Stephen Neukam

A number of prominent Democrats voiced their support over the weekend for Attorney General Merrick Garland's decision to appoint a special counsel to investigate President Biden’s handling of classified documents. Lawmakers including Reps. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) said in TV appearances that they supported the appointment of Robert...

Republican leaders in the House unveiled their picks for who will head committees in the chamber, handing out key assignments that will control important legislative vessels over the next two years. Democrats also named lawmakers who will serve as ranking members of the committees. Here is the landscape of the 118th Congress. House Committee on...

Rep. Tony Gonzales (Texas) was the lone Republican to vote against the GOP majority's new House rules package on Monday after raising concerns about possible defense budget cuts over the weekend. Gonzales revealed on CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday that he planned to oppose the rules package, saying the potential defense cuts were “a...

Brazil’s former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro is believed to be in Florida as his supporters stormed the country’s Congress and Supreme Court, prompting a warning from the U.S. Embassy to citizens to avoid the area of government buildings. Bolsonaro has been in Florida since late December, according to The New York Times. The former president...

The chaotic Speaker’s election was “only the beginning” of a “rough and rowdy” session in the House of Representatives, according to Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas), who on Sunday blasted Republicans who delayed the selection of the Speaker as the “insurgency caucus.” “The House of Representatives is a rough and rowdy place,” Gonzales said on CBS's...

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said she is nervous about possible “backroom deals” that were cut in negotiations that secured Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) the gavel, saying she is considering holding back her support of a House rules package. “What I saw last week was a small faction … trying to cut backroom deals in private,...