Homeland stopgap plan faces last-minute White House pushback
Sen. Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., speaks about Republicans abandoning the bipartisan border deal during a Feb. 6 press conference.
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Capitol Police chief details body-worn camera pilot program
A review after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol building recommended officers wear cameras to improve accountability and protect them from false accusations.
Colorado’s Ken Buck to make early exit from the House next week
The Coloradan has sharply criticized GOP members for "lying to America" about the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, and the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol by rioters who held fast to the
Capitol Police could bolster staffing, security under Biden budget proposal
In the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, the department’s inspector general released a report highlighting staffing and training challenges.
FBI: Spending cuts will hamper counterintelligence, investigations
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., pointed to a 6 percent cut for the FBI at a press conference Wednesday, indicating the FBI and other entities are "really overreaching" and "have been turned in some ways against
Biden sells ‘America’s comeback’ in State of the Union amid rough polls
Johnson’s face grimaced in disagreement as Biden slammed the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol rioters, saying "they came to stop the peaceful transfer of power."
Fiscal 2024 spending finale starts to take shape
Republican priorities House Republicans pointed to reductions to three major agencies as wins in the legislation, including a 7 percent cut to the ATF and a 6 percent cut to the FBI.Â
Bill sets sights on improved financial literacy for troops
It also would make financial literacy classes available to military spouses and expand financial literacy training program requirements to include E-5 and E-6 ranked servicemembers, or junior noncommissioned
McConnell to step down from Senate leadership
McConnell and Trump had an uneasy alliance during Trump’s first term, before it broke down after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
Funding at risk for program that helps millions afford internet
President Joe Biden in October asked Congress for $6 billion to extend the ACP as part of a supplemental funding request.
Critical spending decisions await Tuesday White House meeting
In a Feb. 6 letter to congressional leaders, those organizations argued that the restrictions would deprive recipients of free choice in food and create a costly burden on retailers to enforce the restriction
Lawmakers press to avoid funding pitfall for public defenders
The need for appointed counsel will not dissipate, the groups argued, as the Justice Department pushes forward with its prosecution of people involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
Another year, another disaster aid gap as funding deadline nears
The full "domestic needs" supplemental request totaled nearly $56 billion, including $6 billion for low-income broadband subsidies needed to avoid exhausting that program’s funds in April.
Capitol Police to launch body-worn camera pilot program
A post-Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol Security Review Task Force report led by retired Army Lt. Gen.
Green calls Congress ‘broken,’ won’t seek fourth term
Democrat Megan Barry, a former Nashville mayor who launched her campaign on Dec. 6, reported $158,000 on hand as of Dec. 31.
House GOP had lowest win rate on ‘party unity’ votes since 1982
From left, Reps. Steve Scalise and Mike Johnson and Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy talk on the House floor during votes to choose a speaker on Jan. 6, 2023.
Acting AOC, who stepped in after scandal, set to depart that role
AOC, which oversees the 570 acres of Capitol complex grounds and 18.4 million square feet of buildings, as it navigates the Cannon House Office Building renovation project and implements many post-Jan. 6,
‘People just don’t want to remember’: Congress blows past deadline for Jan. 6 plaque
He sees a larger pattern of lawmakers downplaying what happened on Jan. 6.
Sources: Speaker pushing lower DHS spending in ‘302(b)’ talks
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks to reporters in the Capitol on Dec. 6, 2023.
Congress could be too feeble to counter Trump’s second-term plans
In 2022, Congress passed a law changing how the Electoral College is counted in response to the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, and Trump’s effort to overturn his loss in the 2020 election.