Lindsey McPherson

Top Senate Armed Services Democrat tells Pete Hegseth he’s unqualified for Pentagon chief

The top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee told Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth he's unsuitable to lead a department with 3.5 million service members and civilian employees and an annual budget of nearly $900 billion.

January 14, 2025

Senate postpones confirmation hearings for two Trump Cabinet nominees

Two Senate committees had to postpone hearings they had scheduled for Tuesday with nominees for President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet because of delays in receiving required background checks and ethics paperwork.

January 13, 2025

Burgum confirmation hearing postponed from Tuesday to Thursday amid paperwork delays

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee pushed the confirmation hearing scheduled for Interior Secretary nominee Doug Burgum from Tuesday to Thursday because the chamber has yet to receive required ethics paperwork.

January 13, 2025

Senate shifts into high gear for hearings with Trump’s nominees despite background check delays

The Senate on Tuesday will begin confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump's top nominees, with 10 of the 15 Cabinet nominees set to testify across three consecutive days.

January 11, 2025

House, Senate lawmakers unveil bipartisan bill to punish ‘swatting’

A bipartisan and bicameral group of lawmakers unveiled legislation Thursday that would punish swatting with criminal penalties of up to 20 years in prison in the worst cases.

January 9, 2025

Republican lawmakers’ demands threaten to trip up Trump’s agenda

Enough House Republicans are drawing red lines in pursuit of steeper state and local tax deductions and deep spending cuts to throw a wrench in passing President-elect Donald Trump's agenda.

January 9, 2025

House votes to punish ICC over Israel arrest warrants

The House passed a bill Thursday to sanction the International Criminal Court for issuing an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister.

January 9, 2025

Man arrested for trying to set car on fire on Capitol Hill while Trump was there

A Virginia man was arrested Wednesday on Capitol Hill after trying to set his car afire while President-elect Donald Trump was there, authorities said.

January 8, 2025

Trump huddles with Senate Republicans at Capitol to map out legislative agenda

President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday made his first visit to the Capitol of the new year and new Congress, meeting with Senate Republicans to discuss the party's legislative agenda.

January 8, 2025

Man with machete arrested at U.S. Capitol

A man carrying a bag with a machete and three knives was arrested at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.

January 8, 2025

Senate’s new GOP majority lines up first votes on immigration, Israel and abortion

Senate Majority Leader John Thune on Wednesday announced that the first three bills up for consideration will focus on enforcing immigration laws, standing with Israel and protecting babies that survive an attempted abortion.

January 8, 2025

Jimmy Carter to lie in state at Capitol through Thursday

Congressional leaders and Vice President Kamala Harris were on hand Tuesday evening as former President Jimmy Carter's body arrived at the U.S. Capitol, where he will lie in state until his state funeral Thursday morning.

January 7, 2025

Republicans grapple with Trump’s position on package for tax cuts and spending

Republicans are divided on a strategy to move the Trump administration's agenda, and some want more input from President-elect Donald Trump, while others are fine to hash it out on their own.

January 7, 2025

Trump shows patience with congressional Republicans as they prepare to enact his agenda

President-elect Donald Trump is willing to wait a few months for Congress to pass "one big, beautiful bill" encompassing the key tenets of his agenda, but whether lawmakers can get it done before his patience runs out is an open question.

January 6, 2025

Congress certifies Trump’s win with no objections from Democrats

Lawmakers certified President-elect Donald Trump's electoral victory on Monday in a largely quiet affair that marked the second U.S. president to serve nonconsecutive terms.

January 6, 2025

Biden, Democrats urge Americans to ‘not forget’ events of Jan. 6, 2021, ahead of Trump certification

Democrats called on Americans to never forget the events of Jan. 6, 2021 as lawmakers prepared to certify President-elect Donald Trump's electoral victory.

January 6, 2025

Speaker Johnson gets rebellious GOP majority in line with tough fights ahead to pass Trump agenda

House Speaker Mike Johnson scored a major triumph in a dramatic single-ballot victory to retain the speaker's gavel, but House Republicans will need to stay united to move President-elect Donald Trump's lofty agenda with their paper-thin majority.

January 5, 2025

Rep. Ralph Norman receives primary threats after initially voting against Speaker Johnson

Rep. Ralph Norman drew the ire of conservatives after he initially voted against House Speaker Mike Johnson in his bid to retain to gavel.

January 3, 2025

Johnson aims for ‘return to fiscal sanity’ as he tries to sway conservatives ahead of speaker vote

House Speaker Mike Johnson, in a last-minute attempt to return to the job, released a list of commitments he has made to help spur "a return to fiscal sanity," including creating a working group of independent experts.

January 3, 2025

Johnson wins speaker’s gavel again on first vote in new Congress

House Speaker Mike Johnson held on and won the speakership again Friday, overcoming opposition from irate Republicans who threatened to derail his bid for the gavel.

January 3, 2025