Women Told Congress - QuikReader

Congress returns to Washington as GOP prepares to take control

Returning lawmakers will be choosing the leaders for the next Congress and finishing work on the remaining priorities of the outgoing 118th Congress.

State of Congress: House looks to California (and Trump)

Politics - Politico - November 12

Will a Republican Congress give Trump everything he wants?

President-elect's radical agenda could still face hurdles in both the Senate and the House

World - Financial Times - 6 days ago

State of Congress: Republicans near formal House majority

Politics - Politico - 6 days ago

House Republicans lock in leadership positions for next Congress

House Republicans on Wednesday locked in their top leadership positions for the looming 119th Congress, as the conference readies its majority to legislate under full GOP control of Washington. For ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

Gaetz resigns from Congress after AG nod

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) will resign from Congress “effective immediately” after being nominated to serve as attorney general by President-elect Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced on ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

Meet some of the new faces that will join Congress in January

As President-elect Trump builds his Cabinet and administration, incoming lawmakers are gathering on Capitol Hill for orientation. CBS News projects the GOP will hold the majority in the House, with ...

Congress needs to reclaim its role in policymaking

The 119th Congress will be the first to begin since the Supreme Court overturned its 1984 Chevron decision, and their are proposed reforms to restore the role of the legislative branch in ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

Biden asks Congress for $100B in disaster relief funding

President Biden has sent Congress an emergency funding request for roughly $100 billion to help with recovery after natural disasters, including the recent hurricanes Helene and Milton in the ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Hakeem Jeffries elected House Democratic leader with GOP set to retain control

As House Democrats conduct the leadership elections Tuesday, the party is still reeling from the results of the 2024 elections — and reckoning with the path forward.

Lawmaker offers tips on perks for incoming members of Congress

Rep. Susie Lee (D-Nev.) offered to incoming members of Congress a one-sheet of tips and perks as they prepare to join the legislative branch. “Congratulations!” Lee wrote in the guide to freshmen. ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 hours ago

Scenes from the streets: international stories told on the ground – in pictures

The work of over 30 street photographers has been assembled for We Are Here: Scenes from the Streets , a new exhibition showing at the International Center of Photography in New York City. A ...

World - The Guardian - October 23

Sara's neighbour had door shut in face, jury told

A neighbour of Sara Sharif tells a court noises from within the family home reached "fever pitch".

UK civil servants told to work three days a week in the office

Decision comes after speculation that Labour ministers would allow more homeworking to bolster morale among officials

Business - Financial Times - October 23

Teacher saw Sara Sharif's bruised face, jury told

Jurors previously heard Sara had been hooded, burned and beaten during more than two years of abuse.

These Americans told pollsters Trump is a fascist. They’ll still vote for him

Among registered voters who say Trump is a fascist, 8% support him anyway.

Sergei Skripal told friends Putin would 'get him'

World - Yahoo News - October 28

Sergei Skripal told friends Putin would 'get him'

Sergei Skripal said he could not return to Russia or there would be "reprisals".

Cuomo Told a House Panel His Memory Was Hazy. Is That a Perjury Defense?

House Republicans referred the former New York governor for prosecution. His insistence on a faulty memory makes that outcome unlikely.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 31

Met Police told about Al Fayed a decade earlier than stated

Police said the first report was in 2005, but the family of a woman who has since died reveal she made a complaint a decade earlier.

I was told it was now or never - Amorim on Man Utd move

Ruben Amorim says he wanted to take the Manchester United job at the end of the season but was told by the Premier League club that it was "now or never".

Amorim told he couldn't delay Man Utd move till summer

Ruben Amorim says he wanted to take the Manchester United job at the end of the season but accepted a mid-season appointment after being told it was "now or never".

In Pews Across America, Evangelicals Are Told That God Wants Donald Trump

The weekend before the election, one Pennsylvania pastor told congregants that hosting Elon Musk weeks earlier was “phenomenal.” In Nevada, another dressed as a garbageman while urging his flock to ...

Tech - Wired - November 4

‘Everybody told me not to do it’: can a movie shift a presidential election?

As the US heads to the polls, film-makers and writers of political movies released in election years discuss their intentions and influence. US election 2024: latest news updates US election ...

World - The Guardian - November 5

MMA fighter Conor McGregor raped woman in Dublin hotel, court told

Woman claims civil damages against McGregor and another man, alleging she was sexually assaulted in 2018. Warning: this article contains descriptions of alleged rape and sexual assault The ...

World - The Guardian - November 5

Treasury should have told us about overspend by law, says OBR

Richard Hughes, chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility, says officials have questions to answer as to why details of an overspend were not shared.

Harris HQ bears similarities to 2016 as supporters told to go home

NBC News' Peter Alexander reports from Harris HQ and the similar feeling it has to Hillary Clinton's election night in 2016 after supporters were told they would not hear from the vice president ...

Stepmum tied Sara Sharif up with tape, jury told

A father accused of killing Sara Sharif says his wife tied the child up with tape, a court hears.

New DNA evidence rewrites long-told stories of people in ancient Pompeii

When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved for centuries

Tech - ABC News - November 8

Latest in Women Told Congress

Congress returns to Washington as GOP prepares to take control

State of Congress: House looks to California (and Trump)

Will a Republican Congress give Trump everything he wants?

State of Congress: Republicans near formal House majority

House Republicans lock in leadership positions for next Congress

Gaetz resigns from Congress after AG nod

Meet some of the new faces that will join Congress in January

Congress needs to reclaim its role in policymaking

Biden asks Congress for $100B in disaster relief funding

Hakeem Jeffries elected House Democratic leader with GOP set to retain control

Lawmaker offers tips on perks for incoming members of Congress

Scenes from the streets: international stories told on the ground – in pictures

Sara's neighbour had door shut in face, jury told

UK civil servants told to work three days a week in the office

Teacher saw Sara Sharif's bruised face, jury told

These Americans told pollsters Trump is a fascist. They’ll still vote for him

Sergei Skripal told friends Putin would 'get him'

Sergei Skripal told friends Putin would 'get him'

Cuomo Told a House Panel His Memory Was Hazy. Is That a Perjury Defense?

Met Police told about Al Fayed a decade earlier than stated

I was told it was now or never - Amorim on Man Utd move

Amorim told he couldn't delay Man Utd move till summer

In Pews Across America, Evangelicals Are Told That God Wants Donald Trump

‘Everybody told me not to do it’: can a movie shift a presidential election?

MMA fighter Conor McGregor raped woman in Dublin hotel, court told

Treasury should have told us about overspend by law, says OBR

Harris HQ bears similarities to 2016 as supporters told to go home

Stepmum tied Sara Sharif up with tape, jury told

New DNA evidence rewrites long-told stories of people in ancient Pompeii

Topics