
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy officially took his role Saturday after a round of failed votes to elect him to the speaker spot.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy officially took his role Saturday after a round of failed votes to elect him to the speaker spot.
The 118th U.S. Congress has more Baptists than any other Protestant denomination, according to a Pew Research analysis.
The House of Representatives failed to elect a House speaker for the second day and adjourned without a decision.
House Democrats this week blocked an amendment to a same-sex marriage bill that would have added religious liberty protections for Christians and people of other religions who believe marriage is the union of one man, one woman.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced on Thursday that she will step down and not seek a Democratic leadership role in the upcoming Congress.
Congressional inaction is a great danger that places stress on our system of government. When Congress twiddles its thumbs, the Supreme Court exercises growing power in American life, and the president issues executive orders, which get immediately overturned when a new party comes into power. Meanwhile, the bloated federal bureaucracy enacts onerous regulation after onerous regulation with little pushback from Congress.
A video of an exchange between U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson and an abortion rights advocate has gone viral after she declined to answer if she opposes late-term abortion, including an abortion in the final minutes of a woman's term.
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has announced that she will run for Congress after Republican Rep. Don Young passed away last month, leaving a vacancy in the U.S. House of Representatives.
On Wednesday, U.S. Olympic and National Team gymnasts spoke before Congress on the handling of sexual abuse allegations against USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar called out the Federal Bureau of Investigation for failing to investigate the allegations promptly.
Joseph Blount, the CEO of Colonial Pipeline, appeared before the Senate Homeland Security Committee on Tuesday to address the hacking of their pipeline in May.