Rep. Mike Gallagher is departing in April. Republicans are going to see their majority in the U.S. House of Representatives narrow even further, as Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) is departing Congress soon. Mr. Gallagher, 40, became the latest Republican to announce an early retirement, saying on March 22 that he will leave the lower chamber
Marjorie Taylor Greene moves to oust Johnson Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene moves to oust Speaker Mike Johnson 09:06 Washington — Rep. Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin announced Friday he will step down in April, shrinking the already-thin Republican majority in the House even further. Gallagher, who represents Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District, said he would leave Congress
Rep. David Trone, the Democratic frontrunner in the battle for Maryland’s open Senate seat, is in hot water for using a racist slur to attack Republicans during a hearing Thursday. Trone used the notorious racist term as he bantered with Office of Budget and Management director Shalanda Young, a black woman, during a House Budget
The tally was 286-134 with 112 Republicans and 23 Democrats voting against the bill. The House passed a $1.2 trillion bill on March 22, averting a deadline to fully fund 70 percent of the government. The tally was 286-134 with 112 Republicans and 23 Democrats voting against the bill, which comes ahead of the March
The package to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year is drawing condemnation from Republicans. Republicans are railing against the $1.2 trillion spending package to fund the government for the remainder of the fiscal year after it passed through the House on March 22. The bill passed 286–134, with 112 Republicans and
Sen. Bob Menendez (D. N.J.), who has faced federal charges over his alleged role in a bribery scheme, on Thursday said he will not seek reelection as a Democrat but said he hopes to run as an independent. “I will not file for the Democratic primary this June. I am hopeful that my exoneration will
DARIEN GAP, Panama—The grind of heavy machinery breaks the silence of the Darién jungle, where the Pan American Highway ends at Yaviza in Panama. Construction workers have cleared towering trees to make way for a steel and concrete bridge mighty enough to withstand flooding from the Chucunaque River. An onsite worker for the construction company