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Politics 21 hours ago

Top GOP rebel angles for powerful House leadership-backed committee post

Rep. Chip Roy is floating himself as a possible candidate to chair the influential House Rules Committee next year.

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Speaker Johnson says 'still some concern' about Elon Musk-backed online safety bill

House Speaker Mike Johnson suggested he still has hang-ups about the Kids Online Safety Act after senators worked with X to reform it over the weekend.

Politics 21 hours ago

Elon Musk joins Trump allies in House GOP pressure campaign over social media bill

People in President-elect Trump's orbit are pushing Speaker Johnson and House Republicans to take up the Kids Online Safety Act.

Politics 21 hours ago

Congress eyes 14.5% pay hike for junior troops, limits on transgender treatment in $895B defense bill

House and Senate negotiators have come to an agreement on how to spend $895 billion allocated federal dollars for U.S. national security.

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Trans rights activists stage 'bathroom sit-in' near Mike Johnson's office amid Capitol Hill restroom ban

Trans rights protesters were arrested Thursday after occupying a bathroom on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., over a policy barring trans people from using restrooms that match their gender identity.

Politics 21 hours ago

Musk, Ramaswamy visit Capitol Hill to discuss Trump's DOGE vision for cutting government waste

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are expected to visit Capitol Hill Thursday morning to meet with Republican lawmakers in both chambers of Congress.

Media 21 hours ago

Speaker Johnson sets eyes on cutting government spending, vows to take a 'blowtorch' to the 'regulatory state'

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., lays out Republicans' plan for cutting wasteful government spending through the Department of Government Efficiency.

Politics 21 hours ago

House GOP leaders endorse Trump-backed candidate Jimmy Patronis for Matt Gaetz's old seat

House Republican leaders endorse Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis, who is running to represent Florida's 1st Congressional District in Congress

Politics 21 hours ago

Single House race stands between Republicans and 1-seat majority

House Republicans could begin next year with just a one-seat majority after losses in California and New York.

Politics 21 hours ago

'Irreparably damaged': Mike Johnson unleashes on Biden's handling of justice over Hunter pardon

House Speaker Mike Johnson is the latest Republican to criticize President Biden for pardoning his son Hunter.

Politics 21 hours ago

Present and Accounted For: House Republicans' small majority could make attendance a priority

While Congress doesn't usually take attendance, the GOP's small majority may make figuring out who is present a dramatic daily event in the coming year.

Politics 21 hours ago

Congress has just weeks to avoid a partial government shutdown after Thanksgiving

Congress will only have a few weeks to avoid a partial government shutdown before the pre-Christmas deadline.

Media 21 hours ago

Transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr insists being 'every bit as biologically female as cis women'

Amid a debate about single-sex bathrooms, a transgender female lawmaker argued that transgender people are just as physically female as biological women.

Politics 21 hours ago

Transgender women are 'every bit as 'biologically female' as cis women,' bisexual, trans state lawmaker claims

Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr claims transgender women are just as much "'biologically female' as cis women."

Politics 21 hours ago

Speaker Johnson announces new Capitol bathroom policy in response to controversy over trans House member

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., announced a new bathroom policy banning biological males from women's spaces at the Capitol and House office buildings.

Politics 21 hours ago

Speaker Johnson makes clarification after statement regarding transgender House member

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., clarifies that "a man cannot become a woman" after a question about transgender Rep.-elect Sarah McBride.

Politics 21 hours ago

After declining to state whether trans Rep-elect is a man or woman, Johnson says 'A man cannot become a woman'

After declining to answer a question about whether Rep.-elect Sarah McBride is a man or a woman, House Speaker Mike Johnson made a statement in which he declared that "A man cannot become a woman."

Politics 21 hours ago

Johnson declines to say if transgender rep-elect is man or woman, says House to treat everyone with 'respect'

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., refused to answer a reporter's question on whether transgender Rep-elect Sarah McBride, D-Del., is a man or a woman.

Politics 21 hours ago

Speaker Johnson's government funding play hits the rocks within House GOP

House Republicans on opposite sides of the conference are grimacing at the potential plan to kick government funding into the new year.

Politics 21 hours ago

Biden asks Congress for $98 billion in Helene, Milton disaster relief funding

President Biden is asking Congress for nearly $100 billion in disaster relief to deal with storms Milton and Helene.

Politics 21 hours ago

Speaker Johnson opposes releasing Matt Gaetz's House Ethics report: 'Open a Pandora's box'

House Speaker Mike Johnson says that releasing Matt Gaetz's House Ethics Committee report after his resignation would open a "Pandora's box."

Politics 21 hours ago

Trump flanked by top allies, cabinet picks at UFC 309: 'USA, USA'

Key cabinet picks -- including Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Tulsi Gabbard and Robert Kennedy Jr. -- joined President-elect Trump at UFC 309 at the Madison Square Garden.

Politics 21 hours ago

Dem says Gaetz can't 'resign away' ethics probe; Mike Johnson says release would not be 'appropriate'

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., has called for lawmakers to release an ethics report after a three-year probe into allegations against Matt Gaetz.

Politics 21 hours ago

'Not committed': Conservatives warn Mike Johnson still has hill to climb before winning speaker's gavel

Some conservatives are warning that House Speaker Mike Johnson may still have to prove himself before a House-wide speaker vote in January.

Politics 21 hours ago

Warring GOP factions strike deal to raise threshold to oust a House speaker

Two opposing House GOP factions have come together to agree on raising the threshold for the motion to vacate the chair.

Politics 21 hours ago

Mike Johnson wins Republican support to be House speaker again after Trump endorsement

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has won the support of enough Republicans to stand as their candidate for the gavel in January.

Politics 21 hours ago

House Republicans to elect new Trump-era leadership with majority still undecided

House Republicans are picking which leaders will represent them in the new Trump administration government next year.

Politics 21 hours ago

Mutiny threat sparks House GOP infighting ahead of Trump visit: 'Just more stupid'

House Republicans are once again at odds with one another after conservatives threatened to protest Speaker Johnson's bid to lead the conference again.

Politics 21 hours ago

Trump expected to visit Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Mike Johnson says

House Speaker Mike Johnson said he invited President-elect Donald Trump to Capitol Hill on Wednesday before his meeting with President Biden.

Politics 21 hours ago

House balance of power still undecided a week after Election Day, with Republicans needing 4 more seats

With the results of several races outstanding, it remains to be see which party will control the House of Representatives after Election Day on Nov. 5.

Politics 21 hours ago

Mike Johnson reveals where House stands as GOP fights to keep majority after Trump win

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is exuding confidence that Republicans will win all the levers of power in Washington, D.C., the morning after the election.