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Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., and Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., are the only declared candidates in the competitive race for California's U.S. Senate seat.

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo slammed 'reckless' Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., over going to TikTok to complain about losing Intelligence Committee post.

Three weeks into the new era of the House Republican majority, the risks of Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s leadership style are clearly taking hold.

In several focus groups in battlegrounds, independents worry the new House majority's focus on investigations is just part of a "get-even" culture.

A group of Democrats formed the Dads Caucus in the House, hoping to advocate for key democratic policies such as the expanded child tax credit and paid family leave.

A package of proposed amendments to the Pennsylvania constitution will likely not appear on the May primary ballot after legislators missed a Friday deadline to pass it.

McCarthy also confirmed to reporters on Friday he had convened a meeting in his office that day with Elon Musk and several top Republicans.

Newly released video shows the husband of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi fighting for control of a hammer with his assailant during a brutal attack in the couple’s San Francisco home last year. (Jan. 27)

Given McCarthy’s claim that he’s simply applying the new standard set by Democrats, it’s worth running through a comparison of the two situations.

The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust on Friday filed a complaint requesting the Office of Congressional Ethics investigate Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., for alleged violations.

House Republicans next week will hold a series of votes aimed at unwinding the COVID emergency that the Biden administration has extended several times.

The president is right not to negotiate with Republicans, but he also needs to take action himself.

The GOP’s self-proclaimed “pragmatists” could soon have the most power in Congress—if they choose to use it.

House Rep. Ilhan Omar has issued another statement condemning House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has he continues to reject her appointment to the Foreign Affairs Committee.

Republican Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens maintains that he controls his caucus, despite rampant infighting and rivals within his party asserting otherwise.

On Thursday, a group of pro-abortion Democrats in the House, led by Reps. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) and Diana DeGette (D-Colo.), re-introduced The EACH Act, a bill that would reverse the Hyde Amendment, which bans federal dollars being used to pay for abortions. It’s been a target of abortion advocates since it was first introduced in the 1970s.

"It is my pleasure to give you a 40mm grenade ... manufactured in the Sunshine State and first developed in the Vietnam War," Mills wrote in a letter that accompanied the grenades.

State Rep. Terry Canales filed his second package of bills for the 88th Texas Legislative Session on Wednesday that focuses on improving community life and providing new opportunities. The first of the package is House Bill 1636, which allows South Texas College to create a sixth bachelor’s degree that focuses on child and family development. Canales also filed House Bill 1637, which encourages the construction of more trails and bike paths along the irrigation canals in the Rio Grande Valley. He also filed two other House bills that focus on improving transportation safety and future needs. To see what bills other Valley legislators are filing visit a bill tracker that is updated frequently on MyRGV.com.

State Rep. Terry Canales filed his second package of bills for the 88th Texas Legislative Session on Wednesday that focuses on improving community life and providing new opportunities.

State Rep. Terry Canales filed his second package of bills for the 88th Texas Legislative Session on Wednesday that focuses on improving community life and providing new opportunities.

Video footage of the arrest has been shown to Tyre Nichols' family, but has not been made public.

It's much easier to cut spending in the abstract — particularly when there are things you won't touch.

The GOP plan would set a national sales tax of 30% and eliminate the IRS.

A California judge has ordered the release of a video allegedly showing David DePape’s attack on Paul Pelosi on Oct. 28 in San Francisco.

Biden is expected to bash proposals by Republican lawmakers to impose a national sales tax and make cuts to Medicare and Social Security.

Meet the Californian who will square off with House Republicans this year over congressional oversight of the Justice Department.

The debate has emerged after Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) unilaterally removed Reps. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) from the House Select Committee on Intelligence Tuesday.

Fox News co-host Jude Jeanne Pirro said House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was right to kick Reps. Eric Swalwell and Adam Schiff off of the House Intelligence Committee.

The Freedom Caucus is a small portion of the House GOP. But thanks to newly announced committee assignments and spots on key panels, it will be the face of the party.

Three House Democrats responded to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's decision to not reappoint them to committees they historically served on, claiming it was political vengeance.

House Republicans are "reorienting" the structure of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee, a key panel that oversees a wide range of hot-button issues.

