House Republican leadership on Thursday called on Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) to withdraw from his campaign for another term in Congress as the House Ethics Committee investigates allegations involving a former staff member in his office who died in 2025.
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) finally confirmed Wednesday that he had an affair with a staff member in his congressional office, doing so one day after Texas’ Republican primary and following months of public denials as allegations about the relationship circulated during the campaign.
The House Ethics Committee announced Wednesday it voted to establish an investigative subcommittee to examine allegations involving Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX), as the congressman advances to a May 26 runoff in the Republican primary for Texas’ 23rd Congressional District.
The chances of the Democrats winning the Congressional Baseball Game anytime soon are not red-hot.
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) said he intends to remain in office as pressure grows from several House Republicans over allegations that he had an affair with a former staffer — an allegation he has previously denied — who died in September 2025 after pouring gasoline on herself and being engulfed in flames at her Uvalde home. Police maintained at the time they did not suspect foul play or the involvement of anyone else, while her family maintained she did not intentionally start the fire.
President Donald Trump has officially endorsed Mark Teixeira, a former Major League Baseball player who spent 14 seasons with teams including the Texas Rangers and New York Yankees, in the race for Texas’ 21st Congressional District.
A bill introduced Thursday in the U.S. House would bar federal officials from enforcing settlement agreements that direct payments to third parties, unless those payments directly remedy harm or pay for services in the case.
A bill introduced by Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) would bar the United Nations and its affiliates from imposing any taxes, tariffs, or fees on Americans or their businesses, unless such measures are part of a treaty approved by the Senate, in an effort to block proposed global carbon tax schemes.
President Donald Trump has endorsed Trever Nehls for Texas’s 22nd Congressional District, just days after the Republican launched his campaign to succeed his identical twin brother, outgoing Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX).
A legislative dispute between Chairwoman of House Republican Leadership Elise Stefanik and Speaker Mike Johnson over a provision requiring congressional disclosure of FBI counterintelligence investigations into federal candidates ended in a reversal by Johnson after days of public criticism and intraparty pressure.
Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti’s (D-PA) decision to pursue a seat in Congress while simultaneously seeking — and ultimately winning — re-election as mayor on November 4, 2025, has raised concerns across Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District where she continues to campaign to unseat freshman GOP Rep. Rob Bresnahan in 2026.
A House Democrat has introduced a resolution rebuking Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García (D-IL) over a maneuver that could result in his chief of staff, Patty Garcia, becoming the only Democrat on the ballot in the deep-blue 4th District of Illinois — if García withdraws after both filed petitions before the candidate deadline.
Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) has called on the U.S. House of Representatives to begin impeachment proceedings against U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg for allegedly conspiring with former President Joe Biden’s campaign “to spy on my phone records, those of my colleagues, members of President Trump’s staff and President Donald Trump himself.”
Minnesota State Sen. Omar Fateh is receiving high-profile backing from current and former Squad members Ilhan Omar and Jamaal Bowman as he campaigns for mayor of Minneapolis, marking a show of unity among progressive Democrats following months of internal party divisions.
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) admitted on Tuesday that Democrats are “demanding healthcare for everybody” in their fight against the continuing resolution (CR) bill.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending bill cleared another hurdle early Thursday morning as the House of Representatives delivered its assent. The vote was 215-214-1.
Rep. Nancy Mace will give a speech Monday evening titled “Iron Sharpens Iron” about crimes against her and other women.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott called on Congress to reimburse the State for more than $11.1 billion spent on border security. The governor said Texas taxpayers footed the bill for border security “due to the Biden Administration’s refusal to do its job for the last four years.”
CNN anchor Jake Tapper said Friday during the network’s special coverage of the House Speaker vote that Republicans who initially did not vote for Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) did so to send a message.
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) soundly defeated Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) to become ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, multiple reports indicated Tuesday.
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass an annual defense bill, which included a provision to exclude transgender treatments to children in the Pentagon’s network of K-12 schools.
The Republican Party flipped Colorado’s 8th Congressional District with the announcement of Gabe Evans’ victory over Democrat Yadira Caraveo.
Americans are voting everywhere coast to coast on Tuesday deciding who the nation’s next Commander-in-Chief will be, former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris.
Control of the House of Representatives is up for grabs, and a small number of seats will determine whether the next president will be able to advance a legislative agenda through Congress.
The Department of Justice announced the indictment of U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and his wife, Imelda, on charges of accepting bribes. Cuellar, the representative for Texas 28th Congressional District, has been in office since 2005. The indictments come more than two years after agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation served a search warrant on Cuellar’s Laredo home.
Erstwhile congressman George Santos announced Thursday night he is running again some three months after he was expelled from the House of Representatives.
The U.S. House of Representatives denounced the Biden administration’s “open border policies” in a bipartisan resolution passed on Wednesday. The resolution, with the support of 14 Democrats, condemned President Joe Biden’s border security and immigration policies while praising those of former President Donald Trump.
Yevgeny “Eugene” Vindman, the brother of the man who reported former President Donald Trump for an allegedly inappropriate call with the president of Ukraine, is making his campaign for a House seat in Virginia all about fighting Trump.
The House voted 209-201 Monday night to sideline a resolution introduced by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) to impeach Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for his disastrous mishandling of the border.
Republicans roundly applauded Elise Stefanik for providing leadership and stability during the speakership battle on Capitol Hill.
Rep. Mike Johnson is the 56th Speaker of the House, ending a long Republican nightmare as several more potentially loom.
Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) won the latest House Republican Speaker nomination Tuesday on the fifth ballot by a 117-97 vote.
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) is by far the most popular Speaker candidate among Republicans, the latest survey from the Economist/YouGov found.
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) will not receive the votes to become Speaker of the House, Breitbart News has learned.
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) is no longer the House Republican nominee for Speaker.
Twenty-five “Republicans” on Friday voted against Republican Speaker nominee House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH).
Elise Stefanik renewed her support for Speaker-designate Jim Jordan while “strongly” opposing Patrick McHenry as acting Speaker.
House Republican lawmakers said they received credible death threats after voting against Rep. Jim Jordan’s bid for Speaker of the House.
Rep. Drew Ferguson (R-GA) voted in the 2022 elections using an address that suggested he sold his house long before going to the polls.
Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) on Wednesday voted for ousted former Speaker and current marijuana lobbyist John Boehner (R-OH) for House Speaker.
