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Attorney General Merrick Garland is sworn-in during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Department of Justice, Tuesday, June 4, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Garland slams attacks on the Justice Department, telling lawmakers: ‘I will not be intimidated’

Attorney General Merrick Garland is forcefully rebuking what he describes as “unprecedented” attacks on the Justice Department.
 
This image from House Television shows Rep. John Rose, R-Tenn., speaking on the floor of the House of Representatives Monday, June 3, 2024, in Washington, as his son Guy makes a face. (House Television via AP)

Congressman’s son steals the show on the House floor by hamming it up for the cameras

 
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., right, administers the House oath of office to Rep. Vince Fong, R-Calif., during a ceremonial swearing-in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday June 3, 2024. Amanda Fong holds the Bible. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

California Republican takes oath of office to complete term of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy

 
FILE - House Judiciary Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Ranking Member Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, delivers opening statements during a hearing on oversight of the Drug Enforcement Administration, July 27, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Lee says she has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and is undergoing treatment. The Texas Democrat is seeking a 16th term and said late Sunday, June 2, 2024 that she's confident that doctors have developed a strong plan to target her disease. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File)

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a Texas Democrat, says she has pancreatic cancer

 
FILE - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs a cabinet meeting at the Kirya military base, which houses the Israeli Ministry of Defense, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Dec. 24, 2023. Top U.S. leaders have invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to deliver an address to Congress. The visit would provide a show of wartime support for the longtime ally despite mounting political divisions over Israel’s military assault on Gaza. The invitation from House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat, and the other leaders has been in the works for some time. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, Pool, File)

Congressional leaders invite Israel’s Netanyahu to deliver an address at the Capitol

 

On hot mic, Schumer says Dems ‘in danger’ in Georgia

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer was caught on a hot mic Thursday assessing the country’s tightest Senate contests with President Joe Biden and admitting the Georgia race is “going downhill” for Democrats. (Oct. 27)
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FILE - Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, July 11, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Manchin says he has registered as an independent, raising questions about his future political plans. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia registers as independent, citing ‘partisan extremism’

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia has announced he has switched his registration to independent.
 
FILE - Protesters attend a rally against a death sentence given to a popular rapper in Iran and to support to the women of Iran, in Berlin, Germany, April 28, 2024. Lawmakers are introducing legislation targeting Iranian officials involved in the prosecution and planned execution of rapper Toomaj Salehi, who rose to fame with lyrics about the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini and for criticism of the Islamic Republic. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

US lawmakers push to sanction Iranian officials over death sentence for rapper Toomaj Salehi

A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced legislation targeting Iranian officials involved in the prosecution and death sentence of a rapper who came to fame over his lyrics about the 2022 death of an Iranian woman and criticism of the Islamic Republic.
 

House Ethics Committee will investigate Rep. Henry Cuellar after his federal indictment

The House Ethics Committee is opening an investigation into Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas after his indictment this month on allegations of bribery, money laundering and working on behalf of a foreign government.
 
FILE - Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Roger Wicker, R-Miss., meets with reporters during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 11, 2024. The top Republican on a Senate committee that oversees the U.S. military is making an argument for aggressively increasing defense spending over negotiated spending caps. Sen. Roger Wicker, a Mississippi Republican, is releasing a plan for a “generational investment” that seeks to deter coordinated threats from U.S. adversaries like Russia, Iran and China. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Key Republican calls for ‘generational’ increase in defense spending to counter US adversaries

The top-ranking Republican on a Senate committee that oversees the military is calling for a “generational investment” in America’s defense. Sen.
 
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters following a Democratic strategy session, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Schumer is planning to take another vote Thursday on border security and immigration legislation that Republicans blocked in February. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Border bill fails Senate test vote as Democrats seek to underscore Republican resistance

Senate Republicans are blocking for a second time a bill to clamp down the number of migrants allowed to claim asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. The bill failed 43-50.
 
FILE - House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair Rep. James Comer R-Ky., speaks, Jan. 10, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Bipartisan legislation introduced in the House would require presidents and vice presidents to publicly disclose tax returns before, during and after their time in the White House. The proposal — led by the unusual pairing of Republican Rep. James Comer and progressive Democratic Rep. Katie Porter — is the latest effort to deliver congressional oversight over presidential ethics as both parties grapple with ongoing congressional probes into their leading candidates for president. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Congress aims to overhaul presidential ethics rules with a plan led by an unlikely pair of lawmakers

Bipartisan legislation introduced in the House would require presidents and vice presidents to publicly disclose tax returns before, during and after their time in the White House.
 
FILE - Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., asks questions as the House Rules Committee prepares the Presidential Tax Filing and Audit Transparency Act of 2022 for a floor vote, at the Capitol in Washington, Dec. 21, 2022. Democrats have introduced legislation that would prohibit U.S. officials from accepting money, payments or gifts from foreign governments without congressional consent. It is their response to a yearslong probe into former President Donald Trump's overseas business dealings. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats propose ban on officials receiving payments from foreign governments after Trump probe

Democrats have introduced legislation that would prohibit U.S. officials from accepting money, payments or gifts from foreign governments without congressional consent.
 
