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C-SPAN co-CEO Susan Swain asked House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to allow her organizations cameras in the House chamber full time.

C-SPAN asks Kevin McCarthy to keep cameras in House full time
Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., is running for Sen. Dianne Feinstein's Senate seat in 2024 even though Feinstein has yet to announce her plans.

California Rep. Katie Porter announces run for Feinstein’s Senate seat
House Republicans are forming two committees. One to investigate the "weaponization of the federal government," and one to investigate China.

House Republicans to investigate how FBI collects data on Americans
The House elected a speaker, now it needs to approve the rules package it will use to govern how the chamber operates for the next two years.

What’s in the House rules package?
The Border Patrol announced it will start filling in gaps in the border wall along the Colorado River in Arizona.

Border Patrol to resume wall construction in Arizona 
Some members of the House want a minimum 72 hours to read a bill before they have to vote on it. Straight Arrow News asked Americans what they think.

Should Congress read bills it votes on? The people say yes
South Carolina justices struck down a heartbeat bill while Idaho justices upheld a nearly total ban on abortion with some exceptions.

South Carolina, Idaho Supreme Courts issue differing abortion rulings
President Biden announced a new immigration program that will allow 30,000 immigrants a month to come into the United States legally.

Biden announces immigration program, will deport those who don’t use it

Former Rep. Reid Ribble: House speaker vote ‘has gotten personal’
Republicans release their first set of bills they want to pass as they take a majority in the House of Representatives.

Republicans want to prioritize China, taxes, abortion in new Congress
The House failed to elect a speaker on its first ballot, as Rep. McCarthy said some Republicans demanded committee positions for their vote.

McCarthy: Some demanded House committee positions for Speaker vote
Former President Donald Trump's tax returns revealed his holding company reported $313 million in losses and had over $600 million in assets.

Trump holding company reported $313 million in losses from 2015-2020
The House Ways and Means Committee released five years of former President Donald Trump's personal and business tax returns.

Donald Trump paid as little as $0 in federal taxes while president
GOP Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel is trying to win a fourth term at the helm of the RNC but faces fierce competition from two challengers.

Battle for RNC chair intensifies ahead of January election
President Biden has appointed 97 judges to lifetime positions on federal benches in his first two years, outpacing former President Trump.

President Biden’s judicial appointments outpace Trump’s
A Republican Rep.-elect, George Santos, now admits that he lied about key parts of his life and education, but still plans to take office.

Rep.-elect George Santos admits to lying on resume, aspects of identity
Remote voting, which Congress put into place to prevent the spread of COVID-19, will come to an end Jan 3.

Remote, proxy voting in Congress is coming to an end
TikTok’s parent company ByteDance fired one executive and another resigned after it was revealed the Chinese tech giant tracked journalists.

TikTok parent company ByteDance fires employees who tracked journalists
Russian yachts, mansions and private jets can now be sold and the proceeds can be given to Ukraine, thanks to the U.S. omnibus spending bill.

US will be able to sell seized Russian yachts, give money to Ukraine

Senate passes $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill
The select committee investigating Jan. 6 and House Republicans both released reports on what happened and they don't agree on what to blame.

Jan. 6 reports from GOP, investigative committee draw different conclusions
Arizona agreed to stop installing & remove shipping containers from its Mexico border to avoid a preliminary injunction or restraining order.

Arizona to remove shipping containers from Mexico border
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits President Biden at the White House, and he's receiving a military package to take home with him.

Biden to give Zelenskyy $2 billion for war and Patriot missiles
Congress is set to give an extra $1.1 billion to help fix the backlog of structurally deficient bridges in the 2023 omnibus spending package.

Congress giving $1.1 billion to fix 46,000 broken bridges