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Outgoing Rep. Carolyn Maloney under investigation for soliciting 2016 Met Gala tickets

Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for requesting tickets to the swanky Met Gala in 2016, a move that potentially runs afoul of chamber rules and federal law.

November 22, 2022

Climate reparations get cold shoulder from activists, conservatives ahead of expected GOP roadblock

Liberals and conservatives are criticizing a U.N.-backed deal supported by the Biden administration for richer nations to pay reparations to poorer countries for the impacts of climate change.

November 21, 2022

Senate puts off same-sex marriage bill until after Thanksgiving break

Bipartisan legislation working its way through Congress to enshrine into law the right to same-sex marriage will have to wait until after lawmakers return from Thanksgiving.

November 17, 2022

With help from GOP, same-sex marriage is one step closer to becoming law of the land

Legislation to enshrine marriage equality into federal law cleared a key procedural hurdle in the Senate on Wednesday with bipartisan support, overcoming the 60-vote hurdle needed to advance toward passage.

November 16, 2022

McConnell thwarts Scott’s long-shot challenge for Senate GOP leadership

Sen. Mitch McConnell will remain at the helm of Senate Republicans, defeating Sen. Rick Scott's bid Wednesday to oust him as GOP leader.

November 16, 2022

Senate Republicans bat down effort to delay leadership elections until after Georgia Senate runoff

A majority of Senate Republicans defeated a motion Wednesday to delay the GOP leadership elections until after Georgia's Senate runoff of Dec. 6.

November 16, 2022

Rick Scott launches long-shot bid to unseat Mitch McConnell as Senate GOP leader

Sen. Rick Scott has launched a bid for GOP leader to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell as the chamber's top Republican, a long-shot endeavor that comes as the party seethes over its failure to retake the Senate majority in the midterm elections.

November 15, 2022

Manchin quickly becomes Republicans’ next target with first 2024 challenge

Sen. Joe Manchin III of West Virginia on Tuesday faced his first 2024 Republican challenger -- Rep. Alex Mooney -- as other GOP politicians in the state weigh whether to take on the moderate Democrat.

November 15, 2022

Schumer tees up vote to codify same-sex marriage into law after bipartisan agreement

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer moved Monday for a floor vote later this week on bipartisan legislation to codify the Supreme Court's ruling on same-sex marriage rights into law following a months-long impasse.

November 14, 2022

State Republicans flex their muscles for taking on ‘woke’ financial firms

Republican state treasurers are touting a red wave, not about their party's midterm election results, but about taking on what they deem to be "woke" corporate policies held by Wall Street investment firms.

November 14, 2022

Rep. Andy Biggs preparing challenge to Kevin McCarthy for House speaker

Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona is reportedly preparing to challenge House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy for speaker in this week's party leadership elections.

November 14, 2022

Larry Hogan: Trump’s grip over GOP ‘definition of insanity’

Outgoing Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Sunday lambasted fellow Republicans who remain loyal to former President Donald Trump in the wake of a weak performance in the midterm elections.

November 13, 2022

Senate Republicans pin blame on Trump and McConnell for red wave fizzle

Republicans were supposed to be celebrating a blowout but instead were finger-pointing at party leaders Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump after big wins for the party never materialized and the Senate was declared safely in Democratic hands for another two years.

November 13, 2022

Ron Johnson accuses Biden of being ‘highly compromised’ by family ties to Chinese money

Sen. Ron Johnson charged President Biden with being "highly compromised" by his family's past ties to Chinese business dealings ahead of FBI Director Christopher A. Wray's scheduled testimony to a Senate committee this week.

November 13, 2022

Ron Johnson says Senate Republicans ‘need a different governing model’ amid GOP ‘dysfunction’

Sen. Ron Johnson criticized top Senate Republicans Sunday in the wake of the party failing to retake control of the chamber and suggested the conference should elect different members to leadership posts.

November 13, 2022

Rep. Jim Banks defends Trump but won’t endorse a 2024 White House bid

Rep. Jim Banks, who is vying to be House Republicans' next majority whip, defended Donald Trump on Sunday in the wake of the party's poor midterm results but declined to endorse another White House run by the former president.

November 13, 2022

N.H. Gov. Chris Sununu: ‘Extremism’ cost Republicans; voters want ‘more moderation’

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu pointed the finger Sunday at "extremist" GOP candidates, blaming them for his party's poor midterm performance.

November 13, 2022

Trump blames McConnell for losing Senate, makes jab at his wife

Former President Donald Trump directed his ire Sunday at Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell fresh off the news that Democrats would maintain their razor-thin majority of the chamber.

November 13, 2022

Sen. Bill Cassidy: GOP must look ‘to the future’ after Trump-tied candidates ‘underperformed’

Sen. Bill Cassidy said Sunday that his party needs to spend less time looking in the rear-view mirror at Donald Trump, following Democrats' holding onto the Senate majority thanks to losses by candidates endorsed by the former president.

November 13, 2022

Rick Scott puts McConnell in crosshairs for losing Senate, won’t rule out bid for GOP leader

Sen. Rick Scott blasted his fellow Republican colleagues Sunday for costing them the majority, accusing GOP leaders of caving to Democrats by voting for bipartisan legislation.

November 13, 2022