Johnson faces rocky weeks of lassoing frustrated House Republicans for major bills

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) faces a tough task in the coming weeks in trying to lasso House Republicans to pass two high-stakes bills that are dividing and enraging the conference. Johnson will aim to pass a “clean” reauthorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s (FISA) foreign surveillance powers next week ahead of an April 20…

House Democrats Will Seek Iran War Powers Vote

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) holds a news conference in Washington on March 19, 2026. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images WASHINGTON—House Democrats will try to place guardrails on the Iran war when the floor is briefly open during a two-week break for Easter. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) detailed his intentions in an April 8

Congressional Democrats Will Seek Iran War Powers Vote

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) speaks during a press conferece on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 9, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—Congressional Democrats will try to place guardrails on the Iran war when the floor is briefly open during a two-week break for Easter. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) detailed his

Mace calls for Bondi to testify in Epstein files probe or be held in contempt

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) on Wednesday echoed Democratic calls to hold former Attorney General Pam Bondi in contempt if she failed to comply with a subpoena to testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee about the Jeffrey Epstein files.   The Justice Department told House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) Wednesday that Bondi would…

House Democrats Threaten Contempt for Bondi If She Doesn’t Testify in Epstein Probe

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on “Oversight of the Department of Justice” on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Feb. 11, 2026. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images Democrats on the House Oversight Committee on April 8 threatened to file contempt of Congress charges against former Attorney General Pam Bondi