Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.) defended FBI Director Kash Patel on Monday following a report in The Atlantic alleging Patel has engaged in excessive alcohol use and other behaviors that have alarmed colleagues at the bureau. “I don’t know anything about his drinking. I’ve not heard any rumors or heard any concerns,” McCormick told one reporter,…
A Tennessee Democrat is offering a musical ode following the death of a Grammy Award-winning songwriter, singing a Kenny Rogers tune on the floor of the House. “You got to know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em, know when to walk away, know when to run,” Rep. Steve Cohen sang on Monday,…
Senate Banking holds a hearing Tuesday on Kevin Warsh’s nomination to be Federal Reserve chair.
The committee chair has started hosting frequent “roundtables,” where his members can’t force subpoena votes.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is barreling toward a brutal end-of-the-month crunch, juggling a slate of high-stakes legislative fights with intensifying calls for one of his members to step down and growing unease within the GOP as the Iran conflict nears the 60-day mark. The Speaker and his leadership team are scrambling in search of deals…
Democrats in Virginia are eyeing one last opportunity to pass new congressional lines ahead of the 2026 midterm elections as the national redistricting war nears its end. Virginia Democrats teed up a Tuesday referendum asking voters if lawmakers can temporarily pass a Democratic-favored 10-1 House map before the 2030 Census. Democrats in the Old Dominion
Voters fill out their ballots at a polling station in the Hillsboro Old Stone School in Hillsboro, Va., on Nov. 4, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Voters in Virginia head to the polls on April 21 to decide whether the state legislature can redraw the commonwealth’s congressional map. If a majority of voters choose “Yes” on