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May 21, 2026
House Republicans scrap vote to rein in Trump's war in Iran
House GOP leadership pulled a scheduled vote Thursday to rein in President Trump's military campaign in Iran after it became clear they did not have the votes to defeat it. Why it matters: It would...
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May 19, 2026
Massie loses primary challenge in victory for Trump
Rep. Thomas Massie lost his primary Tuesday against Ed Gallrein, a huge win for President Trump's unprecedented campaign to oust the Kentucky Republican.Why it matters: Massie's loss sends another ...
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May 19, 2026
Trump's revenge tour comes for Massie
Today's Kentucky primary is President Trump's biggest test yet of whether his iron grip on the Republican base can hold even as war and inflation batter his national standing.Why it matters: Trump ...
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May 15, 2026
House Ethics wants reinforcements as misconduct probes pile up
The House Ethics Committee is facing one of its busiest stretches in years as lawmakers confront a growing pileup of misconduct allegations."He has had a great challenge, the chairman of Ethics Com...
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May 14, 2026
House Ethics panel announces sexual harassment investigation into Rep. Edwards
The House Ethics Committee said it is investigating Rep. Chuck Edwards over allegations of sexual harassment and creating a "hostile work environment" in a statement Thursday.Why it matters: Axios ...
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May 13, 2026
Independent Rep. Kiley moves to force vote to ban midcycle redistricting
Rep. Kevin Kiley (I-Calif.) introduced a discharge petition Tuesday to force a House vote on his bill banning midcycle redistricting, Axios has learned. Why it matters: Discharge petitions are one ...
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May 13, 2026
Scoop: Rep. Chuck Edwards aide feared retaliation over unwanted attention
Rep. Chuck Edwards told a 20-something female staffer it was "disappointing to feel something that used to be easy has gotten complicated" after she did not want to have dinner with him in May 2025...
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May 11, 2026
Johnson to address Senate Republicans amid escalating tensions
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will seek to heal growing friction with his Senate counterparts in remarks emphasizing unity during Senate Republicans' weekly lunch Tuesday, Axios has learned.Wh...
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May 10, 2026
Congress' biggest reckoning since #MeToo
Congress is going through its biggest reckoning over sexual misconduct since the #MeToo movement rocked Capitol Hill in 2017 and 2018.Why it matters: Nearly a decade after lawmakers instituted refo...
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May 4, 2026
Scoop: Rep. Chuck Edwards singled out young female aides for special attention
Rep. Chuck Edwards told a young female staffer that she had "written a complex chapter in my heart" shortly before she was set to leave his office, according to a handwritten letter he sent her tha...
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April 30, 2026
Congress passes short-term FISA extension
The House passed a 45-day clean extension of Section 702 of FISA — the government's warrantless surveillance authority — after the Senate failed to accept the House's long-term extension of the pr...
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April 30, 2026
Scoop: Rep. Chuck Edwards under investigation by House Ethics
The House Ethics Committee has begun investigating Rep. Chuck Edwards over unspecified allegations against the North Carolina Republican, Axios has learned from three sources familiar with the prob...
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April 29, 2026
House passes FISA reauthorization, Senate roadblock awaits
The House on Wednesday passed a three-year extension of Section 702 of FISA — the government's warrantless surveillance authority — after weeks of internal GOP negotiations.But the bill is unlikely...
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April 29, 2026
GOP revolt leaves House agenda in limbo
An internal GOP revolt ground the House to a halt Wednesday morning, with the chamber stuck on a procedural vote to begin debate. Why it matters: House GOP leadership doesn't have the votes to adva...
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April 28, 2026
Mike Johnson's "hell week" collides with GOP infighting
House Speaker Mike Johnson's "hell week" is already veering off course, with GOP infighting derailing his packed agenda.Why it matters: Another GOP revolt is colliding with imminent deadlines to pr...
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April 27, 2026
Elon Musk sits out Thomas Massie's primary
Rep. Thomas Massie has stopped counting on help from Elon Musk, despite a vow of support last year from the world's richest man.Why it matters: Musk has cut huge checks to Republicans and GOP super...
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April 24, 2026
Mike Johnson faces "hell week" as Republicans defy Trump
House Speaker Mike Johnson is staring down a brutal pre-recess session next week as he tries to cram three high-stakes votes through a fractured conference.Why it matters: Johnson (R-La.) has built...
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April 23, 2026
"I wish none of this had happened": GOP's buyer's remorse on redistricting
Buyer's remorse is hitting House Republicans over their mid-cycle redistricting war — a strategy meant to protect their majority that's now deeply in danger of backfiring.Why it matters: What began...
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April 21, 2026
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigns from Congress
Rep. Shelia Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) has resigned from Congress, she said in a statement on Tuesday. Why it matters: Lawmakers were preparing to vote to expel Cherfilus-McCormick from Congress ...
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April 20, 2026
House barrels toward rare double expulsion votes
Reps. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) and Cory Mills (R-Fla.) are next in line this week for the House's wave of expulsion votes.Why it matters: The two Florida lawmakers could become the seven...
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April 17, 2026
Trump suffers rare defeat with House Republicans
The House GOP revolt on FISA Friday wasn't just a setback for Speaker Mike Johnson — it was a rare defeat for President Trump with his own party.Why it matters: Trump usually delivers House Republi...
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April 17, 2026
House GOP rebellion derails FISA renewal
The House voted overnight to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act for two weeks after a bloc of 20 Republicans derailed a longer-term renewal.Why it matters: The revolt i...
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April 13, 2026
Tony Gonzales announces plans to quit Congress early
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas.) said he would seek to leave Congress early Tuesday amid allegations of sexual misconduct. Why it matters: Gonzales was facing a push for his expulsion — along with bip...
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April 8, 2026
Pam Bondi defies House subpoena over Epstein files
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi will not comply with a subpoena to appear before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee next week for questioning on her handling of the Epstein files...
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April 7, 2026
GOP dissenters emerge on Trump's threat against Iranian "civilization"
With a few exceptions, congressional Republicans were silent on Tuesday as the clock ticked down on President Trump's threat to wipe out Iranian civilization unless the Strait of Hormuz was reopene...
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April 2, 2026
Mike Johnson will wait on holding a vote to fund DHS
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told Republicans on a call Thursday he won't hold a vote on a DHS funding bill until the Senate makes significant progress on funding for ICE and CBP, sources tol...
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April 1, 2026
Republicans announce plan to end record-long DHS shutdown
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said Wednesday they'll advance a plan to fund the Department of Homeland Security — excluding ICE and CBP— with tho...
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March 31, 2026
Johnson digs in after GOP resistance torpedoes DHS funding deal
House Speaker Mike Johnson is inching closer to hard red lines on future negotiations over the Department of Homeland Security."They sent us a bill that literally put the number zero in the bill fo...
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March 28, 2026
House passes short-term DHS funding bill
The House on Friday night passed a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security until May 22. Why it matters: House GOP leaders' decision not to act on a Senate-passed plan has stoked tensions ...
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March 27, 2026
Mike Johnson faces a rocky path to funding DHS
Hardline House conservatives are threatening to sink a Senate-passed DHS funding bill, escalating a standoff that's already kept the agency shut down for more than five weeks.Why it matters: House ...
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