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May 22, 2024

Mike Erickson advances past crowded GOP primary to face Dem who narrowly won in 2022

Mike Erickson has won the Republican primary in Oregon's 6th Congressional District and will face Democratic Rep. Andrea Salinas in the November general election.

May 22, 2024

Longtime House Republican who split with party on Jan 6 commission wins primary in deep red state

Longtime Rep. Mike Simpson won the Republican primary for Idaho's 2nd Congressional District, a seat he has held since 1998.

May 22, 2024

Top House Democrat's sister loses crowded deep blue primary despite endorsements from 'Squad'

Maxine Dexter has won Oregon's Democratic primary in the 3rd Congressional District and is widely expected to cruise to victory in November's general election.

May 22, 2024

Vince Fong advances in special election runoff to replace ousted House Speaker Kevin McCarthy

Assemblyman Vince Fong will fulfill the remainder of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's seat in Congress, keeping the GOP's razor-thin advantage.

May 21, 2024

WATCH: Hearing goes off the rails as Ted Cruz accuses Biden official of funding Hamas attack on Israel

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz clashed in a heated Senate hearing, with Cruz accusing the Biden administration of funding the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.

May 21, 2024

Unused COVID-19 funds would build border wall under new Senate bill

Sen. John Barrasso introduced a measure to pay for the completion of the southern border wall with unspent COVID-19 relief money.

May 21, 2024

Biden admin skewered by GOP for rule designed to ‘intentionally harm’ gun industry

Sen. Tim Scott led more than 20 Republicans in asking the Biden administration to withdraw a rule they claimed is designed to "intentionally harm" the firearms industry.

May 20, 2024

Statuesque Rev. Graham tribute comes to the Capitol, but shies away from the limelight

While conservative lawmakers hoped a new statue of the Rev. Billy Graham would be placed in one of the Capitol's main corridors, planners had other ideas.

May 20, 2024

Republicans unite to block White House and Schumer backed 'fake border bill'

Republicans in both chambers of Congress are warning that they won't support Chuck Schumer's second attempt to bring back a Democrat-backed border bill.

May 20, 2024

NY v. Trump: Michael Cohen testifies he's considering congressional run

Former President Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen testified in the NY v. Trump trial that he is considering a run for Congress.