Policy specifics are elusive as House Democrats gather to prep midterm push

LEESBURG, Virginia — House Democrats say they’re intent on putting a legislative agenda behind their midterm affordability message. They don’t know yet what’s going to be on it. But they have gathered at a resort outside Washington to spitball some options for putting specifics behind their pledge to address Americans’ rising costs of living, with […]

Democrats demand fast turnaround of unedited transcript of Hillary Clinton’s deposition

Democratic lawmakers involved in deposing Hillary Clinton as part of a House investigation into Jeffrey Epstein want the Republican majority to release a full, unedited transcript of the interview within 24 hours, citing the limited transparency of the closed-door proceeding. Rep. Robert Garcia of California, the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform […]

Bernie Moreno eyes possible run for NRSC chair

Ohio Sen. Bernie Moreno is eyeing a bid to head the Senate GOP’s campaign arm for the 2028 cycle, according to two Republican senators granted anonymity to disclose private conversations. A spokesperson for Moreno declined to comment on Moreno’s interest in leading the National Republican Senatorial Committee. While Moreno hasn’t officially thrown his hat into […]

Hillary Clinton accuses Oversight Republicans of ‘political theater’ in opening statement

In her prepared opening statement to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Thursday, Hillary Clinton suggested the panel’s monthslong Jeffrey Epstein investigation is “partisan political theater” — not a quest for truth, transparency or accountability. The former secretary of State’s statement slams the committee for not asking President Donald Trump under oath about his […]

Republicans not ruling out a subpoena for Lutnick in Epstein investigation

House Oversight Chair James Comer is not ruling out slapping Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick with a subpoena to testify as part of the panel’s investigation into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “That’s very possible,” the Kentucky Republican told reporters Thursday morning as members of the committee headed inside a performing arts center in Chappaqua, […]

Oversight Republicans tout bipartisan support for Hillary Clinton’s deposition

Republican members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee emphasized the bipartisan demand for Hillary Clinton to share what she knows about Jeffrey Epstein and his longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell, ahead of the former secretary of State’s closed-door deposition Thursday morning. Committee Chair James Comer of Kentucky — flanked by Reps. Lauren Boebert of […]

House Oversight, Hillary Clinton agree on deposition terms

Hillary Clinton’s testimony before members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will focus on the federal government’s handling of the investigations into Jeffrey Epstein and his co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell, as well as potential ethics violations by elected officials, according to a person granted anonymity to share details of the plans for the closed-door […]

Capitol agenda: GOP bets on immigration fight, not big bills

Republicans are betting that Donald Trump just handed them a political lifeline on immigration. But when it comes to demands for legislative action, the president’s big speech this week gave Congress little to do. — Reframing the immigration fight: The National Republican Congressional Committee huddled Wednesday to strategize how to best capitalize on the State of […]

Trump doesn’t give Congress much to do before the midterms

President Donald Trump sketched out his vision Tuesday night of Republican governance heading into the midterms. Congress is barely in the picture. From a legislative perspective, Trump’s State of the Union address was notable for what it didn’t include. He gave Republicans a pass on trying to revive his global tariff campaign after a major […]