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Matt Gaetz teases big plans for future after hasty withdrawal from AG nomination
Ex-Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz suggested Saturday that he might run for governor of Sunshine State, days after he withdrew from consideration as President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general pick amid allegations...
Trump picks complicate GOP House majority, could make government body even more chaotic
"It will be panic time when the first spending bill happens in the new year," said one senior GOP House insider.
GOP lawmaker plans to introduce bill that would abolish the ATF: ‘Disaster agency’
The ATF, which falls under the umbrella of the Justice Department, regulates firearms and explosives and has the authority to enforce federal criminal laws and create new rules related to...
House condemns 'global rise' of antisemitism while passing resolutions to strip funding from terror-linked nonprofits
“The spiritual cancer of antisemitism is metastasizing—not only in our own country but in many others as well—at a rate that is both shocking and sickening,” said Rep. Chris Smith.
Michigan freshman pol lobbies for -- and gets -- the House office once occupied by his great-granddad
Barrett, who flipped Michigan’s 7th Congressional District red on Election Day, passed around a letter Thursday asking fellow incoming House freshman to leave room 1232 in Longworth House Office Building...
Rep. Nancy Mace shares graphic threat aimed at staffer after push for transgender bathroom restrictions
The menacing person who left the vile message encouraged one of Mace’s employee to commit suicide and used a homophobic slur to refer to the staffer, who’s name was redacted...
The week in whoppers: AOC warns of imaginary genital inspections, Dem strategist suggests Trump 'military' will shoot deportation foes and more
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claimed that House Republicans want to "inspect" the genitals of women who are using bathrooms in the Capitol building.
Here's what's next for Matt Gaetz after his withdrawal from AG run, resignation from Congress
The ex-congressman still could have several career pathways to choose from going forward.
Will Trump give out another stimulus check in second term?
The 45th president authorized two giveaways during the COVID-19 pandemic in his final year in office.
Trump-backed Republican beats Dem incumbent for Alaska’s only House seat expanding GOP majority
Republicans, seeking to maintain control of the House, eagerly sought to win back the seat.
Dem lawmaker rants about 'the white man' during a hearing on the Dismantle DEI Act
Crockett argued white men in the United States haven't faced oppression because they weren't forced off their lands and sent to a foreign country as slaves.
Mike Johnson settles the House trans-bathroom kerfuffle with a simple truth
Kudos to House Speaker Mike Johnson for end-running a needless floor fight over bathrooms by issuing a simple statement.
Staten Island congresswoman brings ‘Whoopi Goldberg’s FAVORITE’ cakes to the Capitol – after ‘The View’ co-host slammed bakery
The GOP lawmaker demanded a mea culpa from the far-left comedian as she encouraged hungry lawmakers and staffers to indulge.
House Ethics Committee chairman says 'no agreement' on releasing Matt Gaetz report, panel to reconvene Dec. 5
Rep. Michael Guest (R-Miss.) told reporters that the 10 members reached "no agreement on releasing the report" into the probe of whether Gaetz violated congressional rules against sexual misconduct and...
Rep says opponents of trans bathroom bill 'are threatening to kill me'
In the wake of the threats and other backlash, the GOP Rep. doubled down and vowed: "This is only the start, and I’m not gonna stop."
FEMA officials ‘view Trump supporters as domestic terrorists,’ whistleblower tells House Oversight Committee
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) revealed that the “new whistleblower” claimed a FEMA contractor who visited the home of an elderly disabled veteran’s family last month and encouraged...
Trafficking expert recounts migrant girl's abuse under Biden-Harris policies that lost track of 300K kids: 'Not an isolated case'
"The very system meant to protect vulnerable children has become a trafficking pipeline."
How a ‘Bernie Bro’ House Democrat survived Trump’s red wave in Pennsylvania
PITTSBURGH — Rep. Chris Deluzio faced the same economic headwinds as Vice President Kamala Harris, Sen. Bob Casey and two other swing-district House Democrats, but he survived the red wave...
Rep. Nancy Mace says trans lawmaker 'absolutely' reason for bathroom bill: 'A penis in the women's locker room —that's not OK'
Mace's proposed resolution is setting off a firestorm.
Hakeem Jeffries wins second term as House Dem leader
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries unanimously won re-election as leader of the Democrats in the lower chamber Tuesday, with the party set to be in the minority for another two years while losing...