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U.s. House Of Representatives
Everything That Happened in Last Night’s Reality-Show House Hearing A House markup hearing turned into name-calling across the aisle between Marjorie Taylor Greene, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Jasmine Crockett.
New York Is the Epicenter of Immigration Politics Like crime in 2022, Republicans see the border as a winning issue to keep their gains in the suburbs, and potentially, their House majority.
Menendez Keeps Bleeding Support From Top Democrats Bob Menendez entered a not guilty plea in federal court Wednesday as top Senate leaders are now calling for his resignation.
Mondaire Jones Would Like His Old Seat Back Now The former congressman will try to flip the 17th District back to blue in 2024.
the talented mr. santos
June 26, 2023
Even Kevin McCarthy Thinks George Santos Shouldn’t Run Again In an interview, the House Speaker suggested that the GOP will back someone else next year.
the national interest
Jan. 13, 2023
Hakeem Jeffries Elected As Next Leader of House Democrats The 52-year-old congressman will become the first Black person to lead a congressional party.
the city politic
May 21, 2022
6 Things to Know About New York’s New Congressional Map The final redistricting map was revised to avoid a civil-rights firestorm, but it still creates a complicated mess for Democrats.
A Lot of Democrats Are Mad at Sean Patrick Maloney His decision to challenge a fellow incumbent Democrat is rubbing many colleagues the wrong way.
De Blasio Lets Down Unknown Number of People, Won’t Run for Congress The former mayor won’t run to represent his home in Park Slope, which has been put together with Staten Island in a new map.
The Unprecedented AOC How a struggling bartender became the face of a resurgent left.
New York Democrats Have Gerrymandered Their Way to a Huge Advantage Albany lawmakers bypassed an independent redistricting commission and played hardball with the congressional map.
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Twitter Account Permanently Suspended The company said Greene had violated its COVID-19 misinformation policy for a fifth and final time.
Max Rose Wants a Rematch Can the Democrat get elected again in the city’s Trump stronghold?
Republican Stands By 1/6 ‘Tourist Visit’ Comparison After Police Testify “If you didn’t know the TV footage was a video from January 6, you would actually think it was a normal tourist visit.”
‘This Is How I’m Going to Die’: January 6 Panel Hears Emotional Police Testimony Four U.S. Capitol and D.C. police officers described the violence and slurs they endured in the Capitol riot during the committee’s first hearing.
What the Congressional Black Caucus Lost When It Won Power The CBC’s campaign to stop Nina Turner from entering Congress reveals a lot about its priorities.
$1.9 Billion Capitol Security Bill Barely Passes in House Opposition from a handful of progressive representatives nearly sank a measure intended to boost Capitol security after the January 6 riot.
Marjorie Taylor Greene Hassled AOC Inside the Capitol Greene followed Ocasio-Cortez out of the House chamber, accusing her of sympathizing with terrorists. A day later, AOC called her “deeply unwell.”
New York Will Lose Seat in Congress Because 89 People Didn’t Fill Out the Census 2020 census reapportionment data showed seven House seats changing hands, but a net gain of just three in states carried by Trump.
House Cancels Thursday Session After Warning of ‘Possible’ Militia Attack After Capitol Police told lawmakers of a potential attack on the complex by Trump supporters, the House wrapped up a Thursday vote on Wednesday night.
The 2020 Election Cycle Has Finally Ended The last outstanding House race has been called in Republican Claudia Tenney’s favor 97 days after the November election.
Congressman Ron Wright Dies of COVID-19 The 67-year-old Texas Republican, who was also battling lung cancer, is the first active member of Congress to die from the coronavirus.
What Madison Cawthorn Saw at the Insurrection The youngest member of Congress is invigorated by the mob he helped incite
u.s. house of representatives
Dec. 9, 2020
Democratic House Majority May Drop to Two Seats in January After November’s poor showing and then Biden’s choice of two House Democrats for jobs in his administration, Nancy Pelosi has no margin for error.
Why ‘Civility’ Protects Dan Crenshaw But Not Ilhan Omar Andy Barr wants Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to be more “civil” when addressing Dan Crenshaw. But Crenshaw’s treatment of Ilhan Omar was anything but.
white nationalism
Apr. 12, 2019
White Nationalism Is the Republican Party’s Meal Ticket This week on Capitol Hill, Republicans tried to distract Americans from their complicity in white nationalism. They ended up drawing attention to it.
2018 midterms
Feb. 13, 2019
Remember That Disputed N.C. Congressional Race? We May Learn Its Fate Next Week A new state election board will hold a public hearing and could order new elections — as could the Democratic-controlled House itself.
Battle for the House: 100 Days Out, Democrats Are on the Brink It could still go either way, but Trump’s lack of popularity and a battleground where Republicans are on the defensive give Democrats an edge.
Congressman Known for Ducky PJs Settled Harassment Suit With Taxpayer Funds Texas congressman Blake Farenthold was accused of harassing a former staffer in 2014.
This Congressman Cried After Missing His First Vote in 6 Years GOP Representative Justin Amash of Michigan tweeted an apology to his constituents.
Paul Ryan’s Hellish Future Whether he loses his gavel or just his power to control his troops in the House, he will probably be tempted to pack it in.
