Author: Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) issued an apology for vaping and displaying disruptive behavior during a Beetlejuice production, according to a statement her campaign team released Friday evening. Boebert apologized for her behavior and expressed regret for not telling the truth about whether she had vaped during the production, which later led to her removal from…

Military veterans in the GOP House conference are calling on their conservative colleagues to decouple their spending demands from the annual defense appropriations bill as budget negotiations drag on just two weeks ahead of the shutdown deadline. Rep. Mike Garcia (R-CA) hit out against his colleagues to the right, urging them not to hold the…

As Congress ramps up efforts to rein in the power of pharmacy benefits managers as a way to address the rising cost of prescription drugs, a rift has emerged between some House Republicans who say lawmakers should focus on more pressing issues, such as the looming government shutdown. Three House committees introduced joint bipartisan bills…

Republicans on the House Oversight Committee opened an investigation into the federal response to the Maui wildfires, accusing the Biden administration of failing to deliver an adequate response to the natural disaster that left at least 115 people dead. Lawmakers are pressing FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell to detail the shortcomings the agency faced while responding…

The Republican Study Committee, the largest group of GOP lawmakers in the House, endorsed Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) plan to pass a short-term continuing resolution as Congress continues to hammer out negotiations over government spending. The study group released its position on Thursday just hours after McCarthy announced his plans to get a stopgap measure…

The standoff over government funding is House Republicans’s only chance to leverage their agenda against the Democratic-led Senate and White House, according to Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), who is helping to lead a conservative revolt just weeks ahead of the spending deadline. Congress has only 16 days until the government is scheduled to run out…

More than two years after the 9/11 attacks, the United States has experienced an evolving landscape of terrorist attacks. But one of the top concerns facing the country today is at its own southern border, where officials report increasing numbers of illegal immigration, according to one Republican lawmaker. The House Subcommittee on Emergency Management and…

The number of voters who identify as independents has grown significantly over the last two presidential races, making them a coveted voter bloc with outsized influence on the next election cycle. Voters between the ages of 18 and 44 made up 42% of the entire electorate during the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections, comprising a…

Vulnerable House Republicans are lining up behind Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) decision to open an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden despite the perceived political risks heading into a critical election cycle. McCarthy announced on Tuesday that he would direct the heads of key committees to open a formal investigation into the president, following through…

House Democratic leaders have not discussed how the party would approach a possible motion to vacate against House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), according to Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY). Democrats have not begun discussions on whether they’d back a motion to remove McCarthy or if they’d save their GOP counterpart from a possible ouster, and…