House Ethics Committee opens investigation into Rep. Nancy Mace for improper reimbursement practices after finding she claimed nearly $10,000 more than her D.C. housing expenses.
Twenty-eight House Democrats demand tech companies disclose how they handle DHS administrative subpoenas issued without a judge to unmask Americans who criticize the agency.
Federal judge blocks DHS detention visit policy for the third time as Noem keeps rewriting the same restriction to evade prior rulings.
House Oversight releases full video of Bill and Hillary Clinton’s Epstein depositions taken last week in suburban New York.
Trump says the Iran war will take four weeks or less, the first public timeline for a military operation launched without congressional authorization.
House Minority Leader Jeffries and bipartisan sponsors pledge to force war powers vote on Iran strikes, bypassing GOP leadership.
Social Security trust fund now projected to run dry in 2032, one year earlier than expected, after Trump’s tax law drained $168 billion from the program.
Bill Clinton becomes first former president deposed under congressional subpoena, denies any knowledge of Epstein’s crimes.
DHS admits to Congress it deported 86 DACA recipients protected under U.S. law, claiming 241 of 261 detained had “criminal histories” but providing no details on charges.
Sen. Wyden places hold on Trump’s nominee to lead NSA and Cyber Command, saying the career special operations officer has no cybersecurity or signals intelligence background.
Hillary Clinton denies any Epstein knowledge in House Oversight deposition paused after Rep. Boebert leaks her photo, with Republicans also raising debunked Pizzagate conspiracy.
Capitol Police arrest Rep. Omar’s State of the Union guest Aliya Rahman for standing silently during the speech, weeks after federal agents dragged her from her vehicle in Minneapolis and injured both shoulders.
Trump’s fraud division nominee Colin McDonald tells Senate he “follows the facts” but won’t say whether he’d refuse a presidential order to prosecute Trump’s enemies.
Surgeon general nominee Casey Means tells Senate committee that vaccines “save lives” after questioning childhood vaccine safety on Joe Rogan’s podcast, while senators flag her inactive medical license.
Rep. Tony Gonzales refuses to resign over allegations he had an affair with a district staffer who later died by setting herself on fire.
Federal judiciary asks Congress to take courthouse control from GSA after DOGE cuts eliminated nearly half the agency’s staff, leaving buildings with collapsing ceilings and contaminated water.
Rep. Al Green escorted out of second consecutive State of the Union after holding sign reading “Black People Aren’t Apes” referencing Trump’s deleted social media post depicting the Obamas.
Pentagon appeals ruling that blocked Hegseth from punishing Sen. Mark Kelly for video calling on troops to resist unlawful orders, after grand jury declined to indict.
House Republicans block bipartisan Senate bill requiring aircraft locator systems one day after Pentagon raised national security objections, falling one vote short.
Trump declares “golden age” in record longest State of the Union, pivoting from economic sales pitch to blaming Democrats for “destroying” the country.
Bipartisan calls grow for Rep. Tony Gonzales to resign over affair with congressional staffer who later died by suicide, as explicit text messages surface.
Pentagon reverses support for aviation safety bill requiring military tracking signals, 13 months after a collision between an Army Black Hawk and a regional jet killed 67 people.
Maxwell challenges Epstein transparency law as unconstitutional to block 90,000 pages of depositions and private records from Giuffre’s civil defamation lawsuit against her.
Speaker Johnson denies Rev. Jesse Jackson’s family request to lie in honor at the Capitol, months after Republicans held a vigil for Charlie Kirk in the same building’s Statuary Hall.
Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s tariff authority 6-3, ruling the law he used to impose duties on nearly every country does not authorize tariffs; Trump announces new 10% global tariff hours later.
Capitol Police arrest 18-year-old Georgia man carrying a loaded shotgun and wearing a tactical vest after he ran toward the Capitol while Congress was in recess.
Bipartisan lawmakers who co-wrote the Epstein Files Transparency Act reject Bondi’s claim that DOJ has released all required files, saying the law requires internal memos on decisions not to prosecute that DOJ is withholding.
Attorney General Bondi says DOJ has released “all” Epstein files as required by law, includes list of “politically exposed persons” naming Trump, Biden, Zuckerberg, Musk, and dozens of others.
Trump declares voter ID requirements will be in place for midterm elections “whether approved by Congress or not,” promising an executive order after the Senate stalled his SAVE America Act.
Congressman Raskin confirms a whistleblower’s account of inhumane conditions at a Baltimore ICE facility after a surprise inspection found 55 detainees packed into a single room.
Virginia Supreme Court allows Democrats to hold an April 21 special election on a proposed 10D-1R congressional map while a legal challenge to the redistricting effort continues.
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion to convert warehouses into eight large-scale detention centers and 16 processing sites, expanding capacity to 92,600 beds using funds from the OBBBA.
Department of Homeland Security shuts down as Democrats and White House trade offers on ICE reforms, with Congress gone until Feb. 23 and no deal in sight.
Trump’s nominee for a top State Department post loses Republican support after senators confront him over “Great Replacement” posts, Holocaust minimization, and comments he continued making after being nominated.
Intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard blocked a whistleblower complaint from Congress for eight months that centered on an intercepted conversation referencing Jared Kushner and Iran.
Senate leaves for recess after failing to fund DHS, with ICE and Border Patrol unaffected because last year’s reconciliation bill already gave them billions.
Speaker Johnson calls DOJ’s tracking of lawmakers’ Epstein file searches an “oversight,” declining to confront the agency as bipartisan members call it spying.
Customs and Border Protection chief tells senators Alex Pretti was “fighting back nonstop” after watching video showing the unarmed nurse standing with his hands up before agents shot him.
Speaker Johnson says six Democratic lawmakers “should be indicted” one day after a grand jury refused to indict them, as Kelly calls the failed prosecution “straight from the authoritarian playbook.”
House passes SAVE America Act 218-213, requiring in-person proof of citizenship to register and photo ID to vote, but Senate Republicans say they lack the votes to break a filibuster.
CBO projects national debt will hit $64 trillion in a decade, with Trump’s tax and immigration policies canceling out the $3 trillion in deficit reduction from his tariffs.
House passes resolution to end Trump’s Canadian tariffs 219-211, with six Republicans breaking ranks despite Trump threatening primary challenges minutes after the vote.
AG Bondi brought a printout of Rep. Jayapal’s Epstein file search history to Wednesday’s hearing, prompting Rep. Raskin to call for an Inspector General investigation into DOJ surveillance of lawmakers.
Bondi lashes out at lawmakers during House Epstein hearing as Democrats and Rep. Massie accuse DOJ of exposing survivors’ identities while shielding potential co-conspirators.
Grand jury refuses to indict six Democratic lawmakers after Trump’s U.S. attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro sought sedition charges over a video reminding service members they can reject unlawful orders.
Ghislaine Maxwell invoked the Fifth Amendment more than a dozen times during her House Oversight deposition, while her lawyer offered to exonerate Trump and Clinton in exchange for presidential clemency.
Bipartisan lawmakers say at least six men are being protected by improper redactions in the Epstein files, including a senior foreign government official, after viewing unredacted documents for the first time.
Ghislaine Maxwell expected to invoke Fifth Amendment during closed-door House Oversight deposition Monday, as DOJ says it removed thousands of previously published files that may identify Epstein victims.
Jeffries says Democrats have not heard back from White House or congressional Republicans on ICE reform demands as DHS funding deadline hits Friday.
Congressional Black Caucus chair calls Trump administration a “bigoted and racist regime” after video depicting Obamas as primates stayed on Truth Social for 12 hours.
