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Ed Markey’s staff becomes first recognized Senate union

Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) handed staffers a huge win when he recognized their labor union despite rules allowing the Senate to be exempt from federal labor laws.

US in touch with families of Americans killed and kidnapped in Mexico, White House says

U.S. officials have been in touch with the families of Americans kidnapped in Mexico after two were found dead, the White House said.

Treasury official ordered to appear for Hunter Biden interview under penalty of perjury

A top House Republican investigator is demanding that a Treasury Department official appear for a transcribed interview related to the department’s refusal to hand over suspicious activity reports on Hunter Biden.

White House shores up its legislative team amid crime resolution confusion

The Biden White House is adding two aides to its Office of Legislative Affairs team to fill vacancies amid recent criticisms of its handling of congressional affairs.

House GOP targeting vulnerable Democrats in new ad about DC crime bill

The National Republican Congressional Committee is targeting several vulnerable House Democrats for voting against blocking the new Washington, D.C., criminal code.

Senate panel advances bill to repeal Iraq and Gulf war authorizations

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee advanced a bipartisan bill that would repeal a pair of authorizations for the use of military force that would bring an official end to the Gulf and Iraq wars.

Marine wounded in Kabul airport bombing says ‘no one was held accountable for our safety’

A Marine who was seriously wounded in the explosion at the Kabul airport during the final week of the U.S. war in Afghanistan recounted the horrific experience during a hearing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.

McCarthy pumps the brakes on Zelensky’s invite to visit Ukraine

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) indicated that he has no immediate plans to visit Ukraine after receiving an invite from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Musk’s Twitter blocked ads promoting COVID lab leak theory for violating ‘content policy’

EXCLUSIVE — Twitter has blocked a watchdog group from placing advertisements promoting the COVID-19 lab leak hypothesis on its platform, according to emails obtained by the Washington Examiner.

House GOP revels in Biden’s DC crime bill flip-flop that infuriated Democrats

House Republicans are taking a victory lap over the all-but-certain passage of GOP legislation aimed at blocking Washington, D.C.’s controversial changes to its criminal code, reveling in particular at how President Joe Biden's reversal on the matter blindsided many House Democrats.
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