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May 11, 2023

Rashida Tlaib doubles down after McCarthy cancels 'antisemitic' event, holds it in Senate

Rep. Rashida Tlaib has defied House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and instead held an event recognizing the "Nakba," a Palestinian term for Israel's founding that means "catastrophe."

May 11, 2023

'Biden needs to man up': Congress gets candid about $32 trillion in debt

Congressional Republicans and Democrats continue to squabble over debt ceiling solution as treasury secretary warns U.S. is close to not being able to pay its bills.

May 10, 2023

Action, not talk as border crisis looms

As House GOP debates new policies, Title 42 protections expire this week. A surge of migrants at the border and a debt ceiling agreement loom on the horizon.

May 10, 2023

George Santos pleads not guilty to federal charges during first appearance in court: 'It's a witch hunt'

Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., made his first appearance in a Central Islip, New York, courtroom on Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to a 13-count indictment against him.

May 10, 2023

What the indictment means for Rep. George Santos: Will he be kicked out of Congress?

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has faced calls to expel Rep. George Santos after his indictment in New York, but when and whether the House would vote to kick him out is unclear

May 10, 2023

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to appear before Congress

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will testify before Congress for the first time next week as lawmakers grapple with the rapid development of AI technology.

May 10, 2023

House GOP leaders react to Santos indictment: 'There is a legal process'

House Republican leaders declined to call for Rep. George Santos' resignation following his federal indictment, preferring to let the "legal process" play out.

May 10, 2023

Kevin McCarthy blocks Rashida Tlaib from hosting 'antisemitic' event calling Israel a 'catastrophe'

Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., will no longer host an event at the Capitol decrying Israel's founding after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy canceled it.

May 10, 2023

Democrat Liz Gereghty, sister of MI Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, announces run for NY congressional seat

The sister of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Liz Gereghty, announced that she is running for a New York congressional seat. The seat flipped to Republican control last year.

May 9, 2023

Who won top awards for 'corrupt, costly' wasteful spending amid debt ceiling fight? It's not who you expect

Citizens Against Government Waste's Congressional Pig Book exposes the 7,396 earmarks requested by lawmakers costing taxpayers $26.1 billion in fiscal year 2023.