Congress is one step closer to avoiding a government shutdown after the House passed two funding bills on Wednesday, but Democrats’ issues with the Department of Homeland Security funding bill and time constraints in the Senate still put Washington in danger of seeing a lapse in funding. The House voted 341 to 79 to pass […]

The six Democratic lawmakers who made a video urging U.S. military members to refuse illegal orders have each been contacted by the Department of Justice, according to Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO). Crow appeared in the November video alongside five fellow veteran lawmakers: Sens. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ), and Reps. Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), […]

EL PASO, Texas — The Border Patrol’s union has endorsed Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) for a fourth term as leader of the nation’s second-most populated state. National Border Patrol Council President Paul Perez announced on Wednesday that the union’s 16,000 rank-and-file federal agents will put their full support behind Abbott as he pursues another four-year term […]

Former Rep. Doug LaMalfa’s widow has endorsed former California Assembly leader James Gallagher to fill her husband’s House seat. The former representative died last week, leaving his Northern California House seat vacant. “In the midst of our sadness and navigation of such a profound loss, I find myself very concerned about who may replace Doug […]