Congress

In a commentary published July 30, 2026, journalist Glenn Greenwald argues that the Department of Defense has repeatedly failed its annual financial audits, leaving trillions of dollars in cumulative military spending unaccounted for. Greenwald characterizes this as a systemic institutional failure rooted in structural incentives...

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear called on Republican Senator Mitch McConnell to directly address constituents or step down, citing McConnell's six-week absence from public view and inability to cast votes in Congress. McConnell, 84, was hospitalized in June following a fall that left him unconscious. His...

Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra delivered remarks in the Lok Sabha criticizing the government's response to student unrest, questioning the deployment of pellet guns and firearms against youth. Gandhi also cited systemic failures in the education system, including 152 exam paper leaks over the past...

Representative Thomas Massie entered four documents into the congressional record during a hearing with FBI Director Kash Patel, according to DC Pulse Watch. The source reports that Massie read the documents aloud and that Patel was unable to answer questions about them.

In a June 12, 2022 episode of Last Week Tonight (Season 9, Episode 14), John Oliver examines key campaigns ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, including coverage of a candidate with references to Ted Kaczynski, and discusses two proposed congressional bills aimed at curbing tech...

Congress is debating a proposal to formally integrate U.S. and Israeli military operations, according to reporting from The Intercept's national security correspondent. The proposal emerges as President Trump authorized airstrikes against Iran over the weekend, followed by reciprocal Iranian strikes on U.S. allies throughout the...

According to TRT World, Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has rejected demands from eight US Congress members to lift the country's ban on Israeli citizens. TRT World reports the lawmakers threatened to suspend military assistance unless the ban is lifted within 15 days, but Anwar...

India's Congress Party youth wing staged a symbolic funeral ceremony protesting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and two cabinet ministers, including Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, in response to a July 20 crackdown on youth protesters. Al Jazeera documented the demonstration as a political protest against the...