Speaker Kevin McCarthy blocked two Democrats from serving on a key House panel, arguing it is in the interest of national security. Dems say the move is nothing more than political retribution.

A House Republican bill to abolish the IRS is unlikely to go anywhere in the House, and may linger in the House Ways and Means Committee without any action.

Top House Republicans are warning the appointment of Democrats Eric Swalwell and Adam Schiff by Hakeem Jeffries would be detrimental to the national security of the U.S.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that only House Speaker McCarthy and President Biden are in a position to negotiate a debt ceiling fix.

Here is what Republicans need to do to win Americans' support in the debate over raising the debt ceiling. It starts with House Speaker McCarthy. It can be done despite media bias.

Democrats are picking an early fight with the House Republican majority over committee seats.

In a letter to McCarthy, House Democratic leader Jeffries urged the new speaker not to boot Reps. Schiff and Swalwell from the Intelligence committee.

A handful of House Republicans want to force a vote on it. That’s just a free gift to Democrats.

In a letter obtained by Insider, Jeffries pushed for keeping Reps. Schiff and Swalwell on the Intel committee. McCarthy has pledged to remove them.

"The denial of seats to duly elected members of the House Democratic Caucus runs counter to the serious and sober mission of the Intelligence Committee," Jeffries wrote to McCarthy.

For the first time in nearly seven years, House Republicans will allow a modified open amendment process on the House floor, giving all members a say in legislating.

As the party’s popularity has waned in the South and in rural areas, it has become more cohesive.

We would like to know more about what you’re seeing in your community to help guide our reporting during the 88th legislative session.

House Republicans’ attempt to bring a border security bill to the floor as early as this week was thwarted after backlash from moderate party members.

Fox News host Mark Levin explains why the House GOP needs to change up the country's legal and judicial system in his monologue on 'Life Liberty & Levin.

Nancy Pelosi claimed during an interview that Democrats would have kept the House if New York politicians recognized that crime was a top issue in New York.

It's not an easy job corralling votes from House Republicans and trying to hold together a fractious majority well enough to pass party priorities.

The way Republican Rep. Tom Emmer tells it, the lousiest job he ever had — he has a saltier way of describing it — was running the House Republican campaign committee. Corralling colleagues for their support on the debt ceiling, spending cuts and investigating the Biden administration will be tough work for the third-ranking leader who has served in Congress since 2015. With Republicans holding only 222 seats in the 435-member House, almost everyone is needed to reach the 218 votes needed for approving most bills.

The North Shore Leader newspaper warned last year that Santos was a "fake," a "fabulist," and "bizarre, unprincipled and sketchy."

Rep. George Santos' ex-boyfriend, Pedro Vilarva, told The Daily Beast that he rejected Santos' proposals and the engagement party "never happened."

The department wrote to the House Judiciary panel and cited the need to safeguard ongoing investigations. The committee's Twitter account responded, "Why's DOJ scared to cooperate with our investigations?"

Sotheby’s is auctioning a game-worn LeBron James jersey estimated to be valued between $3 million and $5 million.

Richard Barnett is most recognized for the image of him propping his feet up on former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's desk and leaving her a vulgar note.

The radio ad, which criticizes Phelan for appointing Democratic committee chairs, prompted pushback from Republican colleagues in the House over why the state party would use resources to attack its own member.

The Robb Elementary School shooter had hundreds of unexcused absences, and a House investigative report noted it was unclear whether any attempts were made by the school district to find out what was happening in the teen’s life before he was involuntarily withdrawn.

A failed New Mexico state House candidate described by police as an “election denier” was arrested Monday in a string of shootings at the homes of state and local Democratic leaders.

In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with James and Patrick about the fight over Democrats chairing committees in the Texas House and other highlights of the first week of the legislative session.

The Republican-controlled House has voted to block oil from the country’s emergency stockpile from going to China.

House Republicans are taking early action on abortion now that they are in the majority.

Time to go to work for Texans.

House Republicans have moved to swiftly establish the marquee investigations of their new majority, voting to create panels focused on China and what they assert is rampant abuse of power in the federal government.

Kevin McCarthy has passed his first tests as House speaker as Republican lawmakers approved their rules package governing House operations.

