Congress

House Speaker Mike Johnson told NBC News's Meet the Press that Congress will "debate and discuss" President Trump's campaign pledge to distribute $5,000 checks to Americans if Republicans win control of both the House and Senate in the midterm elections. Johnson did not say the...

President Trump promised each American adult a $5,000 check contingent on Republicans maintaining congressional control after the midterm elections, stating on social media that the pledge would be delivered. Economists and bipartisan politicians are criticizing the proposal, according to the source, arguing it would cost...

During a House Judiciary Committee hearing in September 2026, Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) praised the U.S. Patent Office's remote work policy as a success. Johnson's remarks were made during official congressional proceedings examining the agency's operational decisions.

US President Donald Trump announced a campaign pledge to provide $5,000 to every American adult if Republicans win both chambers of Congress in the November midterm elections. The proposal would cost over $1 trillion, and Trump provided no details on funding or implementation. Democrats characterized...

Trump told a Dallas crowd that every American adult would receive $5,000 if Republicans hold Congress in November 2026. According to analyst Scott Melker, Trump made an identical $2,000 tariff check promise in November 2025 that was never distributed. Melker argues that both major parties...

The Supreme Court rejected Missouri's attempt to implement a new congressional district map drawn by Republicans that would have eliminated the seat of a Democratic incumbent. NBC News' Sahil Kapur reports the decision came as a last-ditch Republican effort to use the redrawn map before...

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi expressed concern that Democratic Socialists of America candidates running for Congress could harm the Democratic Party's electoral prospects. The interview, conducted by Forbes Breaking News, captured Pelosi's assessment of the political tension between moderate Democrats and the party's progressive left...

India's Bharatiya Rashtra Samithi (BRS) opposition party held a large-scale protest in Telangana on September 7, 2026, marking 1,000 days of the incumbent Congress government's rule. BRS working president K T Rama Rao was detained by police during the demonstration as party workers took to...

In testimony last week before the House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL) raised concerns about how the Trump administration's adversarial relationship with Canada is affecting US access to critical minerals essential for domestic supply chains. Davis characterized the diplomatic tension as a...