LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called a special election Friday for a state Senate seat that has been vacant for nearly nine months, setting up a contest that could let Republicans hobble Whitmer’s agenda in the Democrat’s final year in office. The 35th Senate District has been unrepresented in the Legislature all…
George Santos, the disgraced former congressman from New York, surrendered himself to a federal prison on Friday to start serving his more than seven-year sentence for fraud. Santos reported to the Federal Bureau of Prisons at the Federal Correctional Institution in Fairton, New Jersey. The ex-Republican congressman from Long Island was sentenced in April to…
Voters in southern Arizona have nominated Democrat Adelita Grijalva to advance to a special general election to replace the late U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva in Arizona’s 7th Congressional District. Raúl Grijalva, who is Adelita’s father, was one of the most senior and progressive power brokers on Capitol Hill. His death in March left the seat…
By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives committee on China on Tuesday sent a letter to the directors of the FBI and national intelligence, renewing its concerns about GenScript Biotechnology’s work with U.S. companies, given its ties to China. In the letter, which was seen by Reuters, committee chair John Moolenaar and ranking…
House fails to impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas House fails to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas 03:04 The House began voting July 2, 2025, on whether to open debate for a sprawling Trump-backed domestic spending bill, but some GOP holdouts could endanger its passage. With such close margins, a tie vote is possible — here’s…
Washington — The House convened Wednesday to take up President Trump’s Senate-passed massive domestic policy bill and approve changes to the legislation ahead of a July 4 deadline to get the bill to the president’s desk for his signature. The House Rules Committee advanced the Senate’s changes to the bill overnight, setting it up for…
Washington — Republicans plan to slash Medicaid funding to help offset the tax cuts and new spending included in President Trump’s massive domestic policy bill. There are some differences between the approaches taken by Senate and House Republicans, making Medicaid among the most divisive issues lawmakers have had to navigate in recent months. Staring down…
Washington — House Republicans have yet to resolve several major disputes that threaten to derail President Trump’s domestic policy bill as more conservative members and blue-state Republicans dig in on their demands. House Speaker Mike Johnson remains committed to putting the legislation, which would extend tax cuts from Mr. Trump’s first term while temporarily enacting…
Washington — Democratic Rep. Shri Thanedar of Michigan backed down from his attempt to force a vote on impeaching President Trump after it lacked support from his own party. The House was expected to vote Wednesday evening to table Thanedar’s motion to impeach Mr. Trump for alleged high crimes and misdemeanors, which would have effectively killed…
Washington — The House on Thursday passed a bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America,” which would codify an executive order signed by President Trump on his first day in office. In a 211 to 206 vote, all but one Republican supporting the measure, which was introduced by GOP Rep….