Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) says his wife received multiple anonymous text messages that warned what would happen to his political career if he didn’t back Rep. Jim Jordan’s (R-Ohio) run for the House speaker role. “Jim’s been nice, one-on-one, but his broader team has been playing hardball,” Bacon told Politico in a story published Tuesday. … Read more
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) tried to make the case for Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) as House speaker on Tuesday, but her comments caused some members of Congress to audibly gasp. While nominating Jordan for the job, Stefanik claimed that he “is the voice of the American people who have felt voiceless for far too long. … Read more
Play video content NBC News / Fox News Rep. George Santos went toe-to-toe with a civilian Friday on Capitol Hill over the war between Israel and Hamas — and it got heated enough, Capitol Police had to separate the men. The Congressman from NY charged through a hallway in the Capitol and started shouting at … Read more
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — As Kevin McCarthy got pushed out of his job as House speaker, in part by colleagues who helped put him on the dais nine months ago, one of his top lieutenants stepped in to preside — at least temporarily. North Carolina GOP Rep. Patrick McHenry took the gavel after Tuesday’s vote … Read more
Rep. Jamaal Bowman pulled a fire alarm in the Cannon House Office Building on Saturday morning, shortly before the House was scheduled to vote on a government funding bill, which the New York Democrat said was an accident. The incident was first revealed by House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil, a Republican from Wisconsin. “Rep … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman acknowledged triggering a fire alarm Saturday in one of the U.S. Capitol office buildings as lawmakers scrambled to pass a bill to fund the government before the midnight shutdown deadline. The fire alarm sounded out around noon in the Cannon House Office Building and prompted a building-wide evacuation … Read more
Far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) confused her Jewish holy days on Sunday, prompting ridicule and criticism on social media. Greene marked Yom Kippur with an image of a Hanukkah menorah. “To all those preparing for the solemn day of Yom Kippur, I wish you a meaningful fast,” Greene captioned the picture on X, formerly … Read more
Robert De Niro rep sets the record straight on ‘Taxi Driver’ in Uber ad Robert De Niro is partnering with Uber for their U.K. ad campaign, but it was not in the notorious Taxi Driver’s Travis Bickle avatar as for what the viral rumour suggests. Releasing the statement to The Hollywood Reporter, the Oscar winner’s rep … Read more
Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) used his weekly email newsletter—hosted on a .gov domain that is funded by American taxpayers—on Sunday to launch a thinly veiled, homophobic attack on Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley, shockingly suggesting Milley should be put to death. The diatribe came in a section commenting on former Capitol Police Chief … Read more
DALLAS (AP) — Police video launched Monday exhibits U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson of Texas being taken to the bottom by officers, profanely berating them and threatening to report them to the governor throughout an altercation at a rodeo final month. In physique digicam video, the previous White Home doctor may be seen approaching a gaggle … Read more