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18 Jul 2019, 21:11

'They lack humanity': Jon Stewart and 9/11 first responders excoriate GOP senators who blocked renewal of funding for 9/11 victims

CSPAN Comedian Jon Stewart and 9/11 first responders are slamming the two Republican Senators who blocked swi...

17 Jul 2019, 02:50

'I abandon the chair': A congressman presiding over the House got sick of partisan fighting and literally dropped the gavel and left

AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.). A Democratic member of Congress presiding over the Ho...

16 Jul 2019, 22:44

Sen. John Kennedy slams Facebook, accuses it of 'displacing truthful journalism with flagrant displays of bulls---'

Gerald Herbert/AP Senator John Kennedy was one of several lawmakers who criticized Facebook's plan to launch ...

19 Jun 2019, 01:36

The head of a major pilots' union will criticize Boeing's training in front of Congress, calling it the company's 'final fatal mistake' with the 737 Max

Joe Raedle/Getty Images American Airlines Boeing 737 Max jets. The head of a ma...

12 Jun 2019, 23:05

Ted Cruz just offered to work with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to make birth control available over-the-counter

Yuri Gripas/Reuters Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Republican Sen. Ted Cruz asked progressive Rep. Alexandria...

12 Jun 2019, 02:00

The House just voted to hold Attorney General William Barr and former White House Counsel Don McGahn in civil contempt

Alex Wong/Getty Images Attorney General William Barr. The House of Representatives voted to authorize committ...

06 Jun 2019, 21:46

Trump calls Pelosi 'Nervous Nancy' before a somber D-Day commemoration in Normandy where 20,000 troops died 75 years ago

David Vincent/AP Images President Donald Trump stands with World War II veterans during a ceremony to mark th...

05 Jun 2019, 19:59

A GOP congressman punished for making racist remarks slams his fellow Republicans for subjecting him to a 'political lynch mob'

AP Photo/Charlie Neibergal Iowa congressman Steve King lost his committee assignments earlier this year. Iowa...

31 May 2019, 03:01

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ted Cruz say they'll team up to ban lawmakers from becoming lobbyists after they leave office

Jeenah Moon/Reuters Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the Bible supports her proposal to cap cred...

29 May 2019, 21:15

Mueller says he won't testify to Congress about the Russia investigation and it's a new hurdle for Democrats seeking impeachment

Alex Wong/Getty Images Robert Mueller. Former FBI Director Robert Mueller said he would not provide Congress ...

29 May 2019, 05:18

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweets about the toll of receiving death threats against her and says she spends some mornings 'reviewing photos of the men who want to kill me'

Joshua Roberts/Reuters Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Thursday confronted the...

21 May 2019, 03:15

A federal judge dealt a huge blow to Trump's efforts to stonewall Congress

Reuters US President Donald Trump. A federal judge declined on Monday to block a House Oversight Committee subpoena of Presi...

17 May 2019, 01:50

No other member of Congress has a wall like this - take a look at the hundreds of notes plastered outside Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's office

Joe Perticone/INSIDER The wall outside Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's (D-N.Y.) office in Washington. Visitor...

09 May 2019, 02:01

House Judiciary Committee votes to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress after marathon hearing

Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images Attorney General William Barr. The House Judiciary Commi...

22 Apr 2019, 19:00

Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton announces 2020 presidential bid

AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts announced he's jumping into the 2020 presidential ...

19 Apr 2019, 02:35

Democratic House leader says impeaching Trump isn't 'worthwhile' after the Mueller report

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. House Majority Le...

16 Apr 2019, 00:36

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says the botched Green New Deal rollout was her biggest mistake yet in Congress

Hollis Johnson/Business Insider US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaking at the NAN Conference, April 5, 2019 in New York C...

12 Apr 2019, 05:47

Top progressive Democrat in Congress says Ilhan Omar 'knows she has to be careful about what she says' after violent threats, Republican scrutiny

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.). The New York Post...

11 Apr 2019, 22:00

Democrats accuse the New York Post of 'incitement' against Rep. Ilhan Omar with cover of the Twin Towers collapsing on 9/11

Saul Loeb/Getty Images Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (left) and Ilhan Omar. The New York Post attacked Rep. ...

11 Apr 2019, 03:18

Nancy Pelosi calls Trump's Homeland Security purge a 'downward spiral of indecency' as more officials are given the boot

Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call Nancy Pelosi. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the Trump administration's handling...

09 Apr 2019, 20:54

The comment section on YouTube's official livestream of Congress' hearing on white nationalism and social media had to be turned off because it was too racist

Isobel Hamilton/Business Insider Comments left on the YouTube livestream of the...

09 Apr 2019, 16:17

Facebook and Google will be grilled by Congress today on white nationalism as they struggle to silence hate speech

Getty/Business Insider composite Google CEO Sundar Pichai (left) and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Facebook a...

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Congress is investigating Apple's control of the market for iPhone repairs

Trump urged Israel to ban 'Squad' members Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from entering the country

Rep. Steve King questioned whether there would be 'any population left' without pregnancies from rape and incest