Trump tells Republicans the SAVE America Act will ‘guarantee the midterms’

DORAL, Fla. – President Trump on Monday pushed for the passage of a GOP voting requirements bill, telling House Republicans that enacting the legislation will “guarantee the midterms” and reiterating that he won’t sign any other bills until it gets passed. “It will guarantee the midterms. If you don’t get it, big trouble,” Trump said…

Ogles defends anti-Muslim remark by slamming Dems for DHS shutdown

Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) defended his Islamophobic comments on Monday by blaming Democrats for shutting down the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). “To Hakeem Jeffries, Gavin Newsom, and the high-ranking Democrats flooding X to condemn me: A Muslim shot and killed three Americans in Texas. Two Muslims tried to blow up New York City…again,” Ogles…

Jeffries slams GOP lawmaker for blanket attack on Muslims: ‘Malignant clown’

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Monday went after Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) for his blanket attack on Muslims.  Ogles posted a message on social media Monday morning declaring that Muslims have no place in America, prompting Jeffries to say that Ogles has no place on Capitol Hill. “Andy Ogles is a malignant clown

GOP lawmaker makes formal switch to independent

Rep. Kevin Kiley (Calif.) announced Monday that he will formally leave the Republican Party this week to become an independent. Kiley had previously announced that he will run for reelection in the midterms as an independent. But he accelerated the process on Monday, saying he will file a letter with the House clerk immediately to drop his…

Jeffries declines to say whether he’ll block Pentagon funding: ‘We’ll cross that bridge when we get to it’

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) on Sunday did not commit to either supporting or opposing additional funding for the Pentagon amid the war in Iran. “We’ll cross that bridge when we get to it in terms of if the administration makes a request to Congress to consider additional funding,” Jeffries told host Kristen Welker…

This week on The Hill: House Republicans head to Florida to sharpen agenda, message

House Republicans will gather Monday at President Trump’s Doral, Fla., resort for a three-day issues conference aimed at charting their legislative agenda for the year ahead and sharpening their message for the 2026 midterm elections. The meeting comes after a turbulent week for the GOP conference. Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) confessed to having an affair…