House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is releasing footage of the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol building to the public. Before he does, he’s having editors blur the faces of people in the footage.  “We want transparency. We should demand it. The American people do. We trust — House Republicans trust — the…

After failing to move forward on 2024 funding bills, the House of Representatives left Washington on Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 15, for a week-and-a-half long Thanksgiving recess. Meanwhile, a new poll has revealed that Americans want more results and less rhetoric.  According to the NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist National Poll, 67% of Americans want Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.,…

Conservative bomb-thrower Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., moved to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Thursday, accusing him of “breaking the law” and blaming him for the migrant crisis at the southern border.

Marjorie Taylor Greene said on Wednesday she’s moving to censure fellow congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, after the Democratic lawmaker refused to apologize for blaming Israel for a deadly strike on a Gaza hospital.

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., is actively working to win over about 10 holdouts who won’t support his bid to be the next House speaker. Without their support, he can’t get the 217 votes needed to officially be elected on the House floor. Straight Arrow News spoke with lawmakers about the progress as they…

Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., has secured the Republican nomination for House speaker after a secret ballot vote on Wednesday, Oct. 11. Scalise edged out his opponent, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, in a 113-99 vote win. This closed-door vote does not, however, mark the end of the search for a new House…

Israel, forming an emergency war-time government, continues its strikes against Hamas in Gaza as the U.S. works to bring American hostages back home. And auto workers take their strike to Ford’s largest plant in the world – these stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. Israel continues airstrikes against Hamas;…

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) opened an impeachment inquiry into President Biden the same way then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) opened an inquiry into former President Donald Trump in 2019–with an announcement and without a vote. Republicans allege that while serving as vice president, Biden profited off of his son Hunter Biden’s business dealings. On Sept.…

Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) called out Marjorie Taylor Greene for her “absurd” devotion towards impeaching President Joe Biden, claiming there is no evidence that Biden committed any wrongdoings.

Congress is returning to Washington with less than a month to avoid a government shutdown. It has to pass 12 spending bills but doesn’t have enough time, so party leaders like Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., expect to pass a short-term bill to keep the government open while they negotiate a permanent solution for…