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Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy is still struggling to clinch the necessary support to become the next speaker — less than a day before the new Congress convenes. McCarthy, who has been the top House Republican since 2019, is backed by a majority of his conference, some of whom say […]
Lalee Ibssa/ABC News (WASHINGTON) — As the 118th Congress prepares to be sworn in after members convene on Tuesday, Republican leaders in the House have declined to comment on George Santos, an incoming lawmaker who has acknowledged lying or embellishing details of his work experience, educational history and his Jewish ancestry. He has faced scrutiny […]
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Arkansas’ Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Sunday that the pro-Trump Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection on Capitol Hill “disqualifies” Donald Trump from winning the 2024 GOP nomination as he considers his own challenge to the former president. “I do not believe that Donald Trump should be the next president of the United […]
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The 118th Congress will see a number of historic “firsts” — the first woman and LGBTQ representative from Vermont, the first Latina representatives from Oregon and the first member of Generation Z, those born from 1997 to 2012. That 25-year-old, Maxwell Frost, will be the youngest member of a legislative body […]
Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Democratic-controlled House Ways and Means Committee on Friday publicly released documents related to former President Donald Trump’s tax returns covering the six years from 2015-2020. The move comes after committee members voted 24-16 last week to release the documents after sensitive information — like bank account numbers and […]
Mint Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Republican Whip Steve Scalise sent a letter to his colleagues Friday outlining the party’s legislative agenda once it takes over the chamber in the new year. Scalise, who has been elected to become the next House majority leader, laid out a handful of bills that will be brought to […]
Official White House Photo by Erin Scott (WASHINGTON) — The White House on Friday announced six full pardons granted by President Joe Biden. “Today, President Biden is granting six full pardons for individuals who have served their sentences and have demonstrated a commitment to improving their communities and the lives of those around them,” a […]
Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Democratic-controlled House Ways and Means Committee on Friday publicly released documents related to former President Donald Trump’s tax returns covering the six years from 2015-2020. The move comes after committee members voted 24-16 last week to release the documents after sensitive information — like bank account numbers and […]
Wade Vandervort/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — More discrepancies are emerging about New York Rep.-elect George Santos’ background, adding to a growing list of fabrications and exaggerations that the incoming congressman has told about his life — some of which have drawn the attention of prosecutors. In addition to having falsely said he attended Baruch […]
Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden Thursday signed the omnibus spending bill into law while on vacation, extending funding for the government into next year. Biden, on vacation in St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, signed the $1.7 trillion into law to avoid a government shutdown and provide funding for the federal […]
