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A look back at 'queen' Sheila Jackson Lee's wildest moments from years in Congress: 'mean' boss, verbal abuse

March 28, 2023

A look back at 'queen' Sheila Jackson Lee's wildest moments from years in Congress: 'mean' boss, verbal abuse

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, has faced numerous scandals during her nearly three decades serving in the House of Representatives. Here is a look at some of those wildest moments.

Sen. Cotton blasts Sec. Lloyd Austin over Iran proxy attack: ‘I don’t believe you’

March 28, 2023

Sen. Cotton blasts Sec. Lloyd Austin over Iran proxy attack: ‘I don’t believe you’

Sen. Tom Cotton blasted Sec. Lloyd Austin for not immediately notifying senators of an Iranian proxy attack in Syria. Cotton argued Austin "consciously" delayed the message.

JD Vance says 'extreme left' needs to do some 'soul-searching' after Nashville school shooting

March 28, 2023

JD Vance says 'extreme left' needs to do some 'soul-searching' after Nashville school shooting

Sen. JD Vanc, R-Ohio, slammed the “extreme left" Monday evening, saying the group needs to do “a lot of soul searching" after the school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, left six victims dead.

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul says staff member 'brutally attacked,' sustained 'life-threatening' injuries

March 27, 2023

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul says staff member 'brutally attacked,' sustained 'life-threatening' injuries

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., confirmed Monday that a member of his staff was "brutally attacked" on the streets of Washington, D.C. in broad daylight.

Sending a message: Why Congress passes bills that have little or no chance of becoming law

March 27, 2023

Sending a message: Why Congress passes bills that have little or no chance of becoming law

The public often chastise Congress for passing “messaging" bills and Congressional Republicans certainly got the message during the pandemic about public education.

Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman has missed an alarmingly high percentage of roll-call votes due to illness

March 27, 2023

Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman has missed an alarmingly high percentage of roll-call votes due to illness

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., has missed 53 of the last 64 Senate roll call votes since checking into a hospital to be treated for clinical depression in February.

Biden vows to tank GOP effort to boost energy production

March 27, 2023

Biden vows to tank GOP effort to boost energy production

President Biden vowed Monday to veto the Lower Energy Costs Act, Republicans' effort to boost energy production and reduce barriers for companies to permit projects.

Fossil fuel, green energy groups team up in rare joint effort to push permitting reform

March 27, 2023

Fossil fuel, green energy groups team up in rare joint effort to push permitting reform

A broad coalition of fossil fuel, clean energy and labor unions penned a letter to Congress on Monday morning, urging it to take action on permitting reform to ensure energy infrastructure development.

Children's advocate calls for TikTok's parent company to 'compensate' kids for data collection

March 24, 2023

Children's advocate calls for TikTok's parent company to 'compensate' kids for data collection

Lisa Cline, chairwoman of the Children's Screen Time Action Network, joined 'The Story' on Friday to sound off about the TikTok hearing from Thursday in Congress

Biden's trade rep snaps at GOP lawmaker who said she was 'too nice' for the job: 'I don't need your pity'

March 24, 2023

Biden's trade rep snaps at GOP lawmaker who said she was 'too nice' for the job: 'I don't need your pity'

Friday morning's Ways and Means Committee hearing on White House trade policy grew tense as Rep. Greg Murphy, R-N.C., said Katherine Tai was "too nice" to be U.S. trade representative.