Congress

Former Major League Baseball All-Star Mark Teixeira announced that he is running for Congress, representing Texas.

Republicans on the House Energy Committee accuse California of continuing to enforce EV mandates canceled by Congress.

During an appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press Sunday, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker (D) accused President Donald Trump and Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) of trying to manipulate the upcoming 2026 midterm elections through mid-decade redistricting in Texas.

The House Oversight Committee voted to subpoena Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell.

The House of Representatives is preparing to pass a rescissions bill that would eliminate approximately $9 billion in spending, including $1.1 billion in funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which supports NPR and PBS.

The House of Representatives passed President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" in a 218-214 vote.

congressional intern, Eric Tarpinian‑Jachym from Granby, Massachusetts, was fatally shot near the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.

Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE), a key moderate in the House, announced that he will not seek re-election.

Senator Chris Murphy criticized President Donald Trump on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday, saying Trump’s current actions are “much more lawless” than during his first term. Murphy’s remarks followed a question about whether Trump’s recent military strikes, allegedly ordered without congressional approval, could be grounds for impeachment.

President Trump is leveraging a newly brokered peace in the Middle East to urge Congress into action on his sweeping budget reconciliation plan.