Rep. Lisa McClain denies insider trading: ‘If it was … we would have bought a heck of a lot more’

Confronted about her family’s purchase of xAI stock, the Michigan conservative offered a bizarre defense to NewsNation.

Ja'han Jones

Kristi Noem faces new articles of impeachment backed by dozens of House Democrats

The effort to hold the Homeland Security secretary to account probably won’t pass, but that doesn’t make it irrelevant.

Steve Benen

Why the House GOP leaders’ failure to pass one of their own bills matters

Speaker Mike Johnson struggled to govern in 2025. The Louisiana Republican is still failing as 2026 gets underway.

Steve Benen

Schumer just showed why he’s a better leader than his Democratic base thinks

By recruiting former Rep. Mary Peltola to run for Senate in Alaska, like a good baseball manager, Schumer has put his team in the best possible position to pick up seats. 

Michael A. Cohen

Ahead of the midterm elections, Trump’s grip on Congress is starting to slip

The fact that so many Republicans were willing to criticize the Jerome Powell probe was emblematic of a larger pattern — and a serious problem for the president.

Steve Benen

Jan. 6 plaque, rejected by House GOP leaders, finds unexpected new home on Capitol Hill

The display to honor officers who protected the Capitol will be temporarily installed on the Senate side of the building.

Steve Benen

Trump suffers rare back-to-back defeats in Republican-led Congress

The president’s grip on GOP lawmakers is slipping in ways he isn’t used to — and clearly does not like.

Steve Benen

The more the House Republican majority shrinks, the more nervous GOP leaders should be

By any fair measure, 2025 was rough for Speaker Mike Johnson. There are reasons to believe 2026 will be worse.

Steve Benen