It's a tumultuous time in Washington as the Senate inches closer to the impeachment trial.But one Southern California lawmaker, Rep. Mark Takano, D-Riverside, said there's one thing both parties can...
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House Foreign Affairs Chairman Meeks Slashes Western Hemisphere Subcommittee Nearly in Half
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Gregory Meeks (D-NY) is planning to slash the Western Hemisphere subcommittee nearly in half, according to a group of freshmen Republican committee members...
New Lawmakers Assigned to Science Committees
Details about who will serve on key congressional committees with jurisdiction over scientific research and education are emerging.The House Appropriations Committee, which is responsible for...
Lawmakers offer bill to repeal cap on SALT deduction
Lawmakers in the House and Senate from high-tax, Democratic-leaning states introduced legislation on Thursday to repeal a provision in former President Trump's 2017 tax cut law that limits the...
California was key factor in House GOP’s 2020 success
A crucial component of the House GOP's surprise comeback in 2020 was winning back a majority of the California seats lost in the anti-Trump blue wave just two years earlier. Democrat Christy...
New Power Centers: These Bipartisan Groups In Congress Are Poised For Greater Influence
Bipartisan blocs in both chambers of Congress are set to wield outsized influence in the coming session, with both groups gaining members and possibly a friend in the White House as Democrats...
Rep. Michelle Steel seeks answers about treatment of National Guard troops in D.C.
In her first solo act in Congress, newly elected GOP Rep. Michelle Steel of Seal Beach is requesting answers about why National Guard troops were briefly made to stay outside or use a parking garage...
CAPAC MEMBERS COMMEMORATE KOREAN AMERICAN DAY
Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus on Jan. 13 released the following statements to celebrate Korean American Day, which commemorates the arrival of the first Korean...
House GOP freshmen offer to work with Biden: ‘Americans are tired of the partisan gridlock’
A group of GOP House freshmen penned a letter to President-elect Joe Biden on his inauguration day pledging to work with the incoming Democratic president to find common ground...
Newly Elected GOP Congresswoman On Biden’s Presidential Agenda
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Hours before President Biden took the oath of office, 17 new members of the House Republican caucus sent him a letter of congratulations. They identify some places Republicans see...
17 House Republicans Send Inauguration Day Letter to Biden, Call for a ‘Rise Above the Partisan Fray’
Seventeen freshman House Republicans wrote an Inauguration Day letter to President Joe Biden in hopes of bridging the partisan divide between Democrats and Republicans.“After two impeachments,...
Conservatism; Principles will keep the GOP relevant, growing
Donald Trump was elected to “drain the swamp,” put “America first” and flex America’s superiority over China. He fulfilled many of his promises, challenged norms and introduced a new presidential...
Americans must turn down the divisive rhetoric: Young Kim
While I knew January 6 would be a contentious day, none of my colleagues expected that our lives would be on the line.That afternoon, I was in my office for an interview with the National Journal...
The State of Women’s Leadership—And How To Continue Changing the Face of U.S. Politics
Building on the momentum of the 2018 midterm elections, more women—particularly women of color and LGBTQ candidates—ran for office in 2020 than ever before. Historic wins across...
Diverse new members could help GOP message the ‘American dream’
inutes before a mob stormed the House chamber last Wednesday, freshman Rep. Young Kim, a Republican from California, was on the phone talking about what it was like to be a new member of Congress.“I...
Big Gains for GOP Women Riding ‘Pink Wave’ on Capitol Hill
The new 117th Congress boasts a record number of women representing Americans in Washington. That includes more Republican women than ever, which is quite a GOP comeback after significant losses in...
The Firsts: Here’s Who Is Making History In The 117th Congress
One hundred and four years ago, Jeannette Rankin broke the Congressional glass ceiling by becoming the first woman to hold federal office. She was sworn into the 65th Congress. On Sunday her legacy...
Young Kim and Michelle Steel pave way for Asian American women in Congress
LOS ANGELES — When Young Kim and Michelle Steel met up for family vacations more than 30 years ago, cooking meals and changing their daughters’ diapers as their husbands talked politics, neither had...
More Republican women than before will serve in this Congress. Here’s why.
It’s been a banner year for Republican women in Congress. Incumbent Sens. Joni Ernst (Iowa) and Susan Collins (Maine) won competitive races, making it possible for their party to...
Groundbreaking OC Republican Congresswomen Take Office
SANTA ANA, CA — Orange County Republican Reps. Young Kim and Michelle Steel were sworn in Sunday, joining Rep. Marilyn Strickland, D- Washington, as the first Korean-American women in...