Maddow Blog | Republican leaders’ challenges on Capitol Hill get worse with latest resignation
The House GOP majority was already tiny. As a Florida Republican resigns to join Team Trump, the party's troubles just got a little worse.
Released Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes goes to Capitol campus to meet with GOP lawmakers
Extremist Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes visits Capitol Hill after Trump clemency
Stewart Rhodes, Oath Keepers leader freed by Trump, seen on Capitol Hill
Trump’s blanket Jan. 6 pardons stun Republicans on Capitol Hill
Fallout from Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons spreads on Capitol Hill
Trump’s effort to erase the violent assault has opened up new fronts and skirmishes in Washington’s four-year reckoning with the attack.
Kansas senator's resolution condemns Trump's pardon of violent Jan. 6 offenders
Kansas Sen. Patrick Schmidt's resolution condemning President Trump's Jan. 6 pardons isn't binding and is unlikely to pass both chambers.
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119th Congress brings new growth in racial, ethnic diversity to Capitol Hill
Overall, 139 of today’s senators and representatives identify as Black, Hispanic, Asian American or Native American.
Pete Hegseth faces grilling from Democrats at confirmation hearing as GOP senators voice support
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, faced some tough questions from Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee.
WATCH: Lawmakers refuse to say how many genders there are when confronted on Capitol Hill
Members of Congress would not say how many genders there are just days after President Donald Trump proclaimed that there are only two: male and female.
GOP plows ahead with Hegseth hearing as Democrats fume
Senate Armed Services Committee Democrats are fuming as Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s controversial pick to lead the Pentagon, is set to head back to Capitol Hill on Tuesday for his
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Trump pushes Hill GOP on recess appointments, debt limit
President Donald Trump prodded congressional leaders to consider recess appointments for his top nominees and expressed interest in trading California wildfire aid for a debt limit increase in a White House meeting Tuesday — resurfacing two controversial proposals floated during the returning president’s transition.
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South Carolina GOP Congresswoman Nancy Mace latest House member to openly consider governor bid
Nearly 20 Capitol Hill lawmakers are already considering leaving Capitol Hill to run in a statewide race, only a few weeks into the 119th Congress.
Ex-Miami GOP executive pardoned in Jan. 6 attacks, three weeks before going to prison
After receiving a pardon from President Trump, Gabriel Garcia cut off his ankle monitor at a watch party in Doral.
Republican leaders’ challenges on Capitol Hill get worse with latest resignation
The House GOP majority was already tiny. As a Florida Republican resigns to join Team Trump, the party's troubles just got a little worse.
Senate is preparing to confirm Hegseth as defense secretary in late evening vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is muscling Pete Hegseth’s nomination as defense secretary toward confirmation Friday, prioritizing his vow to create a “warrior culture” at the Pentagon over allegations of heavy drinking and aggressive behavior toward women.