November 26, 2023

Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips won’t run for reelection as he challenges Biden for president

Rep. Dean Phillips announced that he will not seek reelection to Congress in 2024. The Minnesota Democrat is challenging President Joe Biden for the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination. Some Democrats […]

November 16, 2023

Rep. George Santos likely committed fraud, House Ethics panel says

Republican Rep. George Santos of New York likely committed campaign fraud and other ethical violations, a House Ethics subcommittee unanimously concluded. Santos “blatantly stole from his campaign” and “sought to […]

November 10, 2023

GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik files ethics complaint against Trump NY fraud trial judge

House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik has filed a complaint calling for the removal of the judge presiding over the $250 million business fraud trial of former President Donald […]

November 4, 2023

GOP Rep. Ken Buck plans to challenge his party’s direction under Trump as he leaves the House

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Ken Buck has had enough. When the Colorado Republican announced this past week that he would not seek reelection, he began with the type of criticism of Democratic […]

October 27, 2023

Rep. Dean Phillips announces primary challenge to Biden. He says Democrats need to focus on future

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — For months, Dean Phillips has been calling for a Democratic primary challenge to President Joe Biden. He’s drawn no public interest from governors, lawmakers, and other would-be […]

October 17, 2023

Republicans reject Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker on the first ballot, but more votes are ahead

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans rejected Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker on Tuesday on the first ballot, as holdouts denied the hard-charging ally of Donald Trump the majority needed to seize the […]

October 6, 2023

Trump endorses GOP Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio for House speaker in race to replace McCarthy

Donald Trump endorsed Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio to become the next speaker of the House of Representatives. The endorsement by the former president came days after the House […]

October 2, 2023

Rep. Matt Gaetz is threatening to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy. It won’t be easy

WASHINGTON (AP) — “How would you be different as speaker, compared to Mr. Boehner?” a reporter asked then-House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy in September 2015 as the California Republican pursued, […]