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January 13, 2023

New York Democrats introduce Santos Act aimed at preventing candidates from lying about background

A new bill aimed at Rep. George Santos' lies about his resume and family history would require congressional candidates to file more background information with the FEC.

January 13, 2023

Congress blocks funding request for Microsoft headsets after testing concerns: report

Congress reportedly declined an Army request for $400 million to buy Microsoft headsets after concerns over testing, but a new generation of the devices is still being funded.

January 13, 2023

Republicans end Capitol Hill smoking ban

Republicans have walked back a more than decade-long ban on smoking in the Capitol, established under former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in 2007.

January 13, 2023

Kevin McCarthy's speakership of the people, by the people, for the people

Kevin McCarthy delivered an historic address after winning on the 15th ballot for the U.S. House speakership.

January 13, 2023

McCarthy invites Biden to deliver State of the Union address Feb. 7

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Friday invited President Biden to "fulfill his duty under the Constitution" and deliver a State of the Union address on Feb. 7.

January 13, 2023

Democrats want January 6 memorial in the Capitol to honor ‘democracy’s defining moment’

Democrats have proposed legislation to erect a memorial to the January 6 riot that depicts the events of that day and honors the people who "held the fabric of our nation together."

January 13, 2023

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna says media sees conservative minorities as a 'threat': They thought I would 'roll over'

In an interview with Fox News Digital, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., spoke about the media's hostility towards conservative minorities and what her top priorities are in Congress.

January 13, 2023

Squad Dem launches wild rant defending 'wokeness', says Chip Roy wants 'old America' that 'enslaved Africans'

Far-left Squad member Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., launched on a wild rant against Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, claiming he wanted to go back to the "old America" that "enslaved Africans."

January 13, 2023

Four McCarthy holdouts get seats on top House committees

Four GOP lawmakers who stalled Kevin McCarthy’s House speakership until he met their demands earned seats for the first time on some of the chamber's powerful committees.

January 13, 2023

Progressive climate activists finally realize protests and stunts don’t work. We told you so

Progressive climate activists Extinction Rebellion realize protests and stunts don’t work. They should follow our bipartisan approach to climate solutions.