April 11, 2024 Japanese PM Kishida to address Congress, discuss Asia-Pacific tension Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will address U.S. lawmakers in the face of rising tension in the Asia-Pacific region and highlight the close alliance between the two countries.
April 11, 2024 Virginia congressman pursues master's degree in effort to better understand AI regulations As the governance of AI becomes an increasingly important subject for lawmakers, Virginia Congressman Don Beyer has returned to school to learn more.
April 11, 2024 Handful of vulnerable Dems will decide fate of Mayorkas impeachment trial Several Senate Democrats are expected to determine whether an impeachment trial for President Biden's border chief happens in the upper chamber.
April 11, 2024 Bipartisan senators push back as key Dem signals doom for TikTok bill Senators are pushing back after Sen. Maria Cantwell poured cold water on hopes of expediting passage of a bill that would require social media app TikTok to divest from China.
April 10, 2024 Why the House delayed sending Mayorkas impeachment articles to the Senate to begin trial From failing to push through Mayorkas impeachment to spending bills to interparty conflict, only in Congress can you somehow be late and early at the same time.
April 10, 2024 Intel community scrambling to defend contentious spy tool as lawmakers decry 'mass surveillance' Amid a congressional stalemate, the U.S. intelligence community is straining to spotlight the critical nature of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act without providing so much public detail that its targets adapt
April 10, 2024 Rep. Jackson Lee ripped after defending her moon gaffe and blaming it on GOP: ‘Vote better people’ Social media users slammed Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, after she tried to turn her moon gaffe on Republicans and conservatives mocking her for it.
April 10, 2024 GOP plans to grind Senate to a halt if Democrats table Mayorkas impeachment trial Senate Republicans are planning to prevent anything from getting done in the upper chamber if Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Democrats do not allow an impeachment trial for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
April 9, 2024 Republican senator slams 'unserious' efforts by Congress to hold Biden, COVID authorities accountable Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson on Tuesday warned that the federal government has grown so large that oversight and accountability is nearly impossible.
April 9, 2024 GOP senators convince Speaker Johnson to delay Mayorkas impeachment article delivery GOP senators pressured Speaker Mike Johnson to delay the impeachment article delivery against DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to allow more time for debate and discussion.