Author: Lauren Green, Washington Examiner

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) called for a hearing to focus on online radicalization after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk last week. Comer called on the Chief Executive Officers of Discord, Steam, Twitch, and Reddit to testify at a full committee hearing on Oct. 8. “The politically motivated assassination of Charlie…

The House Oversight Committee released a transcript from its first closed-door interview with former Attorney General Bill Barr in which he acknowledged the mishandling of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s detainment and pointed to other possible files. Barr, who twice served as attorney general and led the Justice Department during President Donald Trump’s first…

Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) condemned political violence on Tuesday and called for the White House not to “cherry-pick” instances on the left to condemn. Shapiro, who is Jewish, opened his remarks at the Eradicate Hate Summit in Pittsburgh by sharing his personal connection with political violence when his home, the Pennsylvania governor’s residence, was set on fire…

Frustrations within the Democratic Party over whether to back Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s leading mayoral candidate, are spilling out into the open as the establishment splits over supporting a Democratic Socialist. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) weighed in on the crowded New York City mayoral race over the weekend, endorsing the socialist candidate…

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) held a memorial Monday night to honor the life of conservative activist Charlie Kirk after he was assassinated last week in Utah. Johnson, along with House leadership and other members of Congress, gathered to deliver remarks and prayers on the “life and legacy” of Kirk. The Majority of the Republican…

Just days into his Senate campaign, James Talarico is making his Christian faith a centerpiece of what will be an uphill battle to strip one of Texas’s Senate seats out of the hands of Republicans. On Tuesday, Talarico launched his bid to challenge Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) with a campaign video that emphasized his Presbyterian…

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, is pressing FBI Director Kash Patel on his handling of the Epstein files ahead of his appearance before the panel next week. In a letter obtained by the Washington Examiner, Raskin questioned why the FBI has not released an alleged client list maintained…

Republicans backing President Donald Trump’s emergency takeover of the nation’s capital pushed to make the crime clampdown permanent with new legislation that Democrats slammed as an overreach. The House Oversight Committee marked up a slew of bills on Wednesday related to crime in Washington, on the same day Trump’s DC police takeover expires. The hearing…

The House floor erupted in chaos after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) held a moment of silence to honor conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot Wednesday at an event at Utah Valley University. Johnson announced to reporters before heading to the House floor that he would be holding a moment of silence for Kirk.…

Two new Democrats who are expected to be sworn into Congress this month will be able to finalize the push to force a vote for a full release of the criminal files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. As Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R-KY) discharge petition is merely two signatures short of forcing House…