The House on Tuesday narrowly voted down an aviation safety bill meant to address gaps discovered after the deadly January 2025 crash between an Army helicopter and a commercial plane over Washington, D.C., but not before some GOP infighting. The House voted against the Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform (ROTOR) Act 264 to 133 under a fast-track procedure typically…
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) on Monday introduced a resolution directing the House Ethics Committee to preserve and publicly release all reports on investigations into members of Congress regarding allegations of sexual harassment of staff or of a sexual relationship with a member of their staff. It comes as Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) faces increasing scrutiny…
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) alleged on Monday that the Justice Department (DOJ) was still withholding “terabytes” of records related to the Trump administration’s investigation tied to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, arguing the crimes committed may have gone beyond sex trafficking. “This is much bigger than a prostitution and sex trafficking ring,” Mace told NewsNation’s…
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) joined several of his House Republican colleagues in calling for Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) to resign over allegations that Gonzales had an affair with one of his congressional staffers, who died after setting herself on fire. “I’m joining Nancy Mace, Lauren Boebert, and Anna Paulina Luna in calling for Representative Tony…
Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Calif.) will be the Democrats’ designated survivor for President Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night. Thompson said in a Monday release that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) chose him for the role. The California Democrat will watch the speech from a secure, undisclosed location off campus from Capitol Hill….
Democratic Rep. Ami Bera (Calif.) blamed President Trump’s “total disregard” for the legislative branch in explaining the decision by some Democrats to skip Tuesday’s speech. “The person occupying that office doesn’t show that deference to Congress any longer either. He totally disregards Congress,” Bera said during an appearance on NewsNation’s “On Balance” on Monday night….
President Trump said Tuesday’s State of the Union address will be a “long speech,” leaving room for the president to set a new record while also reasserting his administration’s accomplishments ahead of November’s midterm elections. Trump is scheduled to take to the House floor at 9 p.m. EST for the prime-time address. The president’s speeches…