Author: Lauren Green, Washington Examiner

A group of young state lawmakers gathered at the White House this week to discuss how to build on the inroads President Donald Trump made with their demographic in the 2024 election. Twenty-five state lawmakers, ages 25 to 35, traveled from across the country with Run GenZ, sponsored by the American Legislative Exchange Council, to…

Two major House hearings to look at President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill” were delayed after Thursday’s White House meeting. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Brett Guthrie (R-KY) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) for a meeting at…

Congressional Republicans are set to introduce legislation on Thursday aimed at giving consumers a tax-free haven for their savings interest. The Universal Savings Account Act, sponsored by Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) in the House and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) in the Senate, is designed to encourage taxpayers to save by simplifying the “complex rules and…

Democrats don’t see a world in which an impeachment of President Donald Trump is successful in this Congress, but they agree he has committed impeachable offenses. Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) unveiled seven articles of impeachment Monday against Trump, taking a long-shot blow at the president as Democrats scramble for any way they can to push…

House Republicans passed a rule Tuesday that hinders Democrats’ ability to use their limited power in the minority to launch investigations into the Trump administration. The rule, a procedural vote in the House, includes language blocking members from bringing any resolutions of inquiry to the floor until October. An ROI is a request from the…

Legislation backed by first lady Melania Trump to criminalize revenge pornography is heading to President Donald Trump’s desk for his signature after its House passage Monday night. The TAKE IT DOWN Act passed the House overwhelmingly by a 409-2 vote. It previously passed the Senate unanimously after Melania Trump held a roundtable discussion with Republicans…

Legislation backed by first lady Melania Trump to criminalize revenge pornography is heading to the House floor Monday night. The TAKE IT DOWN Act passed the Senate unanimously after Melania Trump held a roundtable discussion with Republicans and one House Democrat, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA). The bill is expected to pass the House swiftly before…

Young Democrats are rallying behind Democratic National Committee Vice Chairman David Hogg’s initiative to primary older incumbents as the party leadership strongly urges them to drop the issue. Earlier this month, Hogg unveiled a plan to back primary challenges on longtime incumbents in an effort to get younger people in office. The DNC denounced the…

Congressional Republicans are warming back up to holding in-person town halls after GOP leadership warned against them earlier this year. Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) held the first of three planned town halls Thursday night, Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) held three town halls in one day last week, and Rep. Jeff Hurd (R-CO) met with protesters in…

President Donald Trump‘s nominee for U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., expressed remorse over past praise of a Nazi sympathizer, saying he was not aware of his history. Interim U.S. attorney for D.C. Ed Martin expressed his regret in an interview last week with Forward, a Jewish media organization. Martin had deemed Timothy Hale-Cusanelli as “extraordinary” when…