Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) on Tuesday confessed to having an affair with his staffer who died by suicide, calling it a “lapse in judgment.” Gonzales said he has made amends with his wife and asked God for forgiveness. The admission comes as Gonzales is under investigation by the House ethics committee for the affair.

Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT) will not seek another term in the House of Representatives, joining more than 30 other House Republicans opting to seek another office or retire from politics altogether. “After prayer, reflection, and many long conversations, I have decided that I will not seek reelection in 2026,” Owens said in a statement on […]

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) and Attorney General Keith Ellison acknowledged Wednesday that their state has been engulfed in a fraud scandal targeting federally funded social services programs, as House Republicans pressed them over what they described as delayed responses to massive schemes that could have siphoned off billions in taxpayer dollars. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing […]

A Green Party candidate for Senate from North Carolina was ejected from a Senate armed services subcommittee hearing Wednesday after disrupting the testimony in an anti-war protest. Brian McGinnis, a U.S. Marine veteran, protested while dressed in uniform at the testimony of several U.S. generals before the subcommittee on the Current Readiness of the Joint […]