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December 15, 2022

Rep. Ruben Gallego: Kyrsten Sinema's Senate colleagues are telling me to run against her

Arizona Democratic Congressman Ruben Gallego said in a recent interview that "some senators" are encouraging him to run against independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema in 2024.

December 15, 2022

Congress averts partial government shutdown with short-term funding bill lasting 1 week

Congressional lawmakers approved a short-term funding bill in a 224-201 vote, allowing an additional week to work on on a $1.7 trillion spending bill.

December 14, 2022

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi official portrait unveiled during ceremony on Capitol Hill

A portrait was unveiled for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the Capitol Building Wednesday, which will be placed into the Speaker's Lobby alongside other previous Speaker portraits.

December 14, 2022

Can Congress wrap a complete budget before Christmas, or will they need a New Year's (continuing) resolution?

Congress is down to the wire in funding the government through the end of the year, GOP are deciding whether to pass a short-term spending bill or work with Democrats to pass full budget.

December 14, 2022

House Republicans preparing to grill John Kerry over his office's green group ties, internal operations

Top House Republicans are planning a broad investigation into Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry's lack of transparency and coordination with environmental groups.

December 14, 2022

Republicans ramp up investigation into Twitter, Facebook on collusion with Biden admin to censor speech

Republicans say the Biden administration colluded with Twitter and Facebook under the “guise” of suppressing “misinformation” in order to censor Americans.

December 14, 2022

Cori Bush accuses Republican lawmakers of 'White supremacy' in LGBT hearing

Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., accused her Republican colleagues of spreading "White supremacy" in a congressional hearing on Wednesday. Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., swiped back at the Democrat.

December 14, 2022

Democrat blames GOP for fanning the ‘flames of bigotry’ against LGBT people

A Democratic congresswoman said Republicans incite violence against the LGBT community as they promote bills to limit the exposure of transgenderism to children.

December 14, 2022

Protect US military installations from prying eyes: Defense funding bill takes China threat seriously

As President Xi Jinping attempts to lead China to new heights of glocal dominance, the U.S. must be prepared for competition between our countries to escalate.

December 14, 2022

DCCC chair choice puts House Democrats' new leader in the hot seat

Incoming House Democratic leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., is deciding who will be the next DCCC chair, however members of the party seem unenthused about the declared candidates.