The House Ethics committee is launching an investigation into whether Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) improperly collected over $9,000 in reimbursements meant to subsidize housing costs for members of Congress. A new referral from the Office of Congressional Conduct, the nonpartisan entity charged with reviewing ethics complaints against lawmakers, recommended the committee investigate Mace after finding
Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.) announced on Monday he will not run for reelection, the latest House Republican to retire ahead of the midterms. The former Interior secretary said in a letter to constituents released on Monday that health issues motivated his decision to leave Washington. Zinke said he’s undergone “multiple surgeries” since returning to Congress
The former first couple testified for hours last week in high-stakes interviews.
With lawmakers slated to decide whether to rein in President Donald Trump’s military operations in Iran, most Democrats have rallied behind the measure. But Fetterman, who is breaking from his party to support the U.S.’s military strikes over the weekend, will join most Senate Republicans to oppose Tuesday’s war powers vote, a resolution that he’s
The House is toughening its security as the U.S. continues its war with Iran. In a Monday letter to House offices, House Sergeant at Arms William McFarland said, “There will be heightened security measures and a noticeable increased police presence across the U.S. Capitol campus.” “While the USCP has not identified any specific or credible
It was U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb’s third time blocking or limiting DHS’s efforts to prevent unannounced lawmaker visits.
President Donald Trump’s expanding assault on Iran is poised to pass its first political test on Capitol Hill this week, despite emerging economic fallout and his own warning about more American casualties to come. Bipartisan attempts to rebuke Trump are likely to fail during Iran war powers votes in the Senate on Tuesday and the