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2020 House Races December 9, 2020

McCarthy trolls House Dems' photo op of defeated incumbents

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., had some fun Tuesday at the expense of House Democrats who lost their seats in last month's election.

POLITICS December 8, 2020

NY judge orders vote recanvass in Brindisi-Tenney House race to correct elections board errors

The ruling marked a setback for Republican candidate Claudia Tenney, who held a razor-thin lead of just 12 votes over incumbent Democratic Rep. Anthony Brindisi in the district’s unofficial count.

Meet the New Congress December 8, 2020

NYC Rep.-elect Nicole Malliotakis says AOC's growing influence in New York politics must stop

Rep.-elect Nicole Malliotakis is waving the warning flag about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's growing influence in New York politics and pledged to be a fighter against socialism not just at the national level with the burgeoning "Freedom Force," but also in Ocasio-Cortez's Big Apple backyard.

House of Representatives December 8, 2020

Caucus chair Hakeem Jeffries says diminished Democratic majority won't stop Pelosi speakership

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., expressed confidence Tuesday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi would be reelected to lead the House despite the diminished Democratic majority.

New York December 7, 2020

12 more uncounted ballots found in ultra-tight House race in New York

Unofficial results show Republican candidate Claudia Tenney with a lead of just 12 votes in the race.

Meet the New Congress December 5, 2020

Illinois Rep.-elect Marie Newman rejects socialism tag; tells GOP to 'get over it'

Rep.-elect Marie Newman, a progressive who counted Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez among her backers, rejected the GOP branding of her party as socialists and said Democrats are the party of "jobs, jobs, jobs."

OPINION December 5, 2020

Newt Gingrich: In state legislative races, red tsunami replaced blue wave that never came

In state legislative elections, Republicans created a populist, grassroots tsunami that defeated the Democrats and set the stage for a decade of creativity at the state level.

Abortion December 4, 2020

Michelle Fischbach vows to counter Democrats as historic number of anti-abortion women elected to House

When congresswoman-elect Michelle Fischbach, R-Minn., is sworn in next month, she will