Michigan freshman pol Tom Barrett lobbies for — and gets — the House office once occupied by his great-granddad

Incoming Congressman Tom Barrett (R-Mich.) will literally follow in his great-grandfather's footsteps next January after successfully securing the House office space once occupied by his ancestors. Barrett, who red-flagged Michigan's 7th Congressional District on Election Day, told her fellow House freshmen on Thursday the Longworth House office they will be able to choose from when […]

Biden admin seeks to exhaust CHIPS Act funding before Biden leaves office

The Commerce Department is calling for all dollars allocated under President Biden's CHIPS and Science Act to be spent before President-elect Donald Trump enters the White House, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said. He said this in an interview this week. As told to Politico, Raimondo said the agency's goal is to “actually oblige almost all […]

Becerra grilled over Refugee Resettlement Office

House Republicans on Wednesday criticized Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra's failure to account for thousands of missing migrant children and the process for vetting sponsors amid concerns of exploitation and abuse. He was harshly criticized. Becerra testified before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement about the department's Office of […]

Fetterman Offers Office Restroom to Trans Rep-Elect: ‘Welcome to Use’ It

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) jumps into the debate about biological males who identify as transgender using the women's restrooms at the U.S. Capitol, and Delaware Sen. Sarah McBride (D) Toilet described his office as “welcoming.” in post Mr Fetterman wrote in Ta. Use the bathroom in his office. Fetterman's post comes after Rep. Nancy Mace […]

Anti-Israel protesters arrested in Senate office building chant ‘Free Palestine’

An anti-Israel demonstrator chanting “Liberate Palestine” was arrested during a demonstration inside the U.S. Senate Building in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. Loud protesters were captured on video inside the Philip A. Hart Senate Building demanding an end to the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. Many of the demonstrators were seen wearing red T-shirts […]