Congress

House Democrats are on track to force a new Iran war powers vote Thursday, according to two people granted anonymity to discuss internal planning. The Iran vote will be the first on the House floor since March 5, just a week after President Donald Trump launched strikes. That timing could change, the people warned, depending on how attempts to expel Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) and Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) over sexual misconduct allegations play out this week.

A new survey from a Democratic group that backs moderate candidates shows Iowa potentially in play for Democrats in November.

Republicans just want to talk about Tax Day, but complicating that is a host of pressing scandals and policy squabbles.

The benefits of the ‘big, beautiful bill’ are at risk of being swamped by rising energy prices.

Rep. Andy Harris is wielding his clout to expand the number of seasonal workers allowed into the U.S. as he also backs the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda.

The former speaker said the sexual assault allegations “must be appropriately investigated with full transparency and accountability.”

His support for a narrow budget reconciliation measure is a boost for Senate GOP leaders who want a tightly controlled process.

Donald Trump could intervene to settle many of these clashes, but he has mostly kept his distance.

As Homeland Security chair, the Kentucky Republican has to decide whether to back party-line immigration enforcement funding.

Trump’s former attorney general had been subpoenaed for an April 14 deposition that was never confirmed.

Democrats erupt in protest, but Republicans make their peace with “negotiating Trump style.”

The Microsoft founder will appear before Congress on June 10.

The Ohio Republican will be well-situated if Republicans lose the House majority.

It’s become impossible to predict the trajectory of the congressional appropriations process.

The president’s fiscal 2027 budget request calls for Republicans to use a partisan process for enacting billions for the Pentagon.

A Trump-blessed plan would use the budget reconciliation process to deliver yearly agency funding without a bipartisan agreement.

House Oversight Chair James Comer isn’t ruling out making Bondi honor the subpoena the panel slapped her with last month.

A January Office of Congressional Conduct report showed the review also looked at funding that went to a foundation led by Freddie Figgers, a telecommunications executive from Broward County with ties to the governor.

Speaker Mike Johnson will likely have to rely on Democrats to act when the chamber returns April 14.

A judge has challenged Congress to approve Trump’s multimillion-dollar construction project, but Republicans aren’t showing any immediate interest in the subject.