Senate confirms Biden pick Denis McDonough as VA secretary

The Senate has overwhelmingly voted to confirm President Joe Biden’s pick to oversee the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Wyoming State GOP Party votes to formally censure Liz Cheney for impeachment vote

The Wyoming state Republican Party formally censured Rep. Liz Cheney Saturday, for her January vote to impeach President Trump for the second time in the U.S. House of Representatives.

GOP lawmakers say Pelosi should be fined $5G for violating new House security measures

A group of House Republicans wasted no time in going after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday for allegedly breaking the new security measures she pushed to have passed earlier this week.

Governor Greg Abbott reveals key priorities in 2022-2023 budget

Officials say the budget ensures the State of Texas continues to build on progress made in previous legislatures.

House votes to strip Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of her committee assignments

 A fiercely divided House tossed Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene off both her committees Thursday, an unprecedented punishment that Democrats said she’d earned by spreading hateful and violent conspiracy theories.

Biden says US 'diplomacy is back' in foreign policy address, condemns Navalny jailing in Russia

President Joe Biden struck a tough tone with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a foreign policy address, as he called for the immediate release of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene regrets 'words of the past,' without specific apology

Embattled Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, facing a House vote to strip her of committee assignments, said Thursday that she regrets some "words of the past," but she did not specifically apologize for racist and violent rhetoric.

Democrats urge Biden to cancel up to $50k in student loan debt by executive action

The resolution called on President Biden to take executive action to "administratively cancel up to $50,000 in Federal student loan debt for Federal student loan borrowers" using "existing legal authorities" under the Higher Education Act of 1965.

Biden calls out 'political extremism' at National Prayer Breakfast

President Joe Biden called for a confrontation of the “political extremism” that inspired the U.S. Capitol riot in remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast.