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Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., promised to “take swift action” on the national supplemental security bill early next year, which will unlock billions of dollars of aid to Ukraine, Taiwan, Israel and the southern border. “Challenging issues remain, but we are committed …

The White House mocked “dysfunction-engulfed House Republicans” Friday as they work to select a new speaker of the House, while praising President Biden for focusing on the economy and the American people. The House of Representatives, in a historic first on Tuesday, voted to remove Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., as …

A Georgia Republican lawmaker is lampooning his own party over the speaker fight with some well-curated meme making. Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., has not held back his feelings over the weekslong House slog searching for a speaker, taking to social media to blast the chaos in the GOP caucus. Most …

Forget about lobbyists skulking around Capitol Hill. This year’s election power players were hiding behind the schoolhouse. American Federation of Teachers’ (AFT) President Randi Weingarten recently revealed that her union spent over $20 million on election campaigns this cycle in order to elect politicians who defend an indefensible status quo …

EXCLUSIVE: House Freedom Caucus Chairman Scott Perry, R-Pa., is warning that House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., may have to “reassert some authority” in Congress after his plan to avoid a government shutdown got a rocky reception from GOP lawmakers. “You have one opportunity to make a first impression. And while …

A vote to formalize the impeachment inquiry of President Biden is likely to come before the House of Representatives breaks for the December recess, multiple Republicans said Friday. House Rules Committee Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., told reporters he expected his committee to get the legislation “sometime next week,” which will …

There is a power play going on as Congress rushes to approve the renewal of a controversial foreign surveillance program (Known as FISA Section 702) before it expires at the end of the year. FBI Director Christopher Wray testified before a Senate panel earlier this week that he had “never …

By a 32-point margin, more voters feel they have been hurt rather than helped by President Biden’s economic policies. In addition, since the beginning of his term, negative views of the economy and dissatisfaction with the way things are going in the country have increased substantially, according to the latest …

Senior Republicans are showing support for President Biden’s decision to launch coordinated airstrikes against Houthi rebel targets in Yemen. “I welcome the U.S. and coalition operations against the Iran-backed Houthi terrorists responsible for violently disrupting international commerce in the Red Sea and attacking American vessels,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, …

MINNEAPOLIS, MN. – As the Democratic National Committee (DNC) holds its annual summer meeting, party leaders and officials face a multitude of problems as they try to escape the political wilderness. “There’s no doubt that … we have work to do,” DNC chair Ken Martin acknowledged in a sit-down interview …