As the dust settles on Congress frantically passing a stopgap bill at the eleventh hour to avoid a government shutdown, lawmakers are having their say on a chaotic week on Capitol Hill. President Biden signed the 118-page bill into law… Read More »Lawmakers react to stopgap funding and averting government shutdown
Members of Congress are vulnerable. They’re not super men and women. They are of flesh and bone like anyone else. A series of unconnected events in recent days spoke to the vulnerabilities of those who work on Capitol Hill as… Read More »Spate of health scares and violent threats highlight growing vulnerabilities for lawmakers on Capitol Hill
Some lawmakers in the new Congressional DOGE Caucus are eyeing a crackdown on federal agencies work-from-home policies when Republicans take over the levers of power in Washington DC next year. The group’s name is an acronym for Delivering Outstanding Government… Read More »Lawmakers eye 'low hanging fruit' for government efficiency after first DOGE Caucus meeting
Lawmakers exiting a classified briefing with U.S. intelligence officials insisted they received assurances nothing “nefarious” is going on with the recent uptick in drone sightings in New Jersey. On Tuesday, U.S. officials from the CIA, FBI, Department of Homeland Security… Read More »Planes, stars and hobbyists: Lawmakers insist nothing ‘nefarious’ is happening in NJ skies
The details surrounding the emergency spending bill are expected to be delayed and may “slip by a day” as the deadline to avoid a government shutdown looms. Lawmarkers were expected to share the text of the emergency spending bill to… Read More »Lawmakers 'may slip by a day' in releasing text on emergency spending bill days before deadline
Many Americans don’t trust the federal government, and Elon Musk — an eccentric billionaire business tycoon tasked by President-elect Donald Trump with helping slay the unwieldly bureaucratic leviathan — thinks that’s just the right attitude. “I think we should not… Read More »Musk, Ramaswamy huddle with lawmakers in quest to downsize widely-distrusted federal government with DOGE
Lawmakers reacted with harsh criticism on Sunday after President Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden, who earlier this year was convicted in two separate federal cases. The pardon comes after Biden and his communications team continued to insist the president’s… Read More »Lawmakers harshly criticize Biden’s decision to pardon Hunter: ‘Liar’
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries condemned several threats, mostly focused on lawmakers from Connecticut, targeting members of his caucus, just days after numerous threats were made against President-elect Trump’s cabinet selections. Jeffries, D-N.Y., confirmed in a statement Friday that several… Read More »Dem leader condemns Thanksgiving bomb threats against liberal lawmakers after Team Trump targeted
President Biden announced Tuesday that Israel has reached a ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon that would end nearly 14 months of fighting, and while some U.S. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle congratulated efforts to reach a… Read More »US lawmakers react to ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah
Being a federal official in any country would naturally open oneself up to the possibility of foreign threats. Threats against heads of state generally get the most attention, but even being a member of Congress has its risks – for… Read More »'Be aware': House lawmakers describe what it's like living under threat by China, Iran