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December 6, 2024 at 1:24 PM
Explosive exchange about 9/11 at Secret Service hearing
The screaming match happened Thursday at a House panel investigating the assassination attempt against President-elect Donald Trump.
December 6, 2024 at 1:24 PM
December 5, 2024 at 9:54 PM
Rep. Jason Crow discusses hearing on Trump assassination attempt
Ronald Rowe, the acting director of the Secret Service, testified in front of a House panel on Thursday.
December 5, 2024 at 9:54 PM
December 5, 2024 at 8:49 PM
Explosive exchange about 9/11 happens at Secret Service hearing
Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe and Republican Texas Rep. Pat Fallon got into a screaming match Thursday at a House hearing on the assassination attempt against Donald Trump.
December 5, 2024 at 8:49 PM
December 5, 2024 at 7:46 PM
Sen. John Fetterman on Hunter Biden pardon, says Dems need to reengage young men
The Pennsylvania senator joins “The View” to weigh in on the controversy surrounding President Joe Biden pardoning his son and share his hopes for the release of American hostages in Gaza.
December 5, 2024 at 7:46 PM
December 5, 2024 at 7:44 PM
Speaker Johnson speaks after meeting with Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy
Both Musk and Ramaswamy met with Congress members on the Hill earlier today.
December 5, 2024 at 7:44 PM
December 5, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Rep. Nadler to step aside as Democratic Judiciary leader for a younger chair
Rep. Jerry Nadler announced Wednesday he would step down from his role as the Democratic leader on the House Judiciary Committee and backed Rep. Jamie Raskin.
December 5, 2024 at 2:50 PM
December 5, 2024 at 1:15 AM
Speaker Johnson reacts to possible GOP slim majority
With all 435 House races projected, ABC News estimates Republicans will hold 220 seats and Democrats 215 in the 119th Congress.
December 5, 2024 at 1:15 AM
December 4, 2024 at 7:43 PM
California Democrat flips final House seat, dealing Republicans narrow majority
With Trump picks leaving vacancies, Republicans could have a 217-215 majority -- the narrowest GOP majority in history -- when the 119th Congress convenes on Jan. 3.
December 4, 2024 at 7:43 PM
December 4, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Has the number of women in Congress hit a ceiling?
Neither party made significant gains in 2024, and Republican women still lag behind.
December 4, 2024 at 4:25 PM
December 4, 2024 at 12:42 AM
Republican senators torn over FBI background checks for Trump Cabinet picks
Republicans senators returned to Washington after Thanksgiving recess to a renewed peppering of questions about President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks.
December 4, 2024 at 12:42 AM
December 3, 2024 at 11:14 PM
Republican senators express growing concerns over Pete Hegseth misconduct allegations
Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick for defense secretary, was back on Capitol Hill Tuesday looking to shore up support as he fends off allegations of misconduct.
December 3, 2024 at 11:14 PM
December 3, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Casten introduces new privileged resolution to force release of Gaetz report
Democrat Casten introduced an updated privileged resolution to try to force the bipartisan Ethics Committee to release its report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz.
December 3, 2024 at 8:10 PM
December 3, 2024 at 6:01 PM
Congress could determine NFL Washington Commanders’ home stadium
On Monday, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Commanders Managing Partner Josh Harris met with Hill leaders on the stadium proposal and among other matters.
December 3, 2024 at 6:01 PM
December 2, 2024 at 10:28 PM
Why Republicans start out as favorites in the 2026 Senate elections
Democrats need to flip four Senate seats in 2026 to reclaim a majority, but have few clear targets.
December 2, 2024 at 10:28 PM
December 2, 2024 at 6:43 PM
Republicans won the House. Now comes the hard part.
As of Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. Eastern, ABC News is reporting that Republicans have won at least 218 seats in the next House and Democrats have won at least 208.
December 2, 2024 at 6:43 PM
December 1, 2024 at 11:51 PM
The Breakdown: GOP’s narrow House majority presents governing challenge
ABC News Washington Bureau Chief & Political Director Rick Klein breaks down the slim Republican margin in the 119th Congress on“This Week.”
