Congress
House sexual harassment payouts exceeded $300,000
The federal government paid out more than $338,000 to settle allegations of sexual harassment on behalf of House members or…
Investigate them or shame them? Inside the debate over how to deal with creeps in Congress
Two recent lawmaker resignations over sexual misconduct allegations have Congress wrestling with a familiar challenge: How…
Republicans’ faith in Mike Johnson is fading fast
Speaker Mike Johnson faced down a bruising “hell week” and ultimately pulled several key GOP bills across the line. But it…
Maxwell’s former boyfriend testifies in House Epstein probe
Members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee said they left an interview Thursday with Ted Waitt…
Spy-powers law gets a six-week reprieve
Congress approved a six-week extension of a key surveillance program Thursday, just hours before it is set to lapse. The…
Anthropic, OpenAI back Warner-Budd workforce data bill
A bipartisan Senate bill that would create a federal framework to track how artificial intelligence is reshaping the U.S…
Trump signs DHS legislation, ending record-breaking shutdown
President Donald Trump signed bipartisan legislation on Thursday to fund key agencies at the Department of Homeland…
GOP unity cracks with latest Iran war vote
GOP unity over the Iran war started to crack Thursday when Sen. Susan Collins of Maine voted with Democrats to halt the…
‘Just go to Hell’: Ed Martin, Thom Tillis squabble amid Tillis’ anti-Jan. 6 litmus test
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and pardon attorney Ed Martin traded personal insults Thursday on social media, a remarkably…
Charges dropped for Booker staffer who brought gun into Capitol without a license
A staffer for Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) who was arrested in the Capitol last year for carrying a pistol without a license…