{FD} House rules panel to meet Thursday in bid to avoid government shutdown

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Chad Pergram

There is a very distinct possibility there could be a government shutdown this weekend.

{FD} House races to avoid government shutdown with the clock ticking

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Chad Pergram

There is a very distinct possibility there could be a government shutdown this weekend.

{FD} FBI’s Andrew McCabe in spotlight amid Trump text controversy

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Zoe Szathmary

FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe is in the spotlight amid a new controversy surrounding FBI officials.

{FD} House GOP’s $81B disaster relief plan nearly doubles Trump request

Posted on December 19, 2017 by Dom Calicchio

President Donald Trump’s initial request for a $44 billion disaster relief package for states affected by the likes of hurricanes and wildfires has ballooned into an $81 billion package introduced this week by House Republicans.

{FD} Republicans who voted no on tax bill

Posted on December 19, 2017 by Alex Pappas

Twelve Republicans on Tuesday broke with the party and voted against the $1.5 trillion tax reform bill.

{FD} House member offices paid $342k in settlements over 4 years

Posted on December 19, 2017 by FOX News

Newly-released statistics show taxpayers paid more than $342,000 to settle workplace discrimination disputes at House lawmakers’ offices between 2008 and 2012, including nearly $175,000 for eight settlements related to sexual harassment and sex discrimination accusations.

{FD} Lawmaker demands investigation into report Obama WH undermined anti-Hezbollah task force

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Frank Miles

A Republican congressman urged the House to look into a report the Obama administration held up a Drug Enforcement Administration task force’s investigation into Hezbollah’s drug-trafficking and money-laundering operations, all to ensure the Iran nuclear deal remained on track.

{FD} Democratic Virginia Rep. Bobby Scott accused of sexual harassment

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Samuel Chamberlain

A former congressional aide Friday accused Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., of sexually harassing her and claimed she was fired and blackballed from further work on Capitol Hill when she refused his advances.

{FD} Kansas Democrat Andrea Ramsey drops out of House race over 2005 harassment suit

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Kathleen Joyce

A female former executive running for Congress in Kansas has dropped out of the race over a 2005 federal lawsuit in which she was accused of sexually harassing a male employee whom she supervised.