House Republicans eye passage of Senate-backed DHS funding bill
Speaker Mike Johnson has delayed a vote on the bill for more than a month.
Sanford, former South Carolina governor, drops bid for old House seat
Mark Sanford, the Republican former governor of South Carolina and congressman, ended his campaign for his old House seat on Thursday. The 65-year-old, who entered the race on March 30, said in a release that he will instead launch a national nonprofit and grassroots movement focusing on tackling the national debt. “After a lot of…
David Scott’s daughter to run to fill his Georgia House seat: Report
The daughter of the late U.S. Rep. David Scott (D-Ga.) said she will run in the special election to succeed her father. The Georgia lawmaker died this month, after over two decades in Congress. Marcye Scott told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution this week that she was considering launching a political bid this cycle before her father’s…
House votes to allow rotisserie chicken food stamps purchases
The House voted to allow rotisserie chicken food stamp purchases on Thursday in an amendment to the broader farm bill. The measure cleared the lower chamber with a vote of 384-35 with bipartisan support. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funds have long been constrained to items that recipients can cook at home. Earlier this month,…
34,000 dead people found on voter rolls prompts expert to slam Dems for resisting ‘commonsense’ cleanup
North Carolina's discovery of 34,000 dead people on its voter rolls sparks renewed pressure on Congress to pass the SAVE America Act.
Suspect in D.C. shooting held in “safe cell,” agrees to remain jailed ahead of trial
Washington — The suspect in the weekend shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner has agreed to remain detained in the lead-up to his trial. During a hearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhyaya, a lawyer for the suspected gunman, Cole Allen, told the judge that he will not contest the government’s effort to keep
Mike Johnson backs Louisiana election delay, urges other states to redraw maps
The Supreme Court invalidated the map in the speaker’s home state Wednesday.