Mallory Wilson

‘Betrayed by their country’: House Democrats hear sympathetic voices of DHS’ deportation targets

Democratic lawmakers on Thursday bolstered their demand for stricter rules for ICE agents by hosting advocates for illegal immigrants and people caught up in President Trump's mass deportations.

February 12, 2026

Six House Republicans join Democrats in symbolic vote to end Trump’s tariffs on Canada

Six House Republicans sent a message to President Trump and their constituents on Wednesday as they sided with Democrats in voting to overturn U.S. tariffs on Canada.

February 11, 2026

GOP’s SAVE America Act passes House, heads for showdown with Democrats in the Senate

House Republicans passed voter ID legislation over vehement opposition from Democrats, putting pressure on the Senate to act on the bill this election year.

February 11, 2026

New Democrat Coalition releases a ‘clear strategy’ affordability plan

The House's New Democrat Coalition on Wednesday unveiled a plan to tackle the "affordability crisis," saying it would lower the costs of groceries, health care, housing, family care and energy.

February 11, 2026

Three Republicans side with Democrats to restore House ability to overturn Trump tariffs

House lawmakers, for the first time since President Trump implemented sweeping tariffs, now can use their authority to end the emergency declarations he used to justify the import levies on a whole slew of countries.

February 10, 2026

Democrats present Virginia’s Law with Epstein victims, Virginia Giuffre’s family

Democratic lawmakers and victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Tuesday applauded Virginia's Law, which would end the statute of limitations on adult sex trafficking.

February 10, 2026

GOP lawmakers call for probe into Bad Bunny’s ‘flagrant, indecent’ halftime show

Rep. Andy Ogles is calling for a congressional inquiry into the National Football League and NBCUniversal over Puerto Rican star Bad Bunny's performance during the Super Bowl's halftime.

February 10, 2026

Democrats slam White House counteroffer on immigration enforcement as ‘insufficient’

Democratic congressional leaders called the White House's counteroffer to their immigration enforcement demands "incomplete and insufficient."

February 10, 2026

House finds rare moment of unity to tackle housing affordability

Legislation to address housing affordability passed Monday with overwhelming support in the House, where lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have homed in on pocketbook issues for the midterm campaigns.

February 9, 2026

Democrats unfazed by voter-ID support; rhetoric raises specter of ‘Jim Crow’ racism

Congressional Democrats insist voter ID legislation is a Republican scheme to suppress the minority vote, despite an overwhelming majority of Black and Hispanic Americans saying they want people to show a government-issued photo identification to cast a ballot.

February 8, 2026

‘Stop the games’: Hillary Clinton calls for public hearing in Epstein investigation

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is calling for a public hearing after she and former President Bill Clinton agreed to testify on their relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

February 5, 2026

House passes bill to accelerate U.S. mining of vital minerals

The House passed a bill Wednesday that would codify President Trump's executive action to increase mining of hardrock minerals, including rare earth elements, to end U.S. reliance on foreign suppliers such as China.

February 4, 2026

‘What a beautiful American we have lost,’ Renee Good’s brothers tell Democrats

The brothers of Renee Good, the Minneapolis woman killed by an immigration officer last month, spoke on Capitol Hill Tuesday, becoming emotional and telling lawmakers that the family hoped in vain that her death could spark change.

February 3, 2026

House Democrats’ report accuses Trump officials of lies, covering up ICE misconduct

Democratic lawmakers allege that a "culture of impunity" is what led to the killings of two Americans in Minnesota by federal agents last month.

February 3, 2026

Clintons blink in standoff over testifying in Congress’ Epstein probe

Bill and Hillary Clinton, staring down a looming contempt of Congress vote backed by Democrats, agreed Tuesday to testify before a House committee about their relationship with convicted sex offender and accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

February 3, 2026

Steube pauses expulsion vote on fellow Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick

Rep. Greg Steube said he will not try to expel Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick this week as he had planned, instead waiting for a recommendation from the House Ethics Committee.

February 3, 2026

Bill and Hillary Clinton agree to testify before House panel as part of Epstein investigation

Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have agreed to testify before the House Oversight Committee as part of its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.

February 2, 2026

House Oversight Committee rejects Clintons’ effort to avoid contempt of Congress vote

A last-ditch effort by former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to avoid a contempt of Congress vote for not showing up to testify regarding their relationship with Jeffrey Epstein was denied Monday by the House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer.

February 2, 2026

Interior Dept. offers $20 million in grants for ‘slip-on tankers’ to help towns fight wildfires

The Department of the Interior said Monday that up to $20 million is available to help local governments better respond to wildfires in their communities.

February 2, 2026

SAVE America Act would require voter ID to vote

GOP lawmakers Rep. Chip Roy and Sen. Mike Lee have introduced legislation that would require voter identification to vote in federal elections, a requirement that builds on their previous legislation that called for proof of citizenship to register to vote.

January 30, 2026