US Congress moves forward on funding deal to prevent government shutdown
Bipartisan Funding Agreement Reached: US Congress advanced a government funding bill after bipartisan negotiations on spending levels, combining a continuing resolution with full-year appropriations for select agencies to maintain operations at FY2025…
US Congress reviews claims of targeted violence in Nigeria
House Appropriations Committee holds joint briefing. Topic: violence against Christians in Nigeria. Briefing date set for December 2. The United States House Appropriations Committee is having a bipartisan legislative briefing on Tuesday, December 2, to…
Mandela Barnes launches campaign for Wisconsin Governor
Mandela Barnes announces run for governor. Former Wisconsin lieutenant governor joins race. Entering crowded Democratic primary contest. In an advertisement video, Barnes, 39, who ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate in 2022, presented his training as…
Tennessee race emerges as test of growing blue wave
Democrats dominated recent off-year elections. Tennessee congressional race draws national attention. Seen as test for blue wave momentum. A month ago, the nation slightly paid attention to the special election listed for Tuesday, December 2, to replace…
Marjorie Taylor Greene to qualify for pension in January
Greene resigns January 5, 2026 from Congress. Started service January 3, 2021 exactly. Secures five-year pension eligibility threshold. The Republican firebrand declared last week that she would leave her position as the House representative for…
Jessica Swartz announces second bid for Michigan’s 4th District
Jessica Swartz announces second congressional bid. Running as Democratic candidate in Michigan’s 4th. Based in Kalamazoo, legal background emphasized. In a post on X, Swartz announced her campaign, promising to lower expenses for Michigan people, protect…
Lawmaker says Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor evades Epstein investigation
Suhas Subramanyam is one of the Democratic members of the House of Representatives‘ oversight committee, which earlier this month requested that Mountbatten-Windsor appear for a deposition as part of its inquiry into the government’s handling…
What is the nuclear option in the U.S. Congress?
The “nuclear option” is a highly significant and controversial parliamentary procedure utilized primarily in the U.S. Senate, although the term is sometimes referenced more broadly in congressional discourse. It allows the Senate majority to override…
US Congress bans Chinese seafood in schools and creates liaison
Through a last-minute Senate correction, lawgivers were suitable to add a many vittles to the appropriations bill, including the creation of a new seafood liaison position within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which is a top precedent for the…
Congresswoman Nancy Mace: Career, party and net worth
Nancy Ruth Mace was born on December 4, 1977, at Fort Bragg (now Fort Liberty), North Carolina. She comes from a distinguished military family; her father, James Emory Mace, served as a brigadier general in the United States Army and was commandant of…