Lindsey McPherson

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

Sen. Cassidy floats plan to pre-fund HSAs to shift Obamacare consumers to lower-cost health plans

Sen. Bill Cassidy, one of the Republicans leading negotiations on a plan to lower health care costs, said he and President Trump are "totally in sync" on wanting to give financial power to the patient instead of insurance companies.

November 17, 2025

Most GOP senators reject government payout for Biden DOJ spying on their phone records

Five of the eight GOP senators whose phone records were secretly disclosed in the Biden-era Arctic Frost investigation say they will not take advantage of a new law that would allow them to recover up to $1 million in damages from the government.

November 14, 2025

Congress under pressure to lower skyrocketing health care costs

It took 43 days for Congress to reopen the government, and now lawmakers are going to try to negotiate a health care deal in less time than that.

November 13, 2025

Trump signs final bill to reopen government after record shutdown

President Trump signed legislation late Wednesday ending the record-long government shutdown, resolving the 43-day closure caused by Democrats' demand to increase spending on Obamacare subsidies.

November 12, 2025

House seeks to repeal provision to allow GOP senators to profit from phone record disclosure

House Republicans are planning to fast-track a vote next week to repeal a provision in the spending deal they're about to pass that would give eight GOP senators whose phone records were secretly disclosed the ability to recover half a million dollars in damages.

November 12, 2025

Grijalva adds final name to Epstein discharge petition, Johnson says he will schedule a vote

Newly sworn-in Rep. Adelita Grijalva on Wednesday added her name to a discharge petition to force a vote on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein case files, becoming the final signature needed to ensure House action.

November 12, 2025