Every adjutant general commanding an Air National Guard unit in the United States has signed a letter to Congress warning that the Air Force is in the worst shape of its 78-year existence, and demanding an immediate surge in fighter jet procurement.
The House returns from a two-week recess Tuesday with a scandal-packed agenda: at least four sitting members could face expulsion resolutions before the week is out.
The Senate voted early Friday morning to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, partially resolving a budget impasse that has stretched since February.
The House Intelligence Committee voted this week to transmit classified documents tied to former CIA Director John Brennan to federal prosecutors, a move that signals the Justice Department may be building toward criminal charges.
Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) introduced legislation Tuesday to strip members of Congress of their airport security perks as TSA agents miss paychecks and American families face lines stretching hours at airport checkpoints across the country.
The U.S. House passed the BOWOW Act on Thursday, 228-190, a bill that would make non-citizens who assault federal law enforcement animals inadmissible to the United States or subject to deportation. Every Republican voted in favor. Only 15 Democrats crossed the aisle.
Texas is set to lose a record number of members of Congress heading into the next election cycle, a development that could significantly weaken the state’s influence on Capitol Hill.
