March 5, 2023 Judge denies Jan. 6 defendant's trial delay sought after McCarthy's release of Capitol riot footage: report A Washington, D.C., judge denied Jan. 6 defendant Sara Carpenter's request to delay her trial to allow time to review 44,000 hours of Capitol riot footage from Kevin McCarthy's office.
March 4, 2023 Bill to sanction groups involved in China’s bloody human organ harvesting industry advances in the House Rep. Chris Smith's Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2023 would impose sanctions on any person determined to fund or participate in forced organ harvesting or trafficking
March 3, 2023 House GOP to require Biden to declassify info on Wuhan lab, COVID origins The bill to declassify COVID origin information, led by Chairman Mike Gallagher of the newly-formed House Select Committee on China, is expected to become law.
March 3, 2023 Biden DC criminal code position a 'great disappointment,' delegate says Democratic House Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, who represents Washington, D.C., said President Biden's decision to support bipartisan legislation overturning the district's new criminal code was an "anomaly" in his support for D.C. home rule.
March 3, 2023 Texas Republicans may censure Rep. Gonzales over his votes on same-sex marriage, gun control The Republican Party of Texas will consider a censure resolution against Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, on Saturday after Gonzales broke with the party on gay marriage and gun control votes.
March 2, 2023 The Hitchhiker’s Guide: How Biden’s non-veto on DC crime bill helps both Republicans and Democrats President Biden told Senate Democrats over lunch he wouldn’t stop Republicans from interfering in the affairs of Washington, D.C., when it comes to the city’s criminal code.
March 2, 2023 Top Democrat calls Biden the 'most progressive president that we've had in a long time' Rep. Pramila Jayapal said the Congressional Progressive Caucus has a "strong partnership" with the Biden administration and that Biden is the "most progressive president" in recent years.
March 2, 2023 House Ethics Committee launches investigation into George Santos The House Committee on Ethics has unanimously voted to establish an investigative subcommittee to look into the allegations of unlawful activity in Rep. George Santos' 2022 campaign.
March 2, 2023 Senate GOP plots confrontation of 'woke' Pentagon as military readiness, morale plummet Republican senators are expected address the issue of "woke" policies within the U.S. military that they say are affecting the readiness and morale of service members.
March 2, 2023 Congressmen have unusual debate in front of reporters on Capitol steps: ‘Biden will wipe floor with DeSantis!' Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., clashed with Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., on the steps of the Capitol building Wednesday, arguing over who will win the White House in 2024.
