Georgia June 28

Senate committee headed to Georgia for fight over voting rights

The Senate Rules Committee, led by Democratic chair Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, announced on Monday that the panel will head to Georgia next month to hold a hearing on the combustible issue of voting rights.

House of Representatives May 18

GOP members revolt against House floor mask rule after new CDC guidance

After new Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidance, some GOP members are in rebellion over the House’s lagging rule change on masks.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez April 15

AOC backs court-packing push: 'We should be expanding the court'

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., came out Thursday in support of her fellow Democrats' push to expand the number of seats on the Supreme Court. 

Illegal Immigrants April 9

House GOP wants Biden admin to review NY's $2B fund for illegal immigrants: ‘Put American families first’

The top Republicans on two House committees are pressing Biden coronavirus rescue plan czar Eugene Sperling to review the $2 billion fund New York created this week aimed at giving coronavirus relief money to illegal immigrants. 

Nancy Pelosi April 8

Pelosi's House Democratic majority on thin ice amid vacancies

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi remains confident that she can pass major items through her chamber even though she leads the Democrats' most fragile majority in the House of Representatives since the 1940s.

Joe Biden March 23

Senate Democrat furious with Biden administration over lack of Asian American representation

Sen. Tammy Duckworth says she’s done voting for any of President Biden’s nominees that aren’t diverse until his administration “figures out” a solution to the lack of Asian American or Pacific Islander (AAPI) representation at the cabinet level.

Donald Trump February 25

Freedom Caucus members urge Cheney to step down from GOP leadership role after latest anti-Trump comment

The chair of the conservative House Freedom Caucus is urging Rep. Liz Cheney to step down from her position as the number three House Republican in leadership over her latest critical comments of former President Donald Trump.

Trump Impeachment January 27

Senators mull censuring Trump as an alternative to impeachment trial

Senators mull censuring Trump as an alternative to impeachment trial

SENATE January 22

Alaska's Murkowski pledges to stay with Senate Republicans despite issues with Trump

Moderate GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski has been very vocal for years that she’s no fan of Donald Trump’s takeover of the Republican Party.

Joe Biden October 14

Kamala Harris dodges questions on court packing, claims Biden ‘has been very clear’

Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., avoided giving her opinion on court packing -- the concept of expanding the Supreme Court's roster to confirm new justices -- while claiming that Joe Biden has been "very clear" about his position.