Dec 17 2019News in Brief12/17/19News in Brief12/17/19Congress Reaches $1.4 Trillion Spending Deal To Award Entire Budget To One Lucky AmericanWASHINGTON—Praising bipartisan efforts that prevented a government shutdown ahead of the holiday season, Congress…
Dec 12 2019News in Brief12/12/19News in Brief12/12/19‘Well Spoken, My Good Fellow, But Let Me Retort,’ Says Congressman Engaged In Probing, High-Minded Debate On Facts And Merits Of ImpeachmentWASHINGTON—Praising the eloquence and noble character of his Democratic colleague before humbly offering a rebuttal,…
Nov 8 2019Infographic11/8/19Infographic11/8/19Tips For Testifying Before CongressSeveral recent high-profile investigations, from the ongoing impeachment inquiry to House probes into the actions of…
Oct 29 2019News In Photos10/29/19News In Photos10/29/19Congress Clears Boeing Of All Wrongdoing After Being Appointed Very Special Junior Pilots
Oct 23 2019News In Photos10/23/19News In Photos10/23/19Walls Of Congress Dissolve Into Endless Blue Void As Zuckerberg Informs Lawmakers There No Way To Escape Facebook
Jul 25 2019News in Brief7/25/19News in Brief7/25/19Aging Congress Moves Into More Manageable Single-Story Ranch CapitolWASHINGTON—Explaining that the lawmakers had really begun to slow down over the last few years, the aging United…
Jul 24 2019News in Brief7/24/19News in Brief7/24/19‘It’s Like All The President’s Men Meets Rambo,’ Says Robert Mueller Describing Report To CongressWASHINGTON—Briefing members of Congress who he doubted had read all the way through the “thrilling tale of…
Jul 16 2019News in Brief7/16/19News in Brief7/16/1982-Year-Old New Jersey Congressman Bill Pascrell Quietly Asks Ilhan Omar If He Can Be Part Of The SquadWASHINGTON—Sheepishly approaching the representative after a morning hearing on U.S. livestock and poultry…
Jun 26 2019News in Brief6/26/19News in Brief6/26/19Congress Reaches Compromise To Admit District Of Columbia Into Union As Slave StateWASHINGTON—Calling the measure “a solution that satisfies both the Democrats’ desire for representation and the and…
May 6 2019Infographic5/6/19Infographic5/6/19History Of The FilibusterThe filibuster, a practice in which members of Congress can purposely delay a proposal through a lengthy speech or…
May 2 2019News in Brief5/2/19News in Brief5/2/19William Barr Shows Up To Congress To Testify At 3 A.M. After Reading Email WrongWASHINGTON—Slowly realizing that he had made a big mistake, Attorney General William Barr reportedly showed up to…
Feb 28 2019News in Brief2/28/19News in Brief2/28/19House Votes Against Trump’s National Emergency On Grounds That Only Congress Allowed To Misappropriate FundsWASHINGTON—After passage of a bill to block President Trump’s use of a national emergency declaration to pay for a…
Feb 12 2019News In Photos2/12/19News In Photos2/12/19Congress Agrees To $1.3 Billion For Protective Border Fencers
Nov 7 2018News In Photos11/7/18News In Photos11/7/18More Elderly Americans Keeping Active By Maintaining Control Of Senate
Sep 21 2018News in Brief9/21/18News in Brief9/21/18Congress Wishes They Could Help Puerto Rico But It’s All The Way Over ThereWASHINGTON—Emphasizing that they really want to help any way they can, members of Congress announced Friday that…
Aug 24 2018News in Brief8/24/18News in Brief8/24/18GOP Leaders Demand Congressman Duncan Hunter’s Resignation After Discovering He PoorWASHINGTON—In the wake of federal charges brought against the California lawmaker for multiple egregious campaign…
Aug 23 2018News in Brief8/23/18News in Brief8/23/18Sen. Hatch Says Trump Allegations Not Serious Enough That Scales Should Fall From Eyes Revealing What Madness We Have BegottenWASHINGTON—In the wake of Paul Manafort’s conviction and Michael Cohen’s guilty plea, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) told…
Aug 8 2018News in Brief8/8/18News in Brief8/8/18Shy Congressman Wishes Other Lawmakers Would Include Him In Their CrimesWASHINGTON—Saying he just wants to fit in with his colleagues, shy Rep. Harold Olsen confided to reporters Wednesday…
Jul 20 2018News in Brief7/20/18News in Brief7/20/18Senate Passes Bipartisan Resolution Preventing Themselves From Stopping TrumpWASHINGTON—In a sharp rebuke of the President’s failure to denounce Russia for interfering in the 2016 election, the…
Jul 17 2018News in Brief7/17/18News in Brief7/17/18Senate Leaders Warn It Too Early To Discuss TrumpWASHINGTON—In response to public outcry over his recent controversial press conference with Russian president…