Congress

Washington needs quality control, not cover-up - opinion

The US government should take its constitutional oversight responsibility seriously.

DEMOCRATIC US Sen. Tim Kaine (C) speaks next to fellow Democrats Chuck Schumer (L) and Adam Schiff during a press conference on Capitol Hill last week.
A view of the dome of the US Capitol building, during a vote in the US House of Representatives.

Holocaust survivor to address US Congress on anniversary of Auschwitz’s liberation

People attend an anti-Israeli protest after Friday prayers in Tehran, Iran, June 20, 2025

Drunk on Jew-hatred, Iran’s horrors go unmentioned - opinion

US Representative Steny Hoyer speaking during the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference in Washington, DC on March 24, 2019.

Longtime pro-Israel Democrat Steny Hoyer announces retirement from Congress


US Congress approves stopgap bill to avoid government shutdown

President Biden is expected to sign the bill into law on Saturday.

 House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to the media, following a meeting with fellow Republicans on the day where a potential government shutdown looms during the holidays, after a spending bill backed by US President-elect Donald Trump failed in the US House of Representatives, on Capitol Hi

Families of hostages plead for release at US Capitol press conference

Bipartisan press conference calls for swift hostage release amid emotional family pleas.

 Aviva Siegel speaks at a press conference Wednesday, December 18, 2024.

'We recall the power of light within us': Bipartisan menorah lighting on Capitol Hill

Congressional leadership said that this symbolic show of unity reminded them of the true meaning of Hanukkah.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and House Speaker Mike Johnson light the shamash candle of the menorah as Rabbi Levi Shemtov and Sen. Chuck Schumer watch on December 17,2024 on Capitol Hill.

Florida congressional candidate seeks ban for flags promoting Palestine, BLM, and Gay Pride

Fine's bill would prohibit any government entity, including schools, counties, cities, and agencies from displaying any flag of a political nature.

 A boy holds a Palestinian flag at a demonstration in support of Palestinians in Gaza, during a temporary truce between Palestinian Islamist group Hamas and Israel, in Frankfurt, Germany, November 25, 2023

Biden signs bill developing plan transferring Weitzman Museum to Smithsonian

The act establishes a body that will examine whether the Philadelphia Museum, known as the Weitzman, can join the Smithsonian Institution.

 U.S. President Joe Biden reacts after signing a proclamation designating November 17 as "International Conservation Day", during his tour at the Museu da Amazonia in Manaus, Brazil, November 17, 2024.

Challenges and opportunities for the Jewish members of the 119th Congress

Number of Jewish senators officially becomes a minyan.

 NEWLY ELECTED members of the US Congress pose for a photo on the steps of the Capitol in Washington.

Chuck Schumer reelected head of Senate Democrats — but this time as minority leader

Senate Democrats reelected Schumer as their leader, after a tough election for the party, which lost control of the White House and the Senate and failed to regain the US House of Representatives.

US SENATE Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, last week.

U.S. Congress to hold hearing on UFOs featuring testimonies from former military officials

House Republicans, led by Representatives Nancy Mace and Glenn Grothman, are spearheading the initiative to bring systemic transparency to the issue of UAPs.

 Congresswoman Nancy Mace visits McEntire Joint National Guard Base by S.C. Air National Guard.

Republicans win majority of US House seats in government sweep

The thin Republican House majority has been fractious, tossing out its first speaker, Kevin McCarthy, and routinely bucking his successor Speaker Mike Johnson.

 A general view shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressing a joint meeting of Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, US, July 24, 2024.

AIPAC-backed candidates win big in US elections, strengthening pro-Israel presence in Congress

Pro-Israel political action committee AIPAC has aided 318 Zionist candidates to win so far in the recent US elections. Other PACs and private donors also played significant roles.

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) 2016 Policy Conference