did not reveal her thoughts on it.

May 31, 2024

Senate Dems in battleground races careful to weigh in on Trump verdict

Vulnerable Senate Democrats were some of the last to respond to the guilty verdict against former President Trump issued by a New York jury.

May 31, 2024

Republicans vow to upend Dem-led Senate after Trump's guilty verdict

Republicans are planning to prevent any Democratic priorities from getting through the Senate in the wake of former President Trump's guilty verdict.

May 30, 2024

'Boom': Democrats celebrate Trump guilty verdict as Biden weighs remaining threat

Democrats are celebrating the news that Trump was found guilty by a New York jury of falsifying business records to obscure his payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels.

May 30, 2024

Speaker Johnson plans to invite Israel's Netanyahu to meet with Congress sooner rather than later

The House speaker is expected to invite Israel's prime minister to speak to Congress amid the country's war with terrorist group Hamas, despite the objections of some lawmakers.