Secretary of State Antony Blinken, at lower left, reads documents before a Senate Foreign Relations hearing to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2025 for the Department of State, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Protesters against war in Gaza interrupt Blinken repeatedly in the Senate

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has denounced the chief prosecutor of the world’s top war crimes court for seeking the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
 
FILE - Bakersfield Assemblyman Vince Fong addresses supporters March 9, 2024, in Bakersfield, Calif. Fong and Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux, both Republicans, are vying for the vacant 20th Congressional District seat in the state's Central Valley farm belt. That's the seat formerly held by Kevin McCarthy. (John Donegan/The Bakersfield Californian via AP, File)

California lawmaker Vince Fong wins special election to finish ousted House Speaker McCarthy’s term

A Republican California legislator backed by former President Donald Trump has won a special election to complete the remainder of the term of deposed former U.S.
 
FILE - A sign for Bakersfield, Calif., is displayed over Sillect Avenue at Buck Owens Boulevard on April 20, 2022. Voters in California's 20th Congressional District can be forgiven if they open their ballots for Tuesday's election with a sense of déjà vu. Since former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced in December he would step down from his Central Valley seat, voters have already had two opportunities to vote for candidates to complete McCarthy's term and serve the next full one. (AP Photo/Lisa Mascaro)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the California 20th District special election

Voters in California’s 20th Congressional District can be forgiven if they open their ballots for the upcoming primary election with a sense of déjà vu.
 
From left, GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., speak to reporters about President Joe Biden pausing a shipment of bombs to Israel, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 16, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House votes to require delivery of bombs to Israel in GOP-led rebuke of Biden policies

House Republicans are delivering a rebuke to President Joe Biden for putting a pause on a shipment of bombs to Israel that could be used in an assault on Rafah.
 
FILE - A Federal Aviation Administration sign hangs in the tower at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, March 16, 2017. Congressional negotiators have agreed on a $105 billion bill designed to improve the safety of air travel after a series of close calls between planes at the nation’s airports. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

House signs off on FAA bill that addresses aircraft safety and the refund rights of passengers

Congress has passed a bill that is designed to add more safety inspectors at aircraft factories and to give air travelers automatic refunds for canceled or long-delayed flights.
 
Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., chairman of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, leaves the Capitol after votes, in Washington, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republican group takes rare step of targeting GOP incumbent who voted to oust McCarthy

A political action committee that helps Republicans get elected to Congress is doing the unusual — spending more than $450,000 to defeat a GOP incumbent.
 
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, May 7, 2024. A promising start has given way to challenging political realities for supporters of a bipartisan commission to tackle the federal government's growing debt challenges. Johnson lauded the idea of establishing such a commission on his first day in office. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

America’s debt tops $34 trillion, but a commission to address it appears dead in Congress

A promising start has given way to challenging political realities for supporters of a bipartisan commission to tackle the federal government’s growing debt challenges.
 
FILE - Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, is pictured during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Feb. 1, 2023, in Washington. The independent office that reviews allegations against House members has found probable cause that Nehls converted campaign funds to personal use. The finding and a 6-0 recommendation to investigate further was contained in a new disclosure revealed Friday, May 10, 2024, to meet public disclosure requirements. But leaders of the committee emphasized that the disclosure does not itself indicate that any violation has occurred, and the investigation is ongoing. (AP Photo/Jess Rapfogel, File)

Ethics review finds probable cause that Rep. Troy Nehls misused campaign funds

The independent office that reviews allegations against House members has found probable cause that Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas converted campaign funds to personal use.
 
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters following Democratic strategy session, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate passes bill improving air safety and service for travelers, a day before FAA law expires

The Senate has passed a $105 billion bill designed to improve air safety and customer service for air travelers, a day before the law governing the Federal Aviation Administration expires.
 
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks at a news conference amid threats that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump, is threatening to oust Johnson from his leadership post, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Speaker Mike Johnson survived a motion to vacate. Here’s why his job is far from safe

Democrats joined a majority of Republicans on Wednesday to save Speaker Mike Johnson from an attempt by GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to remove him from the job.
 
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., joined by Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., speaks to reporters after she tried and failed to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, her long-shot effort swiftly and resoundingly rejected by Democrats and Republicans tired of the political chaos, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Failure to oust Speaker ‘MAGA Mike’ Johnson shows strength and weakness of his alliance with Trump

House Speaker Mike Johnson has a survived an attempt by far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to remove him from office.
 
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., joined by Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., speaks to reporters after she tried and failed to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, her long-shot effort swiftly and resoundingly rejected by Democrats and Republicans tired of the political chaos, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House rejects Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s effort to remove Speaker Mike Johnson from office

Hardline Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has tried and failed to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson.
 
