Updated: Dec. 22, 2023 at 4:58 PM EST|By Stetson MillerThe Supreme Court rejected special counsel Jack Smith’s request to take up this Trump immunity dispute, which will likely delay the former president’s trial.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2023 at 10:53 AM EST|By Josh RultenbergConservatives in the House and Senate say they want ‘fiscal sanity’ in Washington and stronger border security policies.
Updated: Nov. 28, 2023 at 5:40 PM EST|By Jon DeckerBiden's fifth trip to Colorado, is aimed at shining the spotlight on his Administration’s significant investments in clean energy manufacturing
Updated: Nov. 15, 2023 at 5:21 PM EST|By Brendan CullertonChris Christie gives speech at the Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C. Christie touts his own foreign policy credentials, while saying his opponents strategies are not serious
Updated: Nov. 10, 2023 at 3:38 PM EST|By Brendan CullertonJoe Manchin announced he will not seek re-election to the Senate in 2024, prompting speculation he could make a run for president
Updated: Nov. 9, 2023 at 1:44 PM EST|By Peter ZampaJust five candidates took the stage, while the front runner in the race, Donald Trump held a solo event nearby with 2024 just around the corner.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2023 at 4:53 PM EDT|By Stetson MillerJust as some members of Senator Tommy Tuberville’s (R-AL) own party called out the senator for holding military promotions, Democrats are pushing forward with a plan to bypass the holds.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2023 at 5:10 PM EDT|By Annie AndersenOn Fight Retail Crime Day lawmakers from both sides of the aisle make a renewed push to fight organized retail theft.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2023 at 11:40 AM EDT|By Josh RultenbergOn Tuesday, entrepreneur and Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said President Joe Biden is making a mistake by linking Israel and Ukraine aid together.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2023 at 10:20 PM EDT|By Josh RultenbergRep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) is back in Washington and speaking for the first time since losing her husband in a plane crash.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2023 at 11:35 AM EDT|By Josh RultenbergAt the Hudson Institute, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum accused President Biden of being “utterly unprepared” to deal our foreign adversaries. Burgum took it a step further and said the president’s policies are empowering our enemies to attack us and our allies.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2023 at 3:24 PM EDT|By Peter ZampaLawmakers have just three days to avoid a government shutdown, and the many variables in play are creating unlimited uncertainty.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2023 at 6:08 PM EDT|By Stetson MillerAs credit card debt levels soar across the country, there is a new effort in Washington to try to limit the amount of interest credit card companies can charge.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2023 at 11:47 AM EDT|By Josh RultenbergPresident Joe Biden announced more federal funding for Hawaii Wednesday as the state attempts to recover from the deadly wildfires in Maui. President Biden said he is sending $95 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Hawaii to help strengthen the state’s electrical grid.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2023 at 6:24 PM EDT|By Josh RultenbergIn 1971, Congress passed the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.It divided Alaska into 12 regions for newly formed private, for-profit native corporations to run.Alaska’s senators have been trying for years to include five other small, southeastern communities into ANCSA that were originally left out of the deal.
Updated: Aug. 13, 2023 at 6:30 PM EDT|By Brendan CullertonMike Pence is emphasizing his loyalty to the constitution and his Christian faith as key reasons why he should be the Republican nominee for Election 2024.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2023 at 4:14 PM EDT|By Leah VredenbregtLongshot GOP presidential candidate Ryan Binkley said his background can spiritually help the nation.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2023 at 4:09 PM EDT|By Leah Vredenbregt and Brendan CullertonTwo-term Miami mayor Francis Suarez makes his case to Iowa voters during the state fair.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2023 at 4:58 PM EDT|By Joshua Crompton and Brendan CullertonGOP Presidential candidates arrive at the Iowa state fair – looking to jumpstart their campaigns in the first caucus state
Updated: Aug. 11, 2023 at 4:13 PM EDT|By Leah VredenbregtNorth Dakota Governor Doug Burgum spent time campaigning for president at the Iowa State Fair this week.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2023 at 3:48 PM EDT|By Peter ZampaAs artificial intelligence sweeps the nation and the world, questions loom as to how ready leaders are for this new frontier.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2023 at 12:51 PM EDT|By Stetson MillerFor over a decade, the federal minimum wage sitting at just $7.25 an hour. Congress has debated raising it for years to no avail. But that hasn’t deterred Michigan Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and other house Democrats. They recently reintroduced the Raise the Wage Act. It would gradually increase the federal minimum wage to $17 an hour by 2028.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2023 at 4:22 PM EDT|By Stetson MillerA new survey has found that a bipartisan majority of people say they would favor a ban on stock trade for Members of Congress, the President, Vice President and Supreme Court justices.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2023 at 2:15 AM EDT|By Josh RultenbergIn Washington, the Senate has passed the country’s annual defense bill.The House passed its own version a couple weeks ago so now both sides will work to reach an agreement.Among the issues lawmakers want addressed, studying the damage the opioid epidemic has caused the military community.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2023 at 1:29 PM EDT|By Peter ZampaThe Senate passed its annual military authorization package Thursday in a 86-11 vote before getting out of town for its August recess.
