2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (225+ words) The House passed a war powers resolution on Thursday directing President Trump to end hostilities with Iran, marking the second time lawmakers have approved the symbolic measure as fighting escalates and casualties mount. The resolution passed 214-208, with four Republicans joining…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (486+ words) Senate Banking Committee goes into closed session over Trump nominees’ FBI background eciks.org The Senate Banking Committee went into closed session on Wednesday to discuss FBI background investigations for three Trump nominees, after Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren raised significant…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (595+ words) House passes $95B budget framework under Johnson’s leadership eciks.org The House passed a $95 billion budget framework under Speaker Mike Johnson’s leadership Wednesday, advancing a third budget reconciliation package that would boost Pentagon funding, provide agriculture assistance, and fund voting-related grants…...

4+ day, 7+ min ago   (353+ words) eciks.org Former Arizona Cardinals kicker Jay Feely won the Republican primary for Arizona’s 1st Congressional District on Tuesday with 49.4% of the vote, leveraging President Donald Trump’s endorsement to advance to a highly competitive general election in November. Feely received 31,156 votes…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (231+ words) House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday he supports banning members of Congress from having romantic or sexual relationships with any Capitol Hill staff, backing a broader prohibition than current House rules allow. Asked at a press conference whether he would…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (505+ words) Buttigieg rallies for Democrats in Omaha, keeps 2028 options open eciks.org Pete Buttigieg rallied for Democratic congressional candidate Denise Powell in Omaha on Tuesday, drawing more than 500 supporters to Metropolitan Community College’s South Omaha campus while deliberately keeping his own…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (415+ words) Trump announces first-ever GOP midterm convention in Dallas for September eciks.org President Donald Trump announced earlier today that Republicans will hold their first-ever national convention ahead of the midterm elections, an unusual event scheduled for September 9-10 in Dallas aimed…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (519+ words) Speaker Mike Johnson abandoned his floor agenda and instructed House members to leave Washington early on Tuesday after a small group of GOP hardliners, led by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida, blocked a procedural vote on the annual Pentagon…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (439+ words) eciks.org House conservatives blocked a procedural rule vote on Tuesday, stalling the National Defense Authorization Act and other legislation over their demand that the SAVE Act advance through Congress. The rule failed 224-198, with 14 Republicans joining Democrats to reject the…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (419+ words) House conservatives effectively blocked votes on major legislation this week by threatening to oppose procedural rules unless the Senate passes the SAVE America Act, a voting restrictions bill that has stalled in the upper chamber for months. The tactic, employed…...