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Congress is like an episode of 'Jerry Springer,' as trash-talk pols represent themselves, not us
Jerry Springer used to play instigator and referee to brawling guests. He would have been right at home in the House of Representatives this week.
MTG lashes out at Dem reps during chaotic House hearing as they resort to body-shaming each other: 'Your feelings hurt?'
“I think you know what you’re here for,” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene told Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett. “I think your fake eyelashes are messing up what you’re reading.”
Republican rep files for divorce as rumors swirl about relationship with colleague
Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.) filed for divorce earlier this month and is rumored to be romantically involved with House GOP colleague Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-Texas).
House panels advance Garland contempt resolution after White House refuses release of Biden special counsel tapes
The House Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to advance a resolution holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress.
Ex-Hunter Biden business partner Devon Archer to be resentenced, fed judge rules
Archer provided testimony to the House Oversight Committee last July implicating Joe Biden, 81, in many of his son’s overseas relationships.
Congress must move to stop Beijing from making US rely on Chinese firms
The greatest threat to US national security comes from Beijing’s success in undermining the resilience and autonomy of our industrial base.
A sad legacy of Brown v. Board, end Congress’ spending addiction and other commentary
“When the Supreme Court delivered its historic Brown v. Board of Education ruling 70 years ago on May 17,” it hoped to produce better academic outcomes for blacks, recalls The...
Cocaine found on floor at Capitol Police headquarters in 'heavily trafficked' area
Capitol Police is looking to crack the case as to how a small bag that tested positive for cocaine wound up in its headquarters.
Congressional Republicans demand ex-Trump aide fork over Jan. 6 docs
A GOP panel is demanding former House Jan. 6 Committee witness Cassidy Hutchinson fork over documents related to her interactions with the since-defunct committee and book deal.
Schumer-led senators call for $32B yearly spending to 'cement America's dominance in AI', largely punt on regulation
A bipartisan group of senators unveiled their game plan for addressing the challenges posed by the meteoric rise of artificial intelligence.
White House ‘strongly opposes’ bill that would force arms shipments to Israel
The White House argued that the legislation would prevent President Biden from executing “effective foreign policy.”
The FBI stat shuffle, Google's leftist antisemitism and other commentary
According to a report from RealClearInvestigations, FBI crime statistics have been "notoriously incomplete in recent years."
NYC's cops, firefighters, teachers and city worker pension funds have millions sunk in TikTok parent ByteDance
As TikTok's future in the US remains murky, dozens of venture capitalist firms have invested millions of dollars from US pensions funds – including those of New York's police officers...
Republican senator sounds alarm on DC 'war zone': 'I fear for the safety' of co-workers
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) called for Congress to take on more of an oversight role in the nation's capital, amid a spate of carjackings, vandalism, and violence broadly.
This Texas voting case could determine who controls Congress
A closely watched Texas election case resumed Tuesday, with Republican officials challenging a federal law they say has been "twisted" to benefit Democratic candidates. Lawyers for GOP-controlled Galveston County claimed...
Oversight Committee unveils blistering contempt report against AG Garland over Biden tapes
Congressional Republicans inched closer to holding AG Merrick Garland in contempt as the House Oversight Committee dropped a scathing report against him.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken makes unannounced visit to Ukraine, set to deliver speech
Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Ukraine on Tuesday to reaffirm US support for the war-torn country.
House GOPers moving forward with contempt charges against AG Garland over Biden tapes
The House Oversight Committee announced Monday it will move forward with contempt of Congress charges against Attorney General Merrick Garland over his refusal to comply with a subpoena for audio...
House Republican files articles of impeachment against Biden over Israel aid cutoff threat
Rep. Cory Mills called it an illegal “abuse of power” and “quid pro quo” for Biden to condition the shipment of certain military firepower to the Jewish state on Israeli...
How TikTok's slick, 'tone-deaf' lobbyist in DC miscalculated as Congress passed sale-or-ban bill
TikTok's major mistake, according to DC insiders who spoke to The Post, was ignoring the elephant in the room: concerns that the Chinese Communist Party could leverage US user data...