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Speaker Johnson declares support for banning Sarah McBride’s access to women’s restrooms

House Speaker Mike Johnson declared that lawmakers and staff will have to use the restroom corresponding with their biological sex.

FEMA head sounds the alarm over disaster funding after double hurricanes

GOP senators divided on release of Gaetz ethics report as Trump pressures them to move quickly

Congressional panel urges toughing the US-China trade relationship

House Republicans signal support for proposal to ban bathroom access for 1st transgender member

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On hot mic, Schumer says Dems ‘in danger’ in Georgia

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer was caught on a hot mic Thursday assessing the country’s tightest Senate contests with President Joe Biden and admitting the Georgia race is “going downhill” for Democrats. (Oct. 27)

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FEMA administrator says she supports investigation of alleged Trump bias in relief efforts

The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency tells lawmakers she has encouraged the agency’s inspector general to review whether an employee was acting alone when directing workers helping hurricane victims to avoid homes with yard signs supporting President-elect Donald Trump.

Hakeem Jeffries wins reelection as House Democratic leader despite party’s losses

House Leader Hakeem Jeffries won reelection Tuesday as the Democratic leader. The New York Democrat received support from his colleagues despite the party’s inability to win back majority control of the chamber in the November election.

Biden seeks nearly $100 billion in emergency disaster aid after Hurricanes Helene and Milton

President Joe Biden is requesting nearly $100 billion in emergency disaster aid after Hurricanes Helene and Milton, and other natural disasters. He’s telling lawmakers that the money is “urgently needed.”

What to know about the congressional push to expand some Social Security benefits

The House has passed legislation that would provide full Social Security benefits to millions of people. The measure won bipartisan support in a 327-75 vote Tuesday in what is now the lame-duck period for Congress.

Speaker Johnson says Gaetz ethics report should not be released, rebuffing senators

House Speaker Mike Johnson says that he will “strongly request” that the House Ethics Committee not release the results of its investigation into ex-Rep. Matt Gaetz.

Speaker Mike Johnson wins GOP nomination to remain in job, faces full House vote in new year

Rep. Mike Johnson has won the Republican nomination to remain as House speaker, on track to keep the gavel after a morning endorsement from President-elect Donald Trump ahead of a full House vote in the new year.

Senate Republicans settle on a new party leader after seizing the majority on Election Day

It was the first seriously contested Senate Republican leadership election in decades. Three senators were competing to succeed longtime GOP leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky when he steps down from the post at the beginning of next year and Republicans take back the Senate majority.

Republican John Thune of South Dakota is elected the next Senate majority leader

Sen. John Thune has won an internal election among Republican senators to become the chamber’s next majority leader. It makes the South Dakota Republican a key partner on Capitol Hill to President-elect Donald Trump.

Speaker Mike Johnson says Republicans are ‘ready to deliver’ on Trump’s agenda

Standing on the steps of the U.S. Capitol with the House GOP leadership team, the speaker said there would be no time wasted before work begins on Trump’s “America First” agenda of securing the southern border, projecting strength on the world stage and ending “wokeness and radical gender ideology.”

Lawmakers prepare for final lame-duck sprint before making way for next Congress

Congress has a short but important to-do list as lawmakers return to Washington this coming week for what is known as a lame-duck session.

What to know about the House push to expand some Social Security benefits

The House is expected to try next week to pass a Social Security-related bill to ensure benefits for workers who are also eligible for other pensions. The effort comes despite a surprise move by hard-right Freedom Caucus leaders to derail the bill.

In their own words: What it’s like in a ‘chaos’ Congress and why these lawmakers keep coming back

Polarizing. Challenging. A lot of wasted time. That’s how lawmakers describe what it is like being in the U.S. House these days.

Jim Jordan failed to become speaker last year. But his rise in the GOP may not be over yet

Rep. Jim Jordan’s leadership ambitions have been vividly apparent, if unspoken, in recent months. He’s been on a multi-state tour aimed at bolstering House Republican candidates. Jordan denies he’s running for any leadership job.

‘Stunning security failures’ led to assassination attempt at Trump rally, House report finds

The shooting at former President Donald Trump’s Pennsylvania rally in July was “preventable and should not have happened.”

GOP lawmakers seek investigation of consulting firm over its work in China

A group of Republican lawmakers is demanding a federal investigation into the U.S. consulting firm McKinsey over its work with the Chinese government and state-owned enterprises.

Speaker Johnson lays out agenda for Republicans as they fight to hold House majority

Speaker Mike Johnson is laying out a five-point policy agenda should Republicans take the majority next year.

Sophistication of AI-backed operation targeting senator points to future of deepfake schemes

An advanced deepfake operation targeted Sen. Ben Cardin, the Democratic chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, this month, according to the Office of Senate Security.

Hearing on Trump assassination attempts says Pennsylvania failure was by Secret Service

Members of a bipartisan House task force investigating the Trump assassination attempts emphasized during their first hearing that the Secret Service, not local authorities, was responsible for failures in planning and communications that led to a gunman being able to open fire on former President D

Democrats try to censure Rep. Clay Higgins for slandering Haitians in social media post

A Republican congressman who slandered Haitian immigrants in a social media post is facing a censure push from Democrats. Rep.

House approves GOP resolution condemning Biden and Harris over Afghanistan withdrawal

House Republicans have voted to condemn President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for the disastrous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Speaker Johnson demands Zelenskyy remove Ukraine’s ambassador to US after Pennsylvania visit

House Speaker Mike Johnson is calling on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to fire his country’s ambassador to the U.S.

Congress passes temporary bill to avoid shutdown as lawmakers punt spending decisions to December

Congress has avoided a government shutdown just weeks before the Nov. 5 election. The House and Senate gave swift approval Wednesday to a bill that keeps federal agencies funded through Dec. 20.

A year ago Kevin McCarthy was booted as House speaker. Mike Johnson is trying to avoid that fate

One year since House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was booted from office after Congress voted to fund the federal government, the new House Speaker Mike Johnson finds himself courting, but so far avoiding, a similar fate.

House Republicans advance contempt charges against Secretary Blinken over Afghanistan testimony

Republicans on the House Foreign Affairs Committee have advanced contempt of Congress charges against Secretary of State Antony Blinken following a contentious back-and-forth with the Cabinet secretary over an appearance to testify on the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

When House members travel the globe on private dime, families often go too

The spouses, children and siblings of U.S. House members are traveling around the world on trips paid for by special interest groups.

Spending deal averts a possible federal shutdown and funds the government into December

Congressional leaders have a deal on a short-term spending bill that will fund federal agencies for about three months.

House backs measure to overturn Biden auto emissions rule that Republicans say would force EV sales

The Republican-controlled House approved a resolution Friday that would overturn a new Biden administration rule on automobile emissions that Republicans say would force Americans to buy unaffordable electric vehicles they don’t want.

House unanimously votes to boost Trump security as Congress scrambles to ensure candidate safety

Lawmakers are scrambling to ensure that the U.S. Secret Service has enough money and resources to keep the nation’s presidential candidates safe amid repeated threats of violence.

House rejects temporary funding bill to avoid government shutdown

The House has rejected Speaker Mike Johnson’s bill to temporarily fund the government. The legislation that failed Wednesday would have linked temporary government funding with a mandate that states require proof of citizenship when people register to vote.

Speaker Johnson sets House vote on government funding bill after a one-week postponement

House Speaker Mike Johnson will move ahead with a temporary spending bill that would prevent a partial government shutdown when the new budget year begins on Oct. 1, despite the headwinds that prompted him to pull the bill from consideration last week.