The White House rolled out a new argument that lawmakers who vote for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's (R-CA) debt limit proposal are violating a long-held conservative pledge against tax increases shortly before the measure passed, though the organization behind the pledge disagrees.
Grammy-winning rapper Prakazrel "Pras" Michel of the hip-hop group the Fugees was convicted by a jury in a Washington federal court over a lobbying campaign by Malaysian financier Jho Low.
The House narrowly passed Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s debt ceiling bill on Wednesday, handing the Republican leader a key legislative win and setting the stage for him to restart negotiations with the White House before risking a default on the country’s loans.
The Senate passed a resolution Wednesday to cancel the Environmental Protection Agency's heavy-duty vehicle emissions rule, the latest in a line of similar measures advanced under the Congressional Review Act targeting the administration's environmental regulations.
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner (D-VA) raised concerns with CEOs of several tech companies that work with artificial intelligence on Wednesday about the security risks posed by recent industry advancements.
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten told Congress on Wednesday that she has the direct phone number of Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Following revelations of undisclosed gifts and real estate sales involving two Supreme Court justices, a pair of senators introduced bipartisan legislation to require a new code of conduct for the nine-member court.
