The House is toughening its security as the U.S. continues its war with Iran. In a Monday letter to House offices, House Sergeant at Arms William McFarland said, “There will be heightened security measures and a noticeable increased police presence across the U.S. Capitol campus.” “While the USCP has not identified any specific or credible […]
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The Department of Homeland Security may not bar members of Congress from making unannounced visits to ICE detention facilities, a federal judge ruled Monday, blocking a policy imposed in January by Secretary Kristi Noem requiring a week’s notice before lawmakers could gain access. U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb ruled that Noem’s policy was crafted with […]
With lawmakers slated to decide whether to rein in President Donald Trump’s military operations in Iran, most Democrats have rallied behind the measure. But Fetterman, who is breaking from his party to support the U.S.’s military strikes over the weekend, will join most Senate Republicans to oppose Tuesday’s war powers vote, a resolution that he’s […]
President Donald Trump’s expanding assault on Iran is poised to pass its first political test on Capitol Hill this week, despite emerging economic fallout and his own warning about more American casualties to come. Bipartisan attempts to rebuke Trump are likely to fail during Iran war powers votes in the Senate on Tuesday and the […]
Tom Kean Jr. faces the same problem as every other vulnerable Republican in the midterms: Donald Trump. But the president is making it extra hard for Kean, a soft-spoken House member who has a cavalcade of Democrats seeking to oust him in his wealthy suburban New Jersey district, which includes the Bedminster golf course that […]
Most of the political world will be watching Tuesday’s Texas primaries to see who will match up in a blockbuster Senate race. But many House Republicans are instead keen to find out if Lone Star State voters are going to help them solve a big, messy problem. That would be Rep. Tony Gonzales, the third-term […]
Congress is set to vote next week on ending the U.S. military campaign in Iran in what will be an effective referendum on President Donald Trump’s decision to launch a new war in the Middle East. Bipartisan efforts to have the House and Senate weigh in to forestall a possible Iran attack have been brewing […]
Some of President Donald Trump’s Capitol Hill critics were quick to condemn his administration’s military action against Iran early Saturday, criticizing what they described as an unjustified act of war that hadn’t been approved by Congress. Shortly after reports of the attack against Tehran emerged in the predawn hours, frequent Trump-basher Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) […]
Chappaqua, NEW YORK — As House Republicans and Democrats embarked on two days of depositions with Bill and Hillary Clinton, both sides professed a seriousness of purpose to find answers that could aid their investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. They left with completely different versions of what transpired behind closed doors. Republicans said […]
Former President Bill Clinton told members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee that it’s “for you to decide” whether to call up current President Donald Trump to testify in the panel’s Jeffrey Epstein investigation, Chair James Comer told reporters Friday. “[He] went on to say that, ‘President Trump has never said anything to […]