Congress

White House counsel Will Scharf issued a letter to Rep. Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, warning that planned Democratic investigations into the Trump administration could amount to what the letter characterized as potential criminality. The warning targets oversight activities that...

According to Democracy Now!, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has announced he will not support Chuck Schumer for another term as Democratic Senate leader, calling for the party to move in "a new and bold direction." Democracy Now! also reports that Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin has...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth narrowly avoided impeachment on Tuesday, according to The Intercept. Congress member-elect Richard Ojeda (D-N.C.) told The Intercept he plans to bring both impeachment and criminal charges against Hegseth when Democrats take control of the House and Senate in January. Ojeda...

White House counsel Will Scharf issued a letter dated Monday to Rep. Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, warning that planned Democratic investigations into the Trump administration could amount to "blatant criminality." Scripps News reported the letter and the White House's...

Impeachment charges have been laid against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth following the midterm elections, according to ABC News reporting. The action reportedly occurs before Democrats take control of Congress.

According to NPR, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says he is confident he will retain his position as the top Democrat in the Senate next year, even as independent Senator Bernie Sanders and Democratic Representative Elissa Slotkin have called on him to step aside. House...

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) stated that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang should be subpoenaed if he declines a voluntary congressional interview regarding an alleged Chinese spy case. Krishnamoorthi says Congress needs a classified intelligence briefing on information potentially obtained by the alleged spy and whether Huang...

During oral arguments in Nielsen v. Watanabe on November 10, 2026, Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh asked the Assistant to the Solicitor General why Congress has not legislated in response to previous Supreme Court rulings concerning prisoners' rights to sue federal officials. The question, posed to...

Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky introduced eight articles of impeachment against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Monday, according to Democracy Now!. The articles allege Hegseth violated the 1973 War Powers Resolution by continuing attacks on Iran after Congress ordered the Trump administration to stop,...

The Republican-led House Oversight Committee released a report on Tuesday criticizing the Trump administration and Justice Department for reneging on a promise to publicly release millions of pages of records related to financier Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell. The report scrutinizes the government's...

Between December 1974 and August 1977, a Senate investigation compiled the public record of MKULTRA, the CIA's classified program involving experimental drug administration and psychological manipulation on unwitting US and Canadian subjects. The source argues that despite the establishment of this public record through Senate...

NPR political analyst Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter joined PBS NewsHour anchor Amna Nawaz to discuss President Trump's mixed messaging about governing priorities following Democrats' midterm election victories. The segment covered Trump's policy direction, the effort to...

The next Congress will include about 100 new House members, the largest freshman wave in decades, according to Democracy Now. Among them are six newly elected members of the Democratic Socialists of America, bringing total DSA representation in Congress to eight. One incoming DSA member...

President Trump defended Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday during a White House briefing while responding to Rep. Thomas Massie's (R-KY) introduction of eight articles of impeachment against Hegseth. Trump characterized Massie as a 'stone-cold loser' and stated the congressman should not be consuming Congress's...

South Korean lawmakers and analysts are examining how shifts in U.S. Congressional power may affect bilateral parliamentary diplomacy and the protection of South Korea's national interests. According to Arirang News political correspondent Ahn Sung-jin, the analysis frames this reassessment as a response to the evolving...

Sen. Alan Armstrong (R-OK) urged passage of a bipartisan permitting reform bill during the lame-duck congressional session, arguing, according to Bloomberg Television, that it would provide a long-term fix for building infrastructure and connecting lower-cost energy resources to consumers. Armstrong acknowledged the bill is not...

Fox News chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports on the GOP's path forward after midterm losses. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich appeared on 'Sunday Morning Futures' on Fox News to address the Republican Party's next steps following the election results.

The Guardian's senior politics reporter Chris Stein analyzes the political landscape following Democratic gains in Congress, explaining how Democratic control of both chambers in 2027 will reshape legislative priorities during the remainder of Trump's presidency. Stein argues Democrats could use their new congressional power to...

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) criticized U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche during an interview with CNN's Dana Bash on Sunday, accusing him of attempting to prevent an oversight committee from conducting its work. Garcia characterized Blanche's actions as an obstruction of congressional oversight responsibilities.

President Donald Trump has elevated Stephen Miller to a prominent White House position, according to Bloomberg Television's Balance of Power segment. Bloomberg's Joe Mathieu characterizes this move as signaling an aggressive approach from the administration toward a newly Democratic Congress. According to the analysis, Democratic...