Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s cognitive testing amendment for Congress drew bipartisan praise and criticism after being rejected by voice vote.
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Republicans aren’t stopping: GOP to unleash another ‘big, beautiful bill’ with a new target
Steve Scalise confirms a fourth reconciliation bill targeting government waste and fraud, aiming to return money to taxpayers after passing 3.0.
Dem Katie Porter makes surprising announcement about political future
Katie Porter says she is closing the door on being a candidate after finishing fifth in the California governor race amid staff abuse allegations.
The battle for Congress gets a Wall Street-style scoreboard powered by real-money bets
Kalshi’s new Midterms Hub combines live prediction markets with polling, fundraising data and historical results to track House, Senate and governor races.
House narrowly backs allowing troops, Pentagon workers to carry personal guns on military bases
The House voted 215-214 to presume approval when qualified service members and civilian employees request to carry personal firearms on bases.
‘Jumping ship’: House Dem finds exit strategy after SCOTUS ruling shifts advantage to GOP
Rep Cleo Fields, D-La., will leave Congress to return to the Louisiana state Senate after the Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais reshaped his 6th Congressional District.
Slack messages released by Rand Paul appear to show authors of key COVID-19 origin paper held private doubts
Slack messages reveal “Proximal Origin” authors privately assigned up to 30% probability to a lab leak while publicly ruling it out in their paper.
John Cornyn Threatens To Sink Trump Nominees Over Foreign Aid Cuts
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) is reportedly threatening to block two of President Donald Trump’s ambassadorial nominees unless the administration releases more than $1 billion in Read More
Top Virginia Dem dinged for on-air correction of state’s voter ID law; opponent demands answers
Mark Warner’s GOP rivals demand SAVE Act support after ABC News anchor Jon Karl corrected the senator on Virginia’s voter ID laws on live TV.
Far-left Mich. US Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed to attend fundraiser hosted by lawyer whose family has Nazi ties
Lefty Michigan Senate Dem hopeful Abdul El-Sayed is expected to attend a fundraiser co-hosted by a prominent attorney in the state that sparked a firestorm Read More