Lawmakers no longer have to walk through metal detectors before gaining access to the House floor.

The pay raise plan that gives Illinois lawmakers an 18% annual salary hike started in the governor's office.

Six GOP members-elect remain opposed to Rep. Kevin McCarthy going into a late-night vote to determine the next speaker of the House.

The extended drama over picking the next House speaker has put the normally understated position of House clerk in the spotlight.

House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is trying to keep his bid for speaker alive, after he failed to gain enough votes for the post over three days.

What others see as dysfunction and chaos, many of Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s opponents see as democracy at work.

Republican Kevin McCarthy has been elected House speaker on a historic post-midnight 15th ballot, overcoming holdouts from his own ranks.

Texans poised to assume committee leadership are growing frustrated by Republicans blocking Kevin McCarthy’s election for speaker because Congress can’t get to work until a leader is in place.

The House will convene Wednesday as Republicans try again to elect a speaker for the new Congress.

Democrats took full control of state government as the Minnesota Legislature convened for its 2023 session Tuesday.

Democrats are again claiming the Senate majority, but much of the chamber’s focus is on the top Republican as Mitch McConnell becomes the longest serving Senate leader in history.

A woman’s estranged husband hit her with his vehicle after a fire was intentionally set early Tuesday at a Houston home, fire officials said.

Republican leader Kevin McCarthy has fallen far short in voting to become House speaker.

The House Jan. 6 committee is shutting down.

The House will convene Tuesday to elect a speaker for the new Congress.

Even as the House GOP leadership keeps silent, a veteran Republican lawmaker says George Santos should consider resigning after the congressman-elect from New York admitted to lying about his heritage, education and professional career.

Leaders of the incoming Republican-controlled House have tried for weeks to minimize the controversy surrounding Rep.-elect George Santos and the revelations that the New York Republican lied about various aspects of his resume.

Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin says he has a type of lymphoma that is a “serious but curable form of cancer” and he is beginning several months of treatment.

Former President Donald Trump’s tax returns are expected to be released by the House Ways and Means Committee on Friday.

The House Ways and Means Committee voted last week to make six years of the former president's tax returns public.

President Joe Biden has signed into law a bill requiring the federal Bureau of Prisons to overhaul outdated security systems and fix broken surveillance cameras.

A sweeping national survey of the electorate, AP VoteCast, shows that Republican House candidates nationwide won the support of 38% of independent voters during last month's midterm elections.

Congress has passed changes to the arcane law that controls how it ratifies the winner of a presidential election.

The Democratic-led House has passed a $1.7 trillion government spending bill.

Now that the Democratic-controlled House Ways and Means Committee has voted to release former President Donald Trump’s tax returns, there's the potential of additional revelations in the coming days related to the finances of the longtime businessman.

Closed-door testimony to the House Jan. 6 committee that's just been made public shows how former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson described to investigators a wide-ranging pressure campaign from allies of Donald Trump aimed at influencing her cooperation with Congress and stifling potentially damaging testimony about the former president.

The House has passed a bill that ensures equal compensation for U.S. women competing in international events.

Brady, the top Republican on the House tax-writing committee, urged the committee not to release the former president’s records just before it deliberated on what to do with them.

Congressional leaders have unveiled a $1.7 trillion bill to fund the government.

The Jan. 6 committee set out to compile a public record for history of the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Kevin McCarthy is charging straight into history with his quest to become House speaker.

The House committee investigating the Capitol riot will hold its final meeting Monday, wrapping up its year-and-a-half-long inquiry by asking the Justice Department to investigate potential crimes.

The House has passed bipartisan legislation that would empower law enforcement agencies to adopt de-escalation training when encountering individuals with mental health issues.

The Democratic-led House has passed a short-term spending bill to keep government agencies funded at current levels through Dec. 23.

The bust of a U.S. Supreme Court justice who wrote an infamous decision on slavery could soon be leaving the Capitol.

Outgoing Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s portrait was unveiled at the U.S. Capitol, a traditional honor bestowed on a tradition-breaking leader.

Passing legislation to protect same-sex marriages in the Senate was a monthslong effort, building on a decadeslong push.