Author: Ledyard King, USA TODAY

Hogan worried a large GOP field would help the former president who won the 2016 nomination because a group of rivals split the anti-Trump vote.

New York GOP Rep. George Santos, who faces growing calls to step down, was named to the Small Business and Science, Space and Technology committees.

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., agreed to remove a measure to expedite federal permits for certain energy projects, including a pipeline in his home state.

The measure would make clear the vice president’s role in tallying Electoral votes is ceremonial and would make challenges to state results harder.

Reimposition of the oil industry tax is included in the Inflation Reduction Act the Senate passed Sunday and the House is expected to approve Friday.

Capitol Hill staffers are routinely bombarded by callers venting their frustration at Congress over the Southern border, inflation, abortion rights.

Pelosi’s decision in September to bring to the floor a bill making Roe v. Wade the law of the land proved a bridge too far for her local archdiocese.

The maximum Pell Grant covered roughly 75% of the cost of a four-year public college when it was enacted in the 1970s. Today, it ‘s less than a third.

Pence’s remarks marked his most forceful rebuttal of Trump to date. They come as the former vice president considers a 2024 run for president.

A simple majority is all that’s needed to approve a presidential nomination to the country’s highest court.