A handful of primary contests for all four House seats are underway in Arkansas on Tuesday. Incumbent Republican Reps. Rick Crawford of the 1st Congressional District, Steve Womack of the 3rd Congressional District and Bruce Westerman of the 4th Congressional District are not facing any challengers and have advanced to the November general election. Rep….
Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) said Tuesday that Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick will appear before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee as part of the panel’s probe into the Jeffrey Epstein case. Comer, the chair of the committee, wrote on the social platform X that Lutnick “proactively agreed to appear voluntarily” before the panel. “I…
Six House Democrats are backing an alternative war powers resolution that would require President Trump to halt U.S. military operations against Iran within 30 days unless Congress authorizes a declaration of war or the use of military force. The resolution is backed by Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.), Greg Landsman (D-Ohio), Jared Golden (D-Maine), Jim Costa…
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) dismissed a GOP effort to fund the Homeland Security Department (DHS) this week, saying President Trump’s decision to attack Iran has no bearing on the Democrats’ push to constrain federal immigration agents. “Donald Trump launches an unauthorized war in the Middle East. He characterizes it as endless. He decides
Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) on Monday said the Trump administration has not effectively explained the U.S. military objective in Iran, accusing the White House of giving “multiple definitions.” CNN correspondent Kaitlan Collins asked Davidson if the Trump administration “has done a good enough job” in offering an explanation for its strikes on Iran since Saturday….
Rep. Pat Ryan (D-N.Y.) went after Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) over comments he made about the U.S. operation against Iran, asking the senator “what the actual f—” he was “talking about.” During a Monday appearance on Fox News’s “America Reports,” Mullin said, “The loss of life, when the president first came out and he talked…
Sam Brown, a retired Army captain who ran who previously ran twice for Senate, announced on Tuesday that he would be forgoing a run for retiring Rep. Mark Amodei’s (R) seat in Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District. “Amy and I will always call Nevada home. But at this moment, I have a solemn duty to remain in Washington…