Congress
Meet Rep. Everton Blair
Everton Blair was sworn in to the House Tuesday, adding another Democrat to the closely divided chamber. Blair won a special…
Two House Democrats vote to salvage GOP agenda
A pair of House Democrats voted to rescue the Republican legislative agenda Tuesday as GOP leaders faced an internal revolt…
Congress clears funding patch to avert pre-election shutdown
The House cleared a stopgap funding patch Tuesday to keep cash flowing to federal agencies until mid-December — preventing a…
Johnson eyes highway bill action in lame duck
Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that the full, five-year surface transportation reauthorization bill will likely be a lame…
House GOP leaders push ahead with spending vote
House Republican leaders are pushing ahead with a vote on a stopgap funding bill Tuesday — even if the vote could mean…
Mike Johnson tells House GOP leaders he met with Elon Musk
Speaker Mike Johnson told a closed-door meeting of senior House Republicans on Monday night that he met with GOP megadonor…
Ex-Rules chair to oppose rule
How much trouble is the GOP leadership floor plan in? Rep. Pete Sessions of Texas, a former Rules Committee chair who is not…
Max Miller’s Democratic challenger highlights (his own) family in TV ad
Democrat Brian Poindexter’s first general-election ad in his campaign to unseat Rep. Max Miller doesn’t directly mention the…
Capitol agenda: Hard-liners threaten to freeze floor — again
The House has been back in town for a few hours, but GOP leaders may already be forced to send members home early. A handful…
Lindsey Graham’s legacy bill is poised to get shuffled aside in the House
Less than a month ago, a huge bipartisan Senate majority voted to honor the late Sen. Lindsey Graham and pass legislation he…