FILE - In this image from video, House impeachment manager Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., answers a question during the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 29, 2020. (Senate Television via AP, File)

Hakeem Jeffries isn’t speaker yet, but the Democrat may be the most powerful person in Congress

Without wielding the gavel or holding a formal job laid out in the Constitution, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries might very well be the most powerful person in Congress right now.
 
FILE - A United Airlines flight information screen displays flight information, including canceled flights, at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Jan. 14, 2024. Consumer groups are pushing Congress to uphold automatic refunds for airline passengers whose flights are canceled or delayed for several hours. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Consumer groups push Congress to uphold automatic refunds for airline passengers

Consumer groups are pushing Congress to uphold automatic refunds for airline passengers whose flights are canceled or delayed for several hours.
 
Pro-Palestinian protesters camp out in tents at Columbia University on Saturday, April 27, 2024 in New York. With the death toll mounting in the war in Gaza, protesters nationwide are demanding that schools cut financial ties to Israel and divest from companies they say are enabling the conflict. Some Jewish students say the protests have veered into antisemitism and made them afraid to set foot on campus. (AP Photo)

House passes bill to expand definition of antisemitism amid growing campus protests over Gaza war

The House has passed legislation that would establish a broader definition of antisemitism for the Department of Education to enforce anti-discrimination laws.
 
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., joined by Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., says she'll call a vote next week on ousting House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Rep. Greene, a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump, is forcing her colleagues to choose sides after Democratic leaders announced they'd provide the votes to save the Republican speaker's job. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene vows to force a vote next week on ousting House Speaker Mike Johnson

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she’ll call a vote next week on ousting House Speaker Mike Johnson.
 
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to the media on the Low Library steps on Columbia University's campus in New York on Wednesday April 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

House Republicans launch investigation into federal funding for universities amid campus protests

House Republicans are investigating the federal funding for universities where students have protested the Israel-Hamas war.
 
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., meets with reporters following a closed-door GOP strategy session, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Johnson and other Republicans are calling for an end to the student protests over the Israel-Hamas conflict, even encouraging intervention by the National Guard. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats say they will save Speaker Mike Johnson’s job if Republicans try to oust him

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats will vote to save Republican Speaker Mike Johnson’s job should some of his fellow Republican lawmakers seek to remove him from the position, Democratic leaders said Tuesday, likely assuring for now that Johnson will avoid being ousted from office like his predecesso
 
Jean Pucket, seated in foreground center, wife of retired Army Col. Ralph Puckett Jr., the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient for acts performed during the Korean War, sits with her children, Martha Puckett, left, and Thomas Puckett, right, during a ceremony where Puckett Jr.'s remains lie in honor in the Rotunda at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, April 29, 2024. Puckett Jr. died on April 8 at his home in Columbus, Ga., at the age of 97. (Shawn Thew, Pool Photo via AP)

Congress honors deceased Korean War hero with lying in honor ceremony

Congress has given one of its highest final tributes, a lying in honor ceremony at the Capitol, to Medal of Honor Recipient Ralph Puckett Jr.
 
FILE - A Federal Aviation Administration sign hangs in the tower at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, March 16, 2017. Congressional negotiators have agreed on a $105 billion bill designed to improve the safety of air travel after a series of close calls between planes at the nation’s airports. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

House and Senate negotiate bill to help FAA add more air traffic controllers and safety inspectors

Congressional negotiators have agreed to help the Federal Aviation Administration hire more air traffic controllers and safety inspectors.
 
FILE - Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., speaks during a hearing on April 20, 2023, in Washington. Padilla is taking practically every opportunity to put his stamp on the Democratic Party's approach to immigration. The son of Mexican immigrants and the first Latino to represent his state in the Senate, he has emerged as a persistent force at a time when Democrats are increasingly focused on border security and the country's posture toward immigrants is uncertain. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

As border debate shifts right, Sen. Alex Padilla emerges as persistent counterforce for immigrants

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden had a question.

“Is it true?” Biden asked Sen. Alex Padilla, referencing the roughly 25% of U.S. students in kindergarten through high school who are Latino.
 
Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., speaks during the House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Report of Special Counsel John Durham, Wednesday, June 21, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Democratic congressman who also is running for U.S. Senate had his luggage swiped from his car while it was parked in a downtown San Francisco garage, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

They say don’t leave valuables in parked cars in San Francisco. Rep. Adam Schiff didn’t listen

San Francisco has an unwelcome reputation for car burglaries and visitors are warned not to leave valuables in their vehicles. U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff didn’t listen.
 
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks to the chamber as the Senate prepares to advance the $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan passed by the House, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

To pass Ukraine aid, ‘Reagan Republican’ leaders in Congress navigated a party transformed by Trump

Providing Ukraine with weapons and other U.S. aid as it fends off a Russian invasion is rooted in the earliest and most formative political memories of the two top Republicans in Congress.
 
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