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'Outrageous': Jordan, Republicans come to Trump's defense after indictment
Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Congressional Republicans quickly came to former President Donald Trump's defense Thursday after he was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, wit...
Mar 30, 2023
Jamaal Bowman says Congress is 'broken' after spat with Thomas Massie over Nashville shooting
Nathan Howard/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Rep. Jamaal Bowman expanded Thursday on his prior outburst against Rep. Thomas Massie over gun violence, arguing more Americans "should be yelli...
Mar 30, 2023
Rand Paul, AOC on the same side when it comes to TikTok ban
Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- An unusual cross-section of lawmakers has emerged against a TikTok ban, with usual ideological foes employing similar language to denounce what they...
Mar 30, 2023
Biden officials condemn 'in strongest possible terms' Russian detention of US journalist
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Russia's detention of an American journalist is sparking sharp condemnation from the Biden administration and Capitol Hill. Evan Gershkovich from The Wall ...
Mar 30, 2023
DeSantis to visit gun store on book tour, days after Nashville shooting; Dems call it 'beyond the pale'
Scott Olson/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will travel to Cobb County, Georgia, on Thursday to visit a popular gun store as part of his ongoing book tour ahead of what is expected ...
Mar 30, 2023
McCarthy dodges questions about assault weapons ban after Nashville school shooting
Mark Wilson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Speaker Kevin McCarthy did not say the House will consider an assault weapons ban when he was asked about the calls for reform, setting up a familiar showdown b...
Mar 30, 2023
Proposal to put unruly passengers on no-fly list introduced in Congress
EllenMoran/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A bipartisan group of lawmakers re-introduced legislation Wednesday that would create a no-fly list for passengers fined or convicted for assaulting crew members...
Mar 30, 2023
Opposing lawmakers get into verbal altercation at Capitol over guns and gun violence
Tim Graham/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A Democratic lawmaker who was screaming about Republicans' approach to gun violence just off the House floor on Wednesday soon got into a tense altercation with ...
Mar 30, 2023
Republicans hope Trump indictment spares down ballot races but warn of pitfalls
ftwitty/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Republicans are hopeful that potential charges against former President Donald Trump will not wreak havoc on down-ballot races next year but are warning of dour con...
Mar 30, 2023
GOP-led hearing on aid to Ukraine finds no evidence, so far, of misuse
Michael Godek/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- During a Wednesday hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on aid to Ukraine, lawmakers spent hours questioning the top watchdogs overseeing the th...
Mar 30, 2023
