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12+ hour, 54+ min ago   (154+ words) The House will consider three pieces of legislation dealing with fraud at the federal and state level that are scheduled to reach the floor when members return Monday. The bills include requirements on data-sharing between state and local governments, providing…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (276+ words) (The Center Square) – AARP Virginia has canceled an October debate between Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Warner and Republican challenger Bert Mizusawa after Warner’s campaign said he could not commit to participating. The People’s Debate had been scheduled for Oct. 7 at…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (482+ words) Home – Political News – Mike Johnson Tells GOP ‘We’re Not Done Yet’ as Republicans Push Pre-January Agenda DALLAS— The midterm elections are just weeks away, but House Speaker Mike Johnson says Republicans are “not done yet.” The GOP has a guaranteed…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (212+ words) Senate Majority Leader John Thune said it’s “assumption” that he will try to serve again as the party leader in the upper chamber after the midterm election. Control for the Senate is going to be hotly contested in November, as…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (171+ words) Trump has not endorsed Thune for another term in the Senate and suggested, while selling his administration’s successes, that Republican voters are not happy with current leadership and that they think he isn’t getting the job done.” Working hard for…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (501+ words) Sen. Mitch McConnell is facing growing pressure to return to Capitol Hill and publicly demonstrate that he can continue serving after spending nearly three months away from the Senate following a serious fall. The criticism is now coming from both…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (188+ words) The speech lasted one hour and 44 minutes. It was red meat, as expected at a partisan event. The GOP’s midterm convention, a first, will likely become the norm for both parties if they can afford it. Democrats are pinching pennies…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (196+ words) WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the U.S. Congress prepared to return to work next week, one major lingering question was answered as the Senate approved a request from Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell that will allow him to work remotely from the grave. McConnell,…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (142+ words) The House’s abbreviated schedule will punt a host of legislative items to the post-election period. House lawmakers are only set to be in town for one more week before the midterms; the Senate is scheduled to be in town for…...