December 1, 2024 at 11:51 PM
November 30, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Trump and Republicans in Congress eye an ambitious 100-day agenda
Republicans swept to power on Election Day and now control the House, the Senate and the White House, with plans for an ambitious 100-day agenda come January
November 30, 2024 at 6:30 PM
November 29, 2024 at 11:53 PM
Democratic members of Congress get bomb threats on Thanksgiving
The homes of multiple Democratic members of Congress were targeted by bomb threats on Thanksgiving Day.
November 29, 2024 at 11:53 PM
November 29, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Democratic members of Congress get bomb threats on Thanksgiving
The threats follow some to Trump's Cabinet selections earlier in the week.
November 29, 2024 at 6:23 PM
November 29, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to meet with House Republicans on DOGE plans
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will head to Capitol Hill next week to meet with Republicans on their plan to slash regulations and other parts of the federal government.
November 29, 2024 at 5:34 PM
November 27, 2024 at 4:27 PM
Trump set to take office with razor-thin House GOP majority
Donald Trump is set to take office in January with a razor-thin majority in the House of Representatives that offers Republicans barely any margin of error.
November 27, 2024 at 4:27 PM
November 25, 2024 at 9:11 PM
The congressional bathroom ban is the latest transgender policy battle
538's polling column about Republicans' transgender bathroom bans, Trump's transition, trust in polls and Thanksgiving plans.
November 25, 2024 at 9:11 PM
November 25, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Senators urge FIFA not to pick Saudi Arabia as World Cup host over human rights risks
Two United States senators have urged FIFA not to pick Saudi Arabia as the 2034 World Cup host next month
November 25, 2024 at 5:30 PM
November 24, 2024 at 5:18 AM
Fred Harris, former Oklahoma senator and presidential hopeful, dies at 94
Fred Harris, a former U.S. senator from Oklahoma, presidential hopeful and populist who championed Democratic Party reforms in the turbulent 1960s, has died
November 24, 2024 at 5:18 AM
November 22, 2024 at 7:07 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene to head new DOGE House subcommittee with plans to cut 'waste'
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene will chair a new subcommittee aimed at eliminating government waste under the newly formed “Department of Government Efficiency.”
November 22, 2024 at 7:07 PM
November 21, 2024 at 10:51 AM
Democrats try to force Ethics Committee to release Gaetz report
Bipartisan House Ethics Committee were deadlocked along party lines on whether to release a report on its investigation of Matt Gaetz, Trump's attorney general pick.
November 21, 2024 at 10:51 AM
November 21, 2024 at 12:29 AM
'Kavanaugh on steroids': Gaetz, Vance meet with GOP senators amid questions
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz met with senators on Capitol Hill on Wednesday alongside Vice President-elect JD Vance.
November 21, 2024 at 12:29 AM
November 20, 2024 at 11:53 PM
Transgender women won't be allowed to use women’s restrooms in Capitol: Johnson
House Speaker Mike Johnson said transgender women cannot use women’s restrooms in the Capitol and House office buildings
November 20, 2024 at 11:53 PM
November 20, 2024 at 6:26 PM
House Republicans grill FEMA administrator over alleged political bias
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, after being asked to launch an inspector general investigation, said she had formally requested additional assistance on Tuesday.
November 20, 2024 at 6:26 PM
November 20, 2024 at 1:42 PM
Congress could go around Ethics Committee if it doesn't release Gaetz report
House members could use some unusual -- though not unprecedented -- means to get the Gaetz report if the Ethics Committee decides not to release it.
November 20, 2024 at 1:42 PM
November 19, 2024 at 11:17 PM
In reversals, Trump and Thune look to stop Biden's judicial nominees
Senate Democrats are expected to dedicate hours of floor time in coming weeks as a last-minute effort to confirm President Joe Biden's nominees to the federal judiciary.
November 19, 2024 at 11:17 PM
November 19, 2024 at 10:41 PM
Bill would ban transgender women from using women's restroom at Capitol
Republican Rep. Nancy Mace was asked Tuesday about the bill she introduced to ban transgender women from using women's restrooms at the U.S. Capitol.
November 19, 2024 at 10:41 PM
November 19, 2024 at 10:31 PM
Speaker Johnson clarifies earlier remarks on Rep.-elect Sarah McBride
House Speaker Mike Johnson said he "welcomes all new members with open arms."
