Mark Meadows, chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, rallied House Republicans to fight for border wall funding — in one last show of leverage before Democrats take the chamber next month.
The House Freedom Caucus and other conservatives are urging President Donald Trump not to sign a spending bill that would avert a government shutdown because it has no money for his border wall.
The Austin-based Texas Public Policy Foundation is getting traction on plans for criminal justice reform and health care that make GOP leaders uneasy, but the group has found a friendly ear at President Donald Trump’s White House.
At a time when both parties have retreated to their corners on immigration and the border, Texas Sen. John Cornyn is still huddling with Democrats on ideas unlikely to satisfy the GOP base.
Who is Mark Harris? The former pastor of First Baptist Church in Charlotte, Harris’ rise paralleled the fusion of the religious right and the Republican Party. He won the 9th District congressional seat over Democrat Dan McCready, but that’s in jeopardy.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was personally invested in legalizing hemp across the nation and is expected to tout his efforts as he runs for re-election in 2020
Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, wants his GOP colleagues to get smarter about the judges they nominate, urging them to steer clear of candidates with questionable records on race. Republicans aren’t getting the message.
Sen. Ted Cruz has long pushed changes to prevent keep violent offenders from getting out early. In the final days of the Congressional calendar, the Texas Republican got his way, something criminal justice reform advocates hope will bring other reluctant conservatives on board.
House Democrats want to revise the Voting Rights Act, but disagreements on a timeline, and certain obstacles in the Republican-controlled Senate, stand in the way.
CIA Director Gina Haspel was on Capitol Hill to brief a select group of senators on the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, and Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, faulted the Trump administration’s approach.
Fort Worth Republican Kay Granger won a tough fight for her party’s top role on Congress’s powerful spending panel. Will it help Panther Island get the money it needs to stay on track?
A national report predicts increased flooding and hotter temperatures for Kentucky, but its coal-friendly Republican congressional delegation says its skeptical of a call to cut back on fossil fuels.
Republican Sens. Tim Scott and Jeff Flake said Thursday they would not support Raleigh attorney Thomas Farr’s nomination to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, enough to stop his confirmation.
The junior senator’s concerns match the GOP base, but critics say they’ve already been disproved in his home state, which enacted similar reforms more than a decade ago.
Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, is still undecided on whether he will vote Thursday to confirm Thomas Farr, accused of black voter suppression, to a judgeship.
Activists and elected officials are waiting for Tim Scott of South Carolina, the Senate’s only black Republican, to decide whether he’ll vote to confirm Thomas Farr to a federal judgeship. Farr has allegedly worked to suppress black voting rights.
Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kansas, answers questions from reporters on at the U.S. Capitol about the government shutdown. On Thursday, Dec. 27, Roberts was the only senator from either party on Capitol Hill.
