Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA), the Rules Committee ranking member, called the procedures of the new Congress passed by the House “essentially a ransom note to America from the extreme Right” on early Monday evening as lawmakers debated the package before a final vote.
Provisions in the House rules package for the 118th Congress are poised to undercut fiscal constraints in the budgeting process, a budget hawk group claimed.
U.S. officials are “standing by” to cooperate with Brazil's investigation into the riotous assault on federal government buildings, a prominent State Department official said.
Classified documents from President Joe Biden's vice presidency reportedly surfaced at a Biden-aligned think tank and triggered an investigation from the Justice Department.
Newport News Police Chief Steve Drew called the shooting of a Virginia teacher by a 6-year-old student an unprecedented situation and said the child brought a legally purchased handgun to school in his backpack.
A new financial disclosure report is shedding light on the scope of debt Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams's campaign was saddled with in the final weeks of her failed gubernatorial run against Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp.
A Brazilian lawmaker implored the U.S. government to initiate extradition proceedings for former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro from the United States on Monday in the wake of his supporters' attack on government buildings.
Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) has agreed to helm the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee for a second consecutive election cycle, cementing his relatively new status as a prominent party leader.
