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Lawmakers order Mayorkas to hand over records about 'shady backroom deals' that set up migrant camp in NYC
The House Natural Resources Committee compelled Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to hand over the documents after his agency "repeatedly blocked congressional inquiries."
Ousted 'Squad' Rep. Cori Bush vows revenge against pro-Israel group after primary loss: ‘All they did was radicalize me’
“Let me say this, AIPAC, I’m coming to tear your kingdom down,” Bush said, referring to the pro-Israel super PAC that shelled out almost $9 million to unseat the incumbent...
Bill would bar future death penalty-free 9/11 plea deals for KSM, terror plotters: 'Anything less is a disservice'
"Anything less is a disservice to all those who made the ultimate sacrifice on that day and in the months and years since," New York Republican Rep. Mike Lawler said.
Rep. Andy Ogles reveals FBI seized his phone after reports of 'mistaken' $320K campaign loan
Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) revealed Tuesday that FBI agents have seized his cellphone amid a probe into "mistakes" he claims to have made in reporting his campaign finances — including...
Rep. Cori Bush loses Mo. Democratic primary race to Wesley Bell in another blow for far-left 'Squad'
Bush is the second member of the far-left “Squad” of congressional lawmakers to lose a 2024 Democratic primary.
Pennsylvania House Dem cheered sharing of Mitch McConnell’s address: ‘Someone should take out a billboard’
For her GOP opponents, Rep. Susan Wild’s (D-Pa.) personal Facebook account is the gift that keeps on giving.
House GOP committee asks FEC to crack down on donor rules amid probe of Dem fundraising platform
The GOP-led Committee on House Administration is dialing up the heat on ActBlue, a prominent Democratic fundraising platform
House Freedom Caucus chair Bob Good loses recount in Virginia primary to Trump-backed rival
“Mr. McGuire received more votes than Mr. Good and is the winner of this election,” Chief Judge Claude Worrell II ruled, cementing Good’s loss.
House demands info from dozens of major businesses over ties to shadowy ad cartel in collusion probe
The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday sent letters to more than 40 major companies in its ongoing probe of a left-leaning advertising cartel that has allegedly sought to defund news...
Lawmakers slam Biden admin plea deal that spares death penalty for 9/11 mastermind and two accomplices: ‘National disgrace’
“The Biden-Harris Administration’s weakness in the face of sworn enemies of the American people apparently knows no bounds,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said in a statement.
Jeffries suggests path for Dems retaking the House could run through NY
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries underscored that the path toward making him speaker could run through his home state of New York.
Republicans slam Biden-Harris Supreme Court reforms: ‘Threat to democracy’
“It is highly dangerous, unacceptable and that is a real threat to democracy and all of the freedoms we enjoy in the United States," Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.) said of...
Members of bipartisan task force to probe Trump assassination attempt unveiled
Congressional leaders unveiled the members of the newly minted bipartisan task force to probe the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump earlier this month.
Republican congressmen replace American flags burned by anti-Israel agitators in DC
Rep. Brandon Williams (R-NY) said he was driving by DC’s Union Station, just blocks from the US Capitol Building, when he noticed the bare flagpoles outside the historic train station...
GOP lawmakers slam Rashida Tlaib over 'war criminal' sign during Netanyahu speech: 'Should be run out of town'
Tlaib, 48, has been a vocal critic of Israel’s war effort but opted to sit in on the 74-year-old prime minister’s address with a black and white checkered keffiyeh wrapped...
Dozens of lawmakers boycott Israeli leader's speech to Congress as Biden prepares for WH meeting with Netanyahu
“I will stand by Israel, but I will not stand and cheer its current Prime Minister at tomorrow’s Joint Session," Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin said in a statement.
House Speaker Mike Johnson warns lawmakers they could be arrested for disrupting Netanyahu’s speech: 'Zero-tolerance policy'
“If any Member creates a disturbance, the Sergeant at Arms will request that such action be ceased immediately, and we trust that request will be heeded,” Johnson wrote in a...
This is the most 'fundamental question' Congress wants answered during the Trump shooting probe
There will be one key question lawmakers will seek to answer next week as they probe the near-assassination of former President Trump, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) told The Post.
Longtime Democratic rep, NY native dead at 74
Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee died at 74, her family announced on Friday.
Dem rep floats ‘mini-primary’ with candidates vetted by Obama, Clinton if Biden drops out
Lofgren, 76, explained the mini primary "would be helpful and help focus the attention."