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AOC Turns Down New Party Role, Makes 'Seniority' Dig

Congresswoman won't be vying for Dem leadership spot on House Oversight Committee

(Newser) - New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has career options , but one thing she won't be doing is vying for the top Democratic spot on the House Oversight Committee. "It's actually clear to me that the underlying dynamics in the Caucus have not shifted with respect to seniority as...

Maine's 'Polarizing' Ex-Gov Aims to Unseat a House Dem

Paul LePage targets Maine's highly competitive congressional district in 2026

(Newser) - Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage announced Monday he's running for Congress in the state's 2nd District, aiming to unseat Democratic Rep. Jared Golden. LePage, a Republican who led Maine from 2011 to 2019 and unsuccessfully ran for governor again in 2022, filed his campaign papers Sunday. The...

Platforms Will Have 48 Hours to Remove Flagged Revenge Porn

Congress passes Take It Down Act, which Trump has promised to sign

(Newser) - A bill targeting revenge porn and "deepfake" nudes, supported by first lady Melania Trump, passed the House in a 409-2 vote on Monday after unanimously passing the Senate in February and is now expected to receive the president's signature. What you need to know about the bipartisan Take...

Trump Supports Proxy Rule After Vote That Johnson Lost

Speaker's plan to quash the proposal from new moms was rejected in dramatic House vote

(Newser) - First, House Speaker Mike Johnson suffered a high-profile defeat after digging in on a rule change, when Republican members voted with Democrats. Now, President Trump has landed on the other side, as well, the New York Times reports. "I don't know why it's controversial," Trump said Thursday...

Another Defection for the House Freedom Caucus

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna leaves group over her push to allow proxy voting for new parents

(Newser) - The House Freedom Caucus has lost yet another member, and she's not exiting quietly. On Monday, GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida submitted a letter to the conservative hard-liner group explaining she was resigning "with a heavy heart," after she says her respect for them was...

She Rushed to DC With Newborn for House Vote

Rep. Brittany Pettersen is leading push to allow remote voting for new mothers in Congress

(Newser) - A Democratic lawmaker who voted with a weeks-old baby in her arms this week is pushing to change the rules on proxy voting in the House. Rep. Brittany Pettersen flew from Colorado to Washington, DC, with her four-week-old son for Tuesday night's vote on a budget resolution . "Unfortunately,...

House Narrowly Passes Big Budget Resolution

Only one Republican voted against it

(Newser) - With a push from President Trump, House Republicans sent a GOP budget blueprint to passage Tuesday, a step toward delivering his "big, beautiful bill" with $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and $2 trillion in spending cuts despite a wall of opposition from Democrats and discomfort among Republicans.
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Nancy Mace Takes House Floor With 'Stunning' Accusations

She alleges ex-fiance and associates sexually assaulted her, others

(Newser) - Nancy Mace promised to go "scorched earth" as she began her nearly hourlong remarks on the House floor Monday, per C-SPAN . What followed was a speech the Hill calls "stunning," and also "highly unusual." The congresswoman from South Carolina accused her ex-fiance and three of...

Mace to Colleague: 'If You Want to Take It Outside...'

GOP congresswoman issues challenge to Dem Jasmine Crockett during verbal spat

(Newser) - Things got heated Tuesday during a House Oversight Committee gathering, with GOP Rep. Nancy Mace issuing an unusual challenge to one of her Democratic colleagues. Per Mediaite , the verbal spat between Mace and Jasmine Crockett "went off the rails" during a vote to ban trans athletes from women's...

House Passes Bill on Trans Women, Girls in Sports

2 Democrats voted with Republicans

(Newser) - A GOP-led bill to ban transgender women and girls from sports programs passed the House on Tuesday with two Democrats siding with Republicans. Democratic Reps. Vicente Gonzalez and Henry Cuellar of Texas voted in favor of the "Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act" and Democratic Rep. Don...

