How millions in taxpayer dollars are helping fund House members' reelection bids A top House Democrat said he plans to review the practice if his party takes power. Axios · Apr 3
Washington Commanders timeline under Dan Snyder Dan Snyder will soon no longer own the Washington Commanders The Independent UK · May 12, 2023
Thomas Massie will wear his ticking debt clock to the State of the Union “My design specification was to instill anxiety among my colleagues,” said the Kentucky Republican and MIT grad, who designed the pin himself. Roll Call · Feb 3, 2023
GOP investigations of Biden to test Chairman Comer’s power Rep. James Comer has a balancing act ahead of him as the new chairman of the powerful House Oversight and Accountability Committee The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2023
The lame-duck Senate has a new bill to protect the census after Trump's interference Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, has introduced a last-minute bill that could help protect the 2030 census and other counts from political interference. It's unlikely to move ahead. WEKU · Dec 16, 2022
Club Q shooting survivors tell Congress that anti-LGBTQ rhetoric encourages violence James Slaugh barely lifted his right arm when he swore to tell the truth Wednesday morning. He’d been shot in the Club Q attack in Colorado, and his left hand helped prop up his right as he prepared to testify about the anti-LGBTQ rhetoric that had proliferated before the shooting. The Denver Post · Dec 14, 2022
Club Q shooting survivors press Congress to act on guns Survivors of last month’s deadly mass shooting at a Colorado gay nightclub have testified to Congress about the onslaught of threats and violence against members of the LGBTQ community as they urged lawmakers to pass a law banning some semiautomatic weapons The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2022
News briefs House Panel wants to know if Trump still has secret US records Tribune News Service · Dec 14, 2022
House Panel wants to know if Trump still has secret US records WASHINGTON — The chair of the House Oversight Committee on Tuesday asked the National Archives to review whether former President Donald Trump has additional presidential records at his storage facility in Florida and other properties that should be turned over to the government. Tribune News Service · Dec 14, 2022
House oversight committee asks Archives to review Trump storage unit where classified documents were found The storage unit at issue was recently searched by a private firm hired by Mr Trump’s attorneys The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022
Former New York City comptroller sues woman who accused him of sexual misconduct A veteran New York City politician whose 2021 campaign for mayor was derailed by a decades-old sexual misconduct allegation has sued his accuser for defamation The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2022
NYC politician sues woman who accused him of sexual assault A veteran New York City politician whose 2021 campaign for mayor was derailed by a decades-old sexual misconduct allegation has sued his accuser for defamation The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2022
Oil firms have internally dismissed swift climate action, House panel says Documents show the fossil fuel industry ‘has no real plans to clean up its act’ and took steps to continue business as usual The Guardian - US · Dec 9, 2022
Report says Daniel Snyder ‘permitted and participated’ in Washington’s toxic workplace culture The House Committee on Oversight and Reform released a 79-page report alleging that Snyder USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 8, 2022
USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 8, 2022 Report: Commanders owner Dan Snyder leaked e-mails, ‘permitted and participated’ in toxic culture How much trouble can Commanders owner Dan Snyder find before he's forced sell the team? The House Oversight Committee has more ammunition.
WEKU · Nov 23, 2022 With the GOP in control of the House, here's who's likely to lead key committees House Republicans make up the majority in the House of Representatives for the 118th Congress. Here's a rundown of the lawmakers likely gaining power in key panels at the beginning of the new year.
Roll Call · Nov 21, 2022 Ethics office raps Rep. Carolyn Maloney over alleged Met Gala solicitation New York Rep. Carolyn Maloney may have violated House ethics rules by seeking a ticket to the Met Gala, an ethics office report says.
WEKU · Nov 15, 2022 Foreign officials spent more than $750,000 at Trump's D.C. hotel, new documents show Government officials from six foreign nations — including Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Turkey — spent over $750,000 at the Trump International Hotel during his presidency, according to new documents.
The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2022 The ‘red wave’ came for New York. Now Democrats are sounding the alarm over the party’s future If Republicans win the House, the blame could fall on the largely Democratic state. And on party leadership, GOP narratives on crime and an albatross in the shape of Andrew Cuomo, Alex Woodward reports
The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2022 Mississippi governor responds to probe of Jackson water woes Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has released his response to a congressional investigation of the crisis that left 150,000 people in the state’s capital city without running water for several days in late summer
Roll Call · Oct 20, 2022 Lawmakers look to the Mall for new Smithsonians, but it’s not a done deal yet - Roll Call The site selection deadline is fast approaching for the American Women’s History Museum and the National Museum of the American Latino.
Zenger · Oct 19, 2022 Trump’s Hotels Turned Secret Service Into ‘Captive Customer’ With $1.4M Bill, Records Show Secret Service records, released by the House Oversight Committee, indicate that the agency paid more than $1 to Trump businesses.
Tribune News Service · Oct 19, 2022 Editorial: The presidential steal: House investigation sheds light on one of many Trump scandals In the vortex of corruption, malfeasance, incompetence, nepotism and self-dealing that were the Trump years, it can be a legitimate challenge to even try to remember the various scandals off the top of one’s head. Ultimately, most were overshadowed by the gravest of all the misdeeds — the former president’s…
Al Jazeera · Oct 17, 2022 US Congress investigating Mississippi capital’s water crisis House committees launch joint probe of recent crisis that left 150,000 Jackson residents without water for several days.
Tribune News Service · Oct 17, 2022 Secret Service paid Trump hotels ‘exorbitant’ rates, House panel says WASHINGTON — The Secret Service paid more than $1.4 million to former President Donald Trump’s company, renting rooms for as much as $1,185 a night, almost six times the normal maximum hotel rate the federal government pays for traveling employees, according to documents released Monday by a House committee.