Author: Lauren Green, Washington Examiner

Of the 435 members who sit in the House, Texas holds 38, with two members in particular who have demanded the media space and are among the up-and-coming political stars from both parties — Reps. Greg Casar (D-TX) and Brandon Gill (R-TX). Casar, 35, is serving his second term in Congress and where he was…

A handful of Republicans withholding support for a GOP budget resolution changed their minds after meeting with President Donald Trump on Tuesday, but not enough movement to secure passage in the House. Before the White House meeting, at least 30 House Republicans were standing firm against the Trump-backed budget resolution coming back from the Senate…

EXCLUSIVE — Since taking office three months ago, freshman Rep. Jeff Hurd (R-CO) has shied away from breaking with President Donald Trump, aside from condemning his Jan. 6 pardons. But that changed after Trump announced his sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs that would impose new duties on about 90 countries without any congressional approval. Hurd, who…

Companion legislation will be introduced Tuesday to build on a bill aimed at stopping ticket scalpers from using software to purchase a high volume of tickets while codifying an executive order made by President Donald Trump. The bipartisan bill, titled the Mitigating Automated Internet Networks Event Ticketing Act, is co-sponsored by Reps. Diana Harshbarger (R-TN)…

Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) set the special election to replace the late Rep. Sylvester Turner for Nov. 4 after Democratic outrage that the governor had not done so escalated over the past week. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said last week he would “very likely” file a lawsuit after Abbott had slow-walked announcing a…

A GOP House bill to give Congress more authority over tariffs will be introduced Monday despite President Donald Trump vowing to veto the upper chamber’s version of the bill. Centrist Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) is set to introduce a companion bill that would mirror the legislation authored last week by Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and…

Democrats are revamping their social media strategy and testing new messaging to counter President Donald Trump‘s second-term agenda and his dominance in the news cycle. Out of power throughout Washington, Democrats are hiring new teams, consulting with influencers, and conducting training to try to find more creative ways to break through. The Democratic National Committee,…

“Squad” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) leads in a new poll against Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) by double digits for a 2028 New York Senate matchup. A poll reported by Politico on Friday shows 55% of likely Democratic voters lean toward supporting the progressive rising star, whereas just 36% lean toward the longtime Senate…

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said Wednesday that Democrats are “very likely” to file a lawsuit after Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) failed to call a special election for a vacant House seat. Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner died on March 5 at age 70 after just two months in office. Abbott has yet to announce…

Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) is headed for a competitive primary election next year after his former congressional staffer Jake Rakov launched a primary challenge on Wednesday. “I’m running for Congress against my former boss who’s been in office for nearly 30 years,” Rakov, 37, said on social media. “It’s time for a new generation of Democrats…