FARNOUSH AMIRI

Farnoush is a congressional reporter.

Biden vows to keep running as signs point to rapidly eroding support for him on Capitol Hill

President Joe Biden is vowing to keep running for reelection as he rejects pressure from within his Democratic Party to withdraw after a disastrous debate performance raised questions about his readiness.

Rep. Lloyd Doggett becomes first Democrat in Congress to call for Biden’s withdrawal from 2024 race

A House Democratic lawmaker has become the first in the party to publicly call for President Joe Biden to step down as the Democratic nominee for president, citing Biden’s debate performance against Donald Trump failing to “effectively defend his many accomplishments.”

House Republicans sue Attorney General Garland over access to Biden special counsel interview audio

House Republicans have filed a lawsuit against Attorney General Merrick Garland for the audio recording of President Joe Biden’s interview with a special counsel in his classified documents case.

Republicans advance contempt charges against Biden’s ghostwriter for refusing to turn over records

House Republicans have advanced a resolution that would hold President Joe Biden’s ghostwriter in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over records related to the special counsel investigation into Biden’s handling of classified documents.

What Jamaal Bowman’s loss in New York means for the future of ‘the Squad’

George Latimer’s decisive victory over Rep. Jamaal Bowman in suburban New York dealt the left-flank its first electoral defeat this cycle.

Democrats wrestle with whether to attend Netanyahu’s address to Congress as many plan to boycott

The last time Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the U.S. Congress, nearly 60 Democrats skipped his speech nine years ago.

Speaker Johnson says House will go to court for Biden audio after Justice Dept. refused to prosecute

Speaker Mike Johnson says the House will go to court to enforce the subpoena against Attorney General Merrick Garland for access to President Joe Biden’s special counsel audio interview.

House votes to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt for withholding Biden audio

The House has voted to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over audio of President Joe Biden’s interview in his classified documents case.

Republicans vote to hold Garland in contempt of Congress. Here’s what that means

Merrick Garland is the third attorney general in U.S. history to be held in contempt of Congress. Republicans have voted Wednesday to punish the Justice Department for refusing to turn over audio related to President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents.

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg and Trump prosecutor Matthew Colangelo will appear before Congress July 12

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has agreed to testify before Congress on July 12, a day after former President Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money trial.

Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu is set to address the US Congress on July 24

The appearance is sure to be controversial and met with plenty of protests both inside the Capitol from lawmakers and outside by pro-Palestinian protesters.

House Republicans issue criminal referrals against James and Hunter Biden, alleging false testimony

House Republicans have issued criminal referrals against President Joe Biden’s son and brother. Hunter Biden and James Biden are accused of making false statements to Congress as part of the GOP’s impeachment inquiry.

House passes proposal sanctioning top war-crimes court after it sought Netanyahu arrest warrant

The House has passed legislation that would sanction the International Criminal Court for seeking an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

US lawmakers push to sanction Iranian officials over death sentence for rapper Toomaj Salehi

A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced legislation targeting Iranian officials involved in the prosecution and death sentence of a rapper who came to fame over his lyrics about the 2022 death of an Iranian woman and criticism of the Islamic Republic.

The ‘Appeal to Heaven’ flag evolves from Revolutionary War symbol to banner of the far right

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is embroiled in a second flag controversy in as many weeks, this time over a banner that in recent years has come to symbolize Christian nationalism and the false claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.

Congress aims to overhaul presidential ethics rules with a plan led by an unlikely pair of lawmakers

Bipartisan legislation introduced in the House would require presidents and vice presidents to publicly disclose tax returns before, during and after their time in the White House.

Democrats propose ban on officials receiving payments from foreign governments after Trump probe

Democrats have introduced legislation that would prohibit U.S. officials from accepting money, payments or gifts from foreign governments without congressional consent.

GOP advances Garland contempt charges after White House exerts executive privilege over Biden audio

Two House committees have moved ahead with contempt charges against Attorney General Merrick Garland for refusing to turn over audio from President Joe Biden’s interview with a special counsel.

House Speaker Mike Johnson survived a motion to vacate. Here’s why his job is far from safe

Democrats joined a majority of Republicans on Wednesday to save Speaker Mike Johnson from an attempt by GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to remove him from the job.

House Republicans are ready to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt over Biden audio

House Republicans are moving forward with holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress.

House passes bill to expand definition of antisemitism amid growing campus protests over Gaza war

The House has passed legislation that would establish a broader definition of antisemitism for the Department of Education to enforce anti-discrimination laws.

Chants of ‘shame on you’ greet guests at White House correspondents’ dinner shadowed by war in Gaza

A glitzy election-year roast by President Joe Biden drew journalists, celebrities and politicians — but also hundreds of protesters against the war in Gaza.

US postpones decision on aid to Israeli army battalion accused of abuses against Palestinians

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the U.S. has determined that an Israeli military unit committed grave human-rights abuses against Palestinians in the West Bank before the war in Gaza.

Senate overwhelmingly passes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan with big bipartisan vote

The bill passed the Senate after the House had approved the package on Saturday. Biden is expected to quickly sign the legislation and start the process of sending the money to Ukraine.

Lawmakers criticize CIA’s handling of sexual misconduct but offer few specifics

A congressional committee is criticizing the CIA’s handling of sexual misconduct allegations in its ranks, saying victims have been deterred from coming forward and were aware of “little to no accountability or punishment for the perpetrators of the assaults.”

Biden signs bill extending a key US surveillance program after divisions nearly forced it to lapse

President Joe Biden has signed legislation reauthorizing a key U.S. surveillance law after divisions over whether the FBI should be restricted from using the program to search for Americans’ data nearly forced the statute to lapse.

Senate advances renewal of key US surveillance program as detractors seek changes

The Senate has advanced legislation that would reauthorize a key U.S. surveillance tool as lawmakers and the Biden administration rushed to tamp down fresh concerns about the program violating Americans’ civil liberties.

Congress moving swiftly on bipartisan action to punish Iran after revenge attack on Israel

Iran’s attack against Israel over the weekend has spurred bipartisan legislative action in Congress and sanctions from the Biden administration.

Senate rejects impeachment articles against Mayorkas, ending trial against Cabinet secretary

The Senate has dismissed all impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, ending the House Republican push to remove the Cabinet secretary from office over his handling of the U.S.

White House rejects long-shot House Republican effort to get President Joe Biden to testify

The White House is rejecting a long-shot effort from House Republicans to get President Joe Biden to testify before lawmakers in the GOP’s stalled impeachment inquiry.