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The special committee on China expects to hold its first hearing in early to mid-February and will comprise a bipartisan group of lawmakers.

Baby boomers, those born from 1946 to 1964, no longer make up the majority of Congress. Gen X and millenials are gaining fast.

Speeches never matter much, except when they do. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries’ first big speech to Congress as Democratic minority leader, delivered in the wee hours of Saturday morning, went viral over the weekend. Put to hip-hop beats, it has been viewed millions of times.

Not so long ago, Democratic in-fighting doomed a sweeping social spending package despite the party controlling Congress

Washington (AFP) - Republicans are firing the opening salvo in their investigative war against US President Joe Biden, escalating a standoff with the White House over alleged "weaponization" of the FBI and other government agencies.

WASHINGTON — Ideological infighting and internal battles have long been a part of politics. But this year, while some conservative Republicans staged a revolt against the leader of their party until their demands were met, progressive Democrats in the House are pitching unity.

At 103 members, the incoming progressive caucus is the largest in history. Here's how it plans to use its new clout.

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GOP leader Kevin McCarthy finally won election early Saturday morning as Speaker of the House in a historic 15-ballot battle.

The only good thing about Kevin McCarthy scheduling his supposedly triumphant 14th House roll call vote that would finally make him speaker for 10 p.m. Friday, is that it wasn’t a school night. McCarthy, of course, lost that 14th vote and 15th-round balloting went well past midnight. When McCarthy said,…

After a chaotic start to the new Congress, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are playing nice with new House Speaker Kevin McCarthy — for now.