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The 119th Congress has taken roughly 16 breaks from Capitol Hill thus far despite a record-long shutdown and a war with Iran. The House and Senate followed through with their recesses during historically rocky times, including when the longest government shutdown in history took place in the Fall of 2025, lasting 43 days. During that

A growing number of trucking associations are urging Congress to act quickly against what they say is one of the most dangerous forms of illegal activity on the highways today. In a letter sent Wednesday to the House’s Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (TIC), a total of eight trucking associations endorsed the Safety and Accountability in

Democratic Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin on Thursday asked why Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents cannot “pick up” illegal aliens from jail, failing to mention that Democratic elected officials put barriers in the way of agents. Raskin asked this question during the House Judiciary Committee’s hearing, though he did not mention that members of his

The Trump administration is taking the District of Columbia’s (D.C.) attorney discipline system to court, arguing it has gone after government lawyers for doing their jobs. The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday that it had filed a complaint against D.C. Disciplinary Counsel Hamilton P. Fox III, the D.C. Office of Disciplinary Counsel and the

Democratic Florida Rep. Frederica Wilson, 83, has been absent for all House votes since after April 17 and missed over 40 consecutive votes over nearly a month, according to the chamber’s roll call. During Wilson’s absence, the Florida Democrat missed major votes like extending FISA surveillance authorities. Wilson’s official social media account also reused at least

Mary Rooke Commentary and Analysis Writer May 14, 2026 12:46 PM ET Florida Republicans redrew the state’s congressional maps in early May, and the immediate result has been a chaotic Democratic primary fight. The new lines, approved by Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the GOP-controlled legislature, consolidated Democratic strongholds in South Florida and elsewhere

Incumbent Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts secured the GOP nomination in the Nebraska Senate primary Tuesday, advancing to the general election in November. Ricketts will now face off with Democratic nominee Cindy Burbank and independent candidate Dan Osborn in November. But this is not a typical three-way race, as Burbank has already vowed to drop her Senate

Democratic lawmakers in Tennessee were officially relieved of their places in all standing committees and subcommittees in the state’s lower legislative chamber following disruptive protests at a special session on congressional redistricting, according to reports. “You have been removed from all House standing committees and subcommittees,” the body of the terse Tuesday letter from Republican

A Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice announced Monday that he was exiting the Democratic Party, citing what he perceived as mounting antisemitism. Justice David Wecht said he is now an independent voter because antisemitism, which he said had always been rife within the extreme political right, was becoming mainstream on the political left, according to his

The White House placed a top administration official on leave after an undercover sting operation revealed his deep disdain for President Donald Trump. Benjamin Ellisten, a senior budget analyst and funding manager for the White House, told James O’Keefe’s undercover journalist that Trump is a “madman” who is “f*cking it up for everybody.” Ellisten, who