Texas House Democrats left the state on Monday to travel to Washington, D.C. in a bid to block the passing of a Republican-supported voting restrictions bill.
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra's nomination to serve as the Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary is the most controversial cabinet choice of President Joe Biden to date. Republicans wanted to deny Becerra's confirmation, and some of them voiced sharp criticism of him during the Senate's first of two hearings on Tuesday.
Top Republicans on several House committees demanded answers from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi about security decisions made leading up to and on the day of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Republicans wanted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to pay a hefty fine after allegedly skirting the metal detectors outside the House chambers on Thursday. Pelosi earlier imposed a rule requiring all members of the House to go through the heightened security measure.
US President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani said that any member of the GOP who is against upending the presidential election results should be ousted from the party.
A recent poll by The Washington Post found that 27 Republicans in the House and Senate would commit to a Biden win, a result that surprised President Donald Trump.
Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi talked over the phone and discussed prioritizing omnibus and stimulus before the year ends.
The House Oversight and House Administration Committees Republicans are demanding answers from California Secretary of State Alex Padilla's $35 million contract that he allegedly awarded to a firm related to the Biden campaign.
Another stimulus package is unlikely to materialize before year's end as both Congress' Democrats and Republicans refuse to budge on their past spending demands.
President Donald Trump could lose his bid for re-election but top Republicans are still bracing for a world where his brand of politics remains a predominant force.