SCOTUS rejects appeal from 3 GOP House members over $500 mask fines
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected appeals from three Republican U.S. House members who challenged fines for not wearing face coverings on the House floor in 2021.
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FBI informant charged with lying about Joe and Hunter Biden’s ties to Ukrainian energy company
An FBI informant has been charged with fabricating a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son Hunter and a Ukrainian energy company, a claim that is central to the Republican impeachment inquiry in Congress.
GOP-led House impeaches Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas — by 1 vote — over border management
The U.S. House voted Tuesday to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, with the Republican majority determined to punish the Biden administration over its handling of the U.S-Mexico border.
Spartz changes mind, decides to run for re-election
U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz has announced her intent to file for re-election, a move that will make for a complicated GOP primary in which at least six other Republicans have announced plans to run for her seat.
First Step Act anniversary shows progress made in sentencing reforms: Advocates look to continue building on sentencing, release changes
It’s now been five years since the Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Every Person — or FIRST STEP — Act was signed into law.
Messmer jumps into 8th Congressional District race
State Sen. Mark Messmer announced Thursday he is running for the Republican nomination in the 8th Congressional District.
Congress votes to avert shutdown, keep government funded into early March
Congress sent President Joe Biden a short-term spending bill on Thursday that would avert a looming partial government shutdown and fund federal agencies into March.
Rep. Greg Pence will not seek fourth term in U.S. House
U.S. Rep. Greg Pence, R-Columbus, will not run for reelection this year, he announced Tuesday.
Congressman Larry Bucshon to retire at end of term
U.S. Rep. Larry Bucshon, R-Newburgh, plans to retire at the end of the current Congressional session after 14 years in office, he announced Monday.
FBI calls bomb threats that led to brief lockdowns and evacuations of some state capitols a hoax
A bomb threat emailed to officials in several states early Wednesday briefly disrupted government affairs and prompted some state capitol evacuations, but no explosives were found and federal officials quickly dismissed the threats as a hoax.
States and Congress wrestle with cybersecurity at water utilities amid renewed federal warnings
States and the federal government are wrestling with how to harden water utilities against cyberattacks. The danger, officials say, is hackers gaining control of automated equipment to shut down pumps that supply drinking water or contaminate drinking water by reprogramming automated chemical treatments.
Former Congressman, state senator, attorney Hayes dies at 83
A longtime Evansville attorney who served in the U.S. House of Representatives in the mid-1970s has died. Philip Hayes died Dec. 20 at the age of 83.
The Republican leading the probe of Hunter Biden has his own shell company and complicated friends
Rep. James Comer has 6 acres that he bought in 2015. He transferred his ownership to Farm Team Properties, a shell company, and his own finances and relationships have begun to draw notice as a formal impeachment inquiry begins into President Joe Biden.
House approves impeachment inquiry into President Biden as Republicans rally behind investigation
The House on Wednesday authorized the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, with every Republican rallying behind the politically charged process despite lingering concerns among some in the party.
Supreme Court signals it will uphold tax on foreign income, leave wealth tax for another day
The Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed inclined to uphold a tax on foreign income while leaving questions about a broader, never-enacted tax on wealth for another day.
The Supreme Court is taking up a case that could rule out a tax on wealth favored by some Democrats
The Supreme Court is taking up a case Tuesday over a Washington couple’s $15,000 tax bill that is widely seen as a test of a never-enacted tax on wealth.
Judicial funding request lowered, but federal branch concerned about courts’ ability to function
The judicial branch is asking Congress for slightly less funding for fiscal year 2024, even as the branch has expressed concerns about the federal court system and its ability “to administer justice effectively and efficiently.”
Pilots flying tourists over national parks face new rules. None are stricter than at Mount Rushmore
Fewer planes and helicopters will be flying tourists over Mount Rushmore and other national monuments and parks as new regulations take effect that are intended to protect the serenity of some of the most beloved natural areas in the United States.
House expels New York Rep. George Santos. It’s just the 6th expulsion in the chamber’s history
The House voted on Friday to expel Republican Rep. George Santos of New York after a critical ethics report on his conduct that accused him of converting campaign donations for his own use. He was just the sixth member in the chamber’s history to be ousted.
Lawmakers can ‘vote their conscience’ on expelling Santos, House speaker says, but he has concerns
Speaker Mike Johnson expressed reservations Wednesday about expelling Rep. George Santos from the House this week, but said he and other GOP leaders will not push colleagues to oppose removing the New York Republican from office.