48 Democrats Vote With GOP on Laken Riley Act

Bill targeting undocumented immigrants charged with crimes passes House

(Newser) - The first legislation of the new Congress was named after a Georgia woman murdered by an undocumented immigrant—and it passed the House with bipartisan support. The Laken Riley Act was approved in a 264 to 159 vote Tuesday, with 48 Democrats voting with Republicans to pass the bill, CBS...

Johnson's Fight for Gavel May Affect Trump Certification

If he loses speakership vote on Friday, it could delay president-elect's big day on Monday

(Newser) - The new House convenes on Friday, with a major question hanging in the balance: Will Mike Johnson remain as speaker? Johnson has the endorsement of President-elect Trump , but he still may not have the necessary votes given the GOP's razor-thin margin. Coverage:
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Trump Gives Mike Johnson a 'Complete & Total Endorsement'

President-elect endorses GOP House speaker to continue in his role

(Newser) - Mike Johnson was nominated in November to return as House speaker under the incoming Trump administration, even securing a thumbs-up from the president-elect himself, but whether that endorsement from Trump stuck after the nation teetered perilously close to a government shutdown earlier this month was unclear. The former (and future)...

Spending Deal Is Dead, and It's Not Clear What's Next
Republicans Say They
Have a Spending Deal
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Dec 19, 2024 3:15 PM CST

Republicans Say They Have a Spending Deal

Trump backs the three-month Plan B, which leaves out congressional pay raise

(Newser) - House Republicans have announced that they've reached agreement on a Plan B to avert a government shutdown. They plan a vote later Thursday, the Hill reports, ahead of Friday's deadline. The new version includes a three-month continuing resolution and a two-year suspension of the debt ceiling but leaves...

Elon Musk Floated as Next Speaker of the House
'Unelected Oligarch,'
or the Next House Speaker?
the rundown
Dec 19, 2024 12:16 PM CST

'Unelected Oligarch,' or the Next House Speaker?

Rand Paul flexes his political muscle, earns praise and scorn

(Newser) - Elon Musk had a big hand in Republicans rejecting a spending bill that would've prevented a government shutdown. And Sen. Rand Paul wants the billionaire Trump ally, tapped to head a department of government efficiency in the incoming administration, to play a much bigger role going forward—as House...

Former Rep. TJ Cox to Take Plea Deal on Fraud Charges

24 of 26 charges against California Democrat will be dismissed, lawyer says

(Newser) - Former Rep. TJ Cox might be able to avoid jail time under a plea deal on fraud charges. Mark Coleman, an attorney for the California Democrat says 24 of 26 charges will be dismissed under the deal with federal prosecutors, the AP reports. Coleman says Cox, whose one term in...

Secret Service Boss, Lawmaker Erupt in Shouts

Both accuse the other of politicizing 9/11 ceremony during Trump assassination attempt hearing

(Newser) - Much of the public hearing held Thursday by the House task force investigating the attempt to assassinate Donald Trump in July was cordial, featuring lawmakers stressing bipartisanship while questioning the acting director of the Secret Service. That shifted when Republican Rep. Pat Fallon changed the subject to this year's...

GOP Blocks Effort to Release Report on Gaetz

Democrats sought to force the issue, though ethics panel still could make the findings public

(Newser) - The House shut down Democrats' efforts Thursday to release the long-awaited ethics report into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, pushing the fate of any resolution to the yearslong investigation of sexual misconduct allegations into further uncertainty. The nearly party-line votes came after Democrats had been pressing for the findings to be...

The Final Uncalled House Race Is Decided

It goes to Democrat Adam Gray, for a final chamber makeup of 220-215

(Newser) - Four weeks after America went to the polls, it has its final House. The final uncalled seat has gone to Democrat Adam Gray, who flipped the seat in California's 13th District in the Central Valley that had been held by GOP Rep. John Duarte. The local Turlock Journal reports...

Aide to House Democrat Arrested After Ammo Find

Rep. Joe Morelle's office says communications director 'is no longer employed' there

(Newser) - An aide to a top House Democrat was arrested and fired Monday after he brought ammunition into a congressional office building. Michael Hopkins, communications director for Rep. Joe Morelle, told Capitol Police officers that he had forgotten the ammo was in his bag, CNN reports. It was found when his...

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