Updated: Jul. 24, 2023 at 1:05 PM EDT|By Priscilla HuffThe US Department of Agriculture reports Vermont experienced a 20-percent drop in maple syrup production this year.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2023 at 5:26 PM EDT|By Josh RultenbergPolitical parties usually rally behind incumbents running for another term in office. But one politically connected candidate thinks Joe Biden does not deserve a second term in the Oval Office.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2023 at 4:37 PM EDT|By Peter ZampaRobert F. Kennedy Jr. went under oath before a controversial House panel Thursday to talk about the so-called ‘weaponization’ of the federal government.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2023 at 12:43 PM EDT|By Josh RultenbergHouse and Senate Democrats reintroduced a bill Tuesday they say will strengthen federal protections of voting rights. The legislation is in response to a proposal House Republicans put forward last week encouraging states to make their own changes.
Updated: Jul. 18, 2023 at 6:02 PM EDT|By Josh RultenbergSeveral Republican presidential candidates came to the nation’s capital Monday to compete for the Christian conservative vote. The contenders vowed to stand with Israel as the country’s president will meet with President Biden and Congress the next couple days.
Updated: Jul. 17, 2023 at 7:03 PM EDT|By Peter ZampaThe former Governor of Arkansas Asa Hutchinson was in Washington, D.C. Monday explaining his law enforcement policy vision as his campaign for president continues.
Updated: Jul. 14, 2023 at 6:30 PM EDT|By Stetson MillerA group of lawmakers in Washington are now pushing for a new bill that they say would ensure that federal environmental reviews for domestic microchip manufacturing projects are completed in a timely manner.
Updated: Jul. 14, 2023 at 1:55 PM EDT|By Peter ZampaThe legislation dictates how the military spends its money, but the controversial contents of the package leave the bill with an uncertain future in the Senate.
Updated: Jul. 14, 2023 at 12:12 PM EDT|By Stetson MillerLawmakers on Capitol Hill are now pushing for new legislation to help out active-duty service members who are victims of medical malpractice with the HERO Act.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2023 at 5:23 PM EDT|By Brendan CullertonRep. Dusty Johnson, R-SD, wants to prevent people from making changes to Mount Rushmore. Johnson introduced the Mount Rushmore Protection Act
Updated: Jul. 5, 2023 at 4:01 PM EDT|By Peter ZampaThere could be a candidate out there we do not know about yet, who may even enter the race after the primary season begins in 2024.
Updated: Jun. 28, 2023 at 11:00 AM EDT|By Jamie BittnerThe new federal law concerning pregnant people and new parents applies to private and public sector employers with at least 15 employees.
Updated: Jun. 26, 2023 at 4:28 PM EDT|By Peter ZampaPresident Joe Biden is taking his economic message on the road this week, kicking off his messaging trip with an event at the White House Monday
Updated: Jun. 23, 2023 at 2:32 PM EDT|By Jamie BittnerSupporters call the bill ‘unapologetically aspirational," as legislators mark the one-year anniversary of the Dobbs ruling which ended protection for abortion under Roe versus Wade.
Updated: Jun. 21, 2023 at 6:00 PM EDT|By Stetson MillerCongressman Dan Kildee (D-MI) has introduced legislation that require the VA to cover health care for veterans exposed to toxic PFAS chemicals.
Updated: Jun. 21, 2023 at 5:50 PM EDT|By Peter ZampaDemocratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill want to provide more access to mental health professionals to help deal with everyday stress students experience in school.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2023 at 6:32 PM EDT|By Josh RultenbergA bill decreasing government red tape so patients can have better access to top drug treatments is closer to becoming law. Gray Television Washington News Bureau reporter Josh Rultenberg has the story of one boy who could have benefited but had to “fail first” on less effective medication.
Updated: Jun. 14, 2023 at 7:36 PM EDT|By Jamie BittnerThis month marks one year since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion
Updated: Jun. 14, 2023 at 5:06 PM EDT|By Stetson MillerWisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) has reintroduced the LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act, a bill that will would require federal surveys to include questions about sexual orientation, gender identity and variations in sex characteristics.