Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., chairman of the House select committee on China, announced he’s leaving Congress on April 19, which will temporarily leave House Republicans with just a one-seat majority. Gallagher revealed in February that he would not be running for a fifth term in the House, a shocking announcement for someone long considered a rising star within the Republican …
Read More »
The White House dismissed the ongoing impeachment inquiry against President Biden as “embarrassing” following a chaotic hearing on Wednesday. Republicans’ efforts fizzled on Wednesday when an eight-hour hearing failed to produce a clear path forward for the investigation into the Biden family’s unclear relationship with foreign business interests. “That hearing was embarrassing for House Republicans. A total waste of time. …
Read More »
It’s a little late in 2024 to compose an “in and out” list. Baby reveals are apparently in. Swag is in. So are press-on nails. The outs? Supposedly podcasts. (Really?) Mullets (I thought they already were). Vaping.Congress is usually behind the times. So that’s why it took Capitol Hill until spring to craft an “in and out” list. It’s a …
Read More »
The Democrat frontrunner in what could be one of the most closely watched Senate races this year uttered a racial slur during a Thursday House Budget Committee hearing, something he says was unintentional. Rep. David Trone, D-Md., dropped the disparaging term for Black people while speaking during the hearing about tax policy with Shalanda Young, the director of the Office …
Read More »
National security hawks are raising alarms that Congress’ defense spending plan could hamper U.S. military advancement and leave the country more vulnerable against adversaries like China. The defense appropriations bill was unveiled as part of a larger $1.2 trillion spending package aimed at funding roughly 70% of the federal government. Defense spending accounts for $886 billion, about a 3% increase …
Read More »
GOP hardliners are furious that Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., appears poised to jettison the House GOP Conference’s rule on giving lawmakers 72 hours to review bill text before having to vote on it. Congressional leaders released their 1,012-page, $1.2 trillion spending package just after 3 a.m. ET on Thursday, less than 48 hours before the government funding deadline at midnight …
Read More »
House conservatives are balking at the term “minibus” being used to describe the $1.2 trillion government funding bill congressional leaders unveiled in the early hours of Thursday morning. “It’s not too ‘mini,’ is it?” Republican Study Committee Chair Kevin Hern, R-Okla., told Fox News Digital. “A ‘mini’ today is much different than a ‘mini’ five years ago. … Certainly, it’s …
Read More »
FIRST ON FOX: House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, is launching an investigation alongside Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo., into whether the IRS is using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to improperly surveil American taxpayers across the country. In a pair of letters sent to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Attorney General Merrick Garland, the lawmakers point to a September 2023 press …
Read More »
FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., is unveiling a new bill that would expand federal penalties for video voyeurism, the act of recording someone who is naked or engaged in intimate activity without their consent or knowledge. Video voyeurism is currently a misdemeanor offense punishable by up to a year in prison and potentially hefty fines. The crime is …
Read More »
FIRST ON FOX: Republican leaders in the Senate and House have opened a joint probe into the International Energy Agency (IEA), a powerful group with influence on major global decarbonization policies. In a letter late Wednesday to IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee ranking member John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair …
Read More »
