House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), fresh off of securing a debt limit deal averting an economic crisis, said he wouldn't support a supplemental defense bill Senate Republicans have pushed to increase funding for Ukraine and get around limits to the Pentagon budget. The supplemental is “not going anywhere” in the House, McCarthy told Punchbowl News.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) predicted Attorney General Merrick Garland would indict former President Donald Trump in an investigation regarding his handling of classified documents.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) and House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) blasted the Department of Justice’s "two standards" when comparing the handling of investigations into former President Donald Trump and allegations against President Joe Biden.
Nearly half of voters said they do not want to see a rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump and would consider voting for a third-party candidate if there is one.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced plans to host several new hearings to understand the growing industry of artificial intelligence, including the first classified one to cover the military's use of the technology.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) told FBI Director Christopher Wray that it is within Congress’s constitutional role to provide oversight of the bureau.