Lindsey McPherson

Nancy Pelosi hospitalized after being injured during congressional trip to Luxembourg

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was admitted to the hospital after suffering an injury while on congressional travel overseas.

December 13, 2024

Senate to vote next week on restoring Social Security benefits for government workers

The Senate will vote next week on legislation to repeal two Social Security provisions that limit benefits for some government workers, restoring their full access to Social Security payouts.

December 12, 2024

Holdouts won’t doom Hegseth’s nomination; several waiting for background check

Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth appears poised to at least make it to his confirmation hearing early next year after a round of meetings with key Republican senators avoided raising overt red flags.

December 11, 2024

Manchin, Sinema reject Democratic labor board nominee, paving way for GOP control in ‘25

Senate Democrats on Wednesday failed to guarantee their party retains control of the National Labor Relations Board for the first two years of the Trump administration, as two of their former party members blocked a key nominee.

December 11, 2024

McConnell sprains wrist, sustains cut in fall but cleared to resume work schedule

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell tripped and fell on Tuesday, spraining his wrist and sustaining a minor cut to the face.

December 10, 2024

Mysteries emerge in attempt on Trump’s life; no rationale for bullet hole in hat

A House task force's investigative findings revealed new information about the shooter who tried to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, and unearthed new mysteries about the July 13 attack.

December 10, 2024

House decides to wait until Trump administration to pass child online safety legislation

Parental advocates of legislation to protect children from social-media algorithms came back to Capitol Hill on Monday to pressure House lawmakers to pass the bill before the congressional session ends next week.

December 9, 2024

Director of National Intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard begins fielding senators’ questions

Director of National Intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard began meeting Monday with the Senate Republicans whose votes she will need to get confirmed, drawing questions on her past comments and actions.

December 9, 2024

Senate will tackle border security first, incoming budget chair says

Sen. Lindsey Graham, who is poised to oversee the first major legislative package in the new Congress, said Monday that border security will be the "first" priority, topping even tax cuts and spending reforms.

December 9, 2024

Rep. Clay Higgins’ independent probe challenges FBI narrative on Trump assassination attempt

Armed with evidence he says counters parts of the FBI's official narrative on the July 13 assassination attempt on President-elect Donald Trump, Rep. Clay Higgins is planning to supercharge his independent investigation next Congress.

December 7, 2024

House task force recommends Secret Service improvements after probing Trump assassination attempts

A House task force is recommending the Secret Service update policies on chain of command, communications and coordination and improve its security technology to avoid another failure like the July 13 assassination attempt on President-elect Donald Trump.

December 5, 2024

Senate to work for 10 weeks straight to process Trump nominations

The Senate will not be taking any recess breaks early in 2025 as the incoming Republican majority prioritizes confirmation proceedings for nominees to serve in President-elect Donald Trump's administration.

December 5, 2024

Shouting match sends House task force hearing with Secret Service director off the rails

A shouting match between Rep. Pat Fallon and Secret Service acting Director Ronald Rowe broke out during the final hearing of the House task force investigating the two assassination attempts on President-elect Donald Trump.

December 5, 2024

Defense nominee Pete Hegseth confronts misconduct allegations threatening his confirmation

Republican senators said Wednesday they still have questions for Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth as he began to publicly fight a smattering of misconduct allegations that have threatened his confirmation.

December 4, 2024

Pete Hegseth’s mother says he’s ‘redeemed’ since her 2018 email calling him ‘an abuser of women’

Penelope Hegseth, the mother of embattled Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth, said her son has changed in the nearly seven years since she wrote an email calling him an abuser of women.

December 4, 2024

Top House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries defends Biden’s pardon of son Hunter but calls for more

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Tuesday defended President Biden's decision to pardon his son Hunter despite bipartisan backlash over the move but called on the president to issue more pardons as his term comes to a close.

December 3, 2024

Trump’s pick to lead DEA becomes second nominee to withdraw from confirmation process

Sheriff Chad Chronister on Tuesday announced he was withdrawing from consideration to lead the Drug Enforcement Administration, just four days after President-elect Donald Trump announced he would nominate him to lead the Justice Department agency.

December 3, 2024

Defense Secretary pick Pete Hegseth makes his case to senators as misconduct allegations pile up

Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth is making the rounds on Capitol Hill this week, meeting with GOP senators whose votes he will need to be confirmed amid growing allegations of personal misconduct.

December 3, 2024

Congress prepares to punt government funding deadline into next year

Congress is preparing to further delay the passage of annual appropriations bills and instead extend current funding levels into next year.

December 2, 2024

House Democrats locked in generational battles for top committee posts to counter Trump

House Democrats, reeling from a brutal 2024 election cycle in which Republicans won control of the White House and all of Congress, are considering generational shake-ups of key committee posts.

December 2, 2024