Members of the House of Representatives will be permitted to leave Washington, D.C., on Thursday for recess, but lawmakers are instructed to "stay close" in case they have to return to the Capitol on a 24-hour notice should a deal be struck on the debt ceiling over the weekend, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) said on Wednesday.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) blasted House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Wednesday after the California Republican gave updates on the latest debt negotiations, blaming Democrats for being “extreme.”
Texas Children's Hospital has stopped its child sex-change program after the state passed a ban on the procedures last week, according to an internal hospital memo.
Billionaire media mogul Oprah Winfrey is reportedly among the names being floated to Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) as a replacement for Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) as concerns mount over the senator's medical problems.
President Joe Biden commemorated the one-year anniversary of the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting in a speech at the White House Wednesday, where he once again called on Congress to pass "commonsense" gun control measures.
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) signed an election bill into law on Wednesday that includes an amendment partially repealing the state's "resign to run" provision.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre singled out a number of Republican lawmakers by name Wednesday for their actions during the debt ceiling negotiations between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).
