Lindsey McPherson

Kelly says Pentagon hasn’t notified him of potential court-martial, other than Hegseth’s post

Sen. Mark Kelly said Monday that he's not received formal notification from the Defense Department about being recalled to active-duty status so he can face court-martial proceedings.

December 1, 2025

Schumer’s New York offices receive bomb threats with email titled ‘MAGA’

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said three of his New York offices were targeted with bomb threats in email with the subject line "MAGA."

December 1, 2025

‘A step backwards’: Parents, senators wince at House bill to protect kids on social media

A newly released House bill to protect children online omits a key provision from the Senate version that sponsors and advocates argue is what gives the measure teeth against social media companies.

November 27, 2025

Trump: More Obamacare subsidies ‘may be necessary to get something else done’

President Trump late Tuesday disputed reports that he wants to temporarily extend enhanced Obamacare subsidies for two years, but left the door open to compromising on extension to get a deal that eventually replaces them.

November 25, 2025

What’s in the GOP’s plan for government-funded, tax-exempt HSA — and why Democrats don’t like it

Congressional Republicans are considering tax-exempt health savings accounts as their preferred vehicle to deliver on President Trump's call to send taxpayer-funded health care subsidies directly to consumers instead of insurers.

November 25, 2025

Bipartisan use of discharge petitions to force House votes is on the rise

The legislative tool that House lawmakers used to force a vote on releasing the Epstein files is growing in popularity, as frustrated rank-and-file members move to advance bipartisan priorities that GOP leaders have ignored.

November 24, 2025

From loyalist to dissenter: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s exit raises questions about MAGA’s future

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's abrupt resignation from Congress after her bitter falling-out with President Trump is exposing divisions within the MAGA movement less than a year before the crucial midterm elections that will shape the final two years of the Trump presidency.

November 23, 2025

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to resign effective Jan. 5, cites spats with Trump and GOP

Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced Friday that she is resigning from Congress because the loyalty she's given to President Trump and the Republican Party has not been returned and she refuses to be a "battered wife."

November 22, 2025

‘Complete waste’: Fights and frustration mark House’s first full week back after record shutdown

House lawmakers spent their first full week back in Washington after the 43-day government shutdown fighting not just with the opposite party but within their own ranks.

November 21, 2025

House votes to oppose socialist policies as Mamdani meets with Trump

The House adopted a resolution denouncing socialism on Friday, the day New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, is meeting with President Trump at the White House.

November 21, 2025

Thune says damages from Arctic Frost spying would go to the Treasury, not senators

Senators will not be able to personally profit from a new law allowing them to sue the government for damages if their phone records are accessed for a federal investigation without their knowledge.

November 20, 2025

House refers censure resolution of Rep. Cory Mills to Ethics Committee

The House voted Wednesday night to refer a resolution to censure Rep. Cory Mills, Florida Republican, for a variety of alleged transgressions to the House Ethics Committee.

November 19, 2025

Senators divided over government payout for Biden Justice Dept. spying on their phone records

The Senate is debating whether to repeal, expand or keep a new law that allows senators to sue the government for damages if their phone records are accessed for a federal investigation without their knowledge.

November 19, 2025

Senators quickly run into roadblocks to fixing the high cost of health care

A Senate hearing Wednesday on lowering health care costs underscored the deep partisan divisions that appear likely to prevent a compromise from coming together this year.

November 19, 2025

House rejects measure to censure Del. Stacey Plaskett over Epstein ‘coordination’

The House voted Tuesday night to reject a GOP-led effort to censure Del. Stacey Plaskett for "inappropriate coordination with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a congressional hearing" in 2019.

November 18, 2025

House rebukes Rep. Garcia for ‘undermining’ election process with delayed retirement move

The House voted Tuesday to admonish Illinois Rep. Jesus "Chuy" Garcia for "undermining the process of a free and fair election," an accusation launched by a fellow House Democrat.

November 18, 2025

Bill to force release of Epstein files sails through Congress, heads to Trump’s desk

The House voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to force the Justice Department to release all the files it has from investigating Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking crimes. The Senate quickly followed suit, approving a motion to pass the measure by unanimous consent as soon as it was formally received from the House.

November 18, 2025

Democrat Del. Stacey Plaskett hit with censure threat for ‘colluding’ with Epstein at 2019 hearing

The House Freedom Caucus is leading an effort to censure Delegate Stacey Plaskett for texting with Jeffrey Epstein during a congressional hearing so he could feed her questions.

November 18, 2025

House Democrats spar over intraparty election complaint against Illinois Rep. Garcia

A House Democrat is forcing a vote Tuesday on a resolution accusing fellow party member Rep. Jesus "Chuy" Garcia of "undermining the process of a free and fair election."

November 18, 2025

Trump says he will sign Epstein bill if legislation lands on his desk

President Trump said on Monday he will sign legislation releasing files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein if it reaches his desk, saying the fallout of the files' information is a "Democrat problem."

November 17, 2025