Author: Cami Mondeaux

The House Ethics Committee will reportedly meet this week to discuss its yearslong investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz as questions swirl about whether the panel should still release its findings after he resigned from Congress. The committee is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, five days after it was initially slated to hold a meeting…

House Republicans are cautiously moving forward with a deal to change how the lower chamber operates, with centrist lawmakers privately crossing their fingers that their rabble-rouser colleagues hold up their end of the deal in January 2025. GOP lawmakers crafted a deal this week to drop rule changes to discourage members from disrupting legislative business…

House Republicans are set to meet Thursday morning to consider rule changes for their conference next year, setting the stage for a compromise that could preserve Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) job. Lawmakers will consider several proposed rule amendments, including some floated by members to punish their fellow colleagues if they seek to disrupt business in…

House Republican leaders are preparing for temporary losses to their slim majority as President-elect Donald Trump recruits members to serve in his Cabinet, chipping away at the party’s already narrow margins in the lower chamber.  So far, Trump has nominated two House lawmakers to service in his administration: House GOP Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik, R-NY,…

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to make a visit with House Republican leadership on Capitol Hill before meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House on Wednesday morning, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) told reporters on Tuesday.  Although the details have not been finalized, Johnson said they have “preliminary plans” to meet with the president-elect…

Several House Republicans have already begun competing for GOP Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik’s (R-NY) leadership post when she steps down from her seat next year to accept an ambassadorship in the Trump administration. At least three GOP lawmakers have begun fielding calls to their colleagues to gauge support for the party’s No. 4 position in…

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) defended his seat in New York’s 17th Congressional District, beating back a challenge from former Rep. Mondaire Jones and keeping Republicans’ hopes of maintaining their slim House majority alive. Lawler defeated Jones with 57% of the vote with 94% ballots counted so far. The Associated Press called the race shortly after…

EXCLUSIVE — House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) raised more than four times the amount of money during the 2024 cycle than he did in the midterm elections, according to figures shared with the Washington Examiner.  Emmer raised $34 million during the 2024 cycle, a 325% increase from the $8 million he raised as the…

OMAHA, Nebraska — An unexpected win for independent candidate Dan Osborn in the Nebraska Senate race would deal a blow to Republicans, but it wouldn’t necessarily be a boon for Democrats.  Nebraska’s Senate seats have long been uncompetitive for Republicans as the last time a Democrat was elected to represent the state in the upper…

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) believes that neither party is likely to win a significant majority in the House in the 2024 election or soon in the future. With one week until Election Day, the top House Republican told the Washington Examiner that while Republicans have an opportunity to expand their slim five-seat majority,…