One day after the House formally voted to disapprove of his comments about white supremacy, Iowa Republican Rep. Steve King sounded a note of defiance, saying a more severe vote to censure him was "not going to happen."

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., acknowledged Wednesday on Fox News' "Special Report with Bret Baier" that border walls "absolutely" work in some areas, and rejected suggestions that barriers should be removed where they already exist.

Hawaii Democratic Rep. Ed Case apologized on Wednesday for saying that he felt like “an Asian trapped in a white body,”and his spokesman claimed he was merely referring to what his Japanese-American wife "sometimes says about him."

Former Texas Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke faced across-the-board criticism on Tuesday after an unflattering interview in The Washington Post portrayed him as equivocal and unsure on a variety of substantive policy issues -- and included a comment that seemed to question the modern-day relevance of the U.S. Constitution.

Self-described socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and progressive firebrand Rashida Tlaib are among the freshman representatives slated to join California Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters on the influential House Financial Services Committee, according to several individuals familiar with the matter.

New York Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand announced during a taping of "The Late Show" with Stephen Colbert on Tuesday night that she has formed an exploratory committee for a 2020 presidential run.

In a remarkable rebuke of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and the White House, several Republicans on Tuesday joined with Democrats to keep alive a resolution disapproving of the Trump administration's decision to diminish sanctions against Russia. 

The House of Representatives formally rebuked Iowa Republican Rep. Steve King on Tuesday, overwhelmingly passing a resolution of disapproval for comments he made about white supremacy. 

As the ongoing partial federal government shutdown over funding for President Trump's proposed border wall continues, the Pentagon on Monday extended the military's mission on the southern border by eight months.

Several Democratic senators thought to be potential presidential contenders in 2020 -- including Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, and Amy Klobuchar -- are set to grill William Barr, President Trump's attorney general nominee, during his confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.