November 19, 2024 at 10:31 PM
November 19, 2024 at 8:18 PM
Rep. Mace says Capitol restroom bill targeted 1st transgender member of Congress
Rep.-elect Sarah McBride is the first transgender member of Congress.
November 19, 2024 at 8:18 PM
November 19, 2024 at 12:03 PM
Republican to introduce transgender bathroom ban at the US Capitol
The bill would come as Rep.-elect Sarah McBride prepares to take office as the first transgender member of Congress.
November 19, 2024 at 12:03 PM
November 18, 2024 at 8:57 PM
Johnson's government funding timeline differs from other Republicans' plans
After weekend with Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson laid out a tentative plan to keep the government funded that could tee up a funding fight in Trump’s first 100 days.
November 18, 2024 at 8:57 PM
November 16, 2024 at 2:00 AM
Rep. Jeffries on Democrats losing House
In his first presser at the Capitol since the election, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries formally conceded the 2024 election, saying Democrats fell short a few seats.
November 16, 2024 at 2:00 AM
November 14, 2024 at 9:09 PM
Matt Gaetz’s resignation letter read on House floor
The Florida congressman and President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. attorney general had been under House ethics investigation.
November 14, 2024 at 9:09 PM
November 14, 2024 at 5:26 PM
Congress hears more testimony about UFOs: ‘We are not alone’
Wednesday’s joint congressional hearing by subcommittees of the House Oversight Committee was titled, "Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Exposing the Truth."
November 14, 2024 at 5:26 PM
November 14, 2024 at 3:53 PM
House Republicans strike deal on motion to vacate, making it harder to oust speaker
House Speaker Mike Johnson announced Wednesday evening that House Republicans from across the conference struck a deal to raise the threshold for the motion to vacate.
November 14, 2024 at 3:53 PM
November 13, 2024 at 9:19 PM
Republicans hold onto the House, after clinching Senate and presidency
Republicans have won enough seats to keep control of the House of Representatives, ABC News projects, clinching a unified GOP government in Washington.
November 13, 2024 at 9:19 PM
November 13, 2024 at 8:31 PM
Republicans projected to retain control of the US House of Representatives
Republicans are now projected to have swept the 2024 election, winning the House and Senate as well as the presidency.
November 13, 2024 at 8:31 PM
November 13, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Who will succeed Mitch McConnell as Senate leader?
John Thune, John Cornyn and Rick Scott are vying to succeed Mitch McConnell as the Republicans leader in the U.S. Senate.
November 13, 2024 at 6:58 PM
November 13, 2024 at 5:41 PM
John Thune elected Senate majority leader: Sources
Thune beat out Sen. John Cornyn in a second round of votes, securing enough to clinch the position.
November 13, 2024 at 5:41 PM
November 13, 2024 at 4:11 PM
Trump returns to Washington flanked by Elon Musk, gets standing ovation from GOP
Donald Trump is back in Washington, arriving with billionaire Elon Musk. His first stop was to speak to House Republicans.
November 13, 2024 at 4:11 PM
November 13, 2024 at 10:51 AM
House Republicans talk ‘new day in America’ after Trump win
House Speaker Mike Johnson was joined by other Republican members of Congress for the first time since the election.
November 13, 2024 at 10:51 AM
November 13, 2024 at 3:38 AM
Inside the fight to become next Republican Senate leader
With Mitch McConnell retiring as the GOP Senate leader, ABC News’ Rachael Bade looks at replacement bids, including John Thune of South Dakota and John Cornyn of Texas opposing Florida's Rick Scott.
November 13, 2024 at 3:38 AM
November 12, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Johnson, GOP leaders take victory lap and say they're ready for Day 1 under Trump
House Republican leaders took a victory lap as they returned to Washington, saying they are ready on Day 1 to work on President-elect Donald Trump's agenda.
November 12, 2024 at 9:22 PM
November 12, 2024 at 6:33 PM
House control uncertain as Senate Republicans will vote on new leader
ABC News’ Katherine Faulders and Rachel Bade discuss the list of candidates seeking to replace Mitch McConnell as Senate majority leader.
November 12, 2024 at 6:33 PM
1 month ago
Recess appointments could short-circuit Senate opposition to Trump nominees: ANALYSIS
The use of recess appointments to install members of Donald Trump's Cabinet would circumvent a key Senate process, consolidating presidential power.
1 month ago