Democrat Maxwell Frost Is The 1st Gen Zer To Win House Seat
Democrat Maxwell Alejandro Frost won in a heavily blue Orlando-area district and is seeking stricter gun control laws.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
Congress
Calls To Protect Congressional Members Grow In Wake Of Pelosi Attack
The Capitol Police chief says since Jan. 6, the department has made progress on a list of improvements, but there's still more work to do.
Source: Pelosi Attacker Carried Zip Ties, In Jan. 6 Echo
With threats to public officials at an all-time high, members of Congress were being urged to reach out for additional security resources.
| AP
Suspect In Assault At Pelosi Home Had Posted About QAnon
Web blogs posted online under the name David DePape contained rants about technology, aliens, communists, religious minorities and global elites.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
Source: Assailant Shouted "Where Is Nancy?" In Attack
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi just returned to Washington this week from a security conference in Europe, and was not in the residence at the time.
| AP and Nathaniel Reed
Jan. 6 Panel Interviews Former Trump Aide Hope Hicks
The interview comes as the investigation is winding down and as the panel has subpoenaed Trump for an interview in the coming weeks.
| AP
Steve Bannon Sentenced To 4 Months For Contempt Of Congress Charges
Steve Bannon, former adviser to then-President Donald Trump, defied a subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attacks.
Jan. 6 Panel Issues Subpoena To Trump, Demanding He Testify
Jan. 6 panel sent a letter to the former president's lawyers on Friday, demanding his testimony under oath by mid-November.
| AP
Congress Probes Jackson Water Crisis As City And State Spar
Reps. Bennie Thompson and Carolyn Maloney are requesting information on how Mississippi plans to spend federal funding meant for water infrastructure.
| AP
Jan. 6 Panel Prepares For Its Last Public Hearing
Since the last hearing, the panel has continued to bring in witnesses and people involved in the effort to keep President Trump in office.
Recent Polls Show Fewer Undecided Voters In Pennsylvania Senate Race
Pennsylvanians will decide who is going to succeed retiring Republican Sen. Pat Toomey. Lt. Gov. John Fetterman's lead against Mehmet Oz is shrinking.
Congress Passes Funding Bill To Avert Government Shutdown
The U.S. House and Senate have approved a short-term spending package that will fund the federal government through mid-December.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
Jan. 6 Panel Delays Hearing As Hurricane Ian Nears Florida
The House committee investigating Jan. 6 planned to hold what was likely to be its final hearing Wednesday, but decided to postpone to a later date.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
AP Source: Funding Bill Includes More Than $12B For Ukraine
The funding package, which Congress is set to consider this week, will also provide disaster assistance.
| AP
Bills Would Curtail Objections At Future Jan. 6 Vote Counts
Under current law, only one member of the House and one member of the Senate has to challenge a state's results to trigger votes on that election.
| AP
House To Vote On Election Law Overhaul In Response To Jan. 6
The bill would set new parameters around the Electoral Count Act and make it harder for lawmakers to object to a state's electoral votes.
| Haley Bull and AP
Senate Majority Leader Schumer Seeks 10 GOP Votes On Marriage Equality
Earlier this summer, the House passed the Respect for Marriage Act by a vote of 267 to 157.
| AP
Twitter Whistleblower Testifies Before Congress Over Security Flaws
Former Twitter security chief Peiter Zatko alleges that the social media platform ignored engineers and led them to "prioritize profit over security."
| AP and Scripps News Staff
Mary Peltola Beats Sarah Palin, Wins Alaska House Special Election
Democrat Mary Peltola beat Republican Sarah Palin in the special election for Alaska's only U.S. House seat.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
China Announces New Drills As U.S. Delegation Visits Taiwan
China accuses the U.S. of encouraging the island's independence through the sale of weapons and engagement between U.S. and Taiwanese politicians.
| AP
Senate Set To Vote To Ratify Adding Sweden, Finland To NATO
Finland and Sweden are abandoning their longstanding traditions of neutrality after Russia invaded Ukraine.
| AP
Veterans Outraged By Republicans Blocking PACT Act Bill
Republicans are being pressured by veterans to rethink passing the PACT act bill, which will extend healthcare benefits.
| Isbella Diaz
Sen. Graham Challenges 2020 Georgia Election Probe Subpoena
Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, has been ordered to appear before a special grand jury to testify on Aug. 23.
| AP
Democrats On Verge Of Passing Significant Climate Measures
The expansive $739 billion package dubbed the “Inflation Reduction Act,” includes $369 billion in spending to begin tackling climate change.
| Maura Sirianni
States Boost Child Care Money As Congressional Effort Stalls
Although child care has seen increasing bipartisan support in recent years, some Republican leaders are cautious about expanding government aid.
| AP
House Approves Bill To Help West Fight Wildfires, Drought
The measure combines 49 separate bills, which include an increase in firefighter pay and make it easier for victims to get federal assistance.
| AP
Senate Republicans Have Voted Against The PACT Act
25 Senate Republicans voted "no" on the PACT act bill, which would expand healthcare for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits in Iraq.
| Isbella Diaz and Maritsa Georgiou
Congress OKs Bill To Aid U.S. Computer Chip Firms, Counter China
The measure now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed into law, and it provides the White House with a major domestic policy victory.
| AP
What's In, And Out, Of Democrats' Inflation-Fighting Package
The new measure has inflation-fighting strategies aimed at health care, climate change and deficit reduction.
| Stephanie Liebergen and AP
Senate Passes Bill To Boost Computer Chip Production In U.S.
The $280 billion measure includes federal grants and tax breaks for companies that construct their chip facilities in the U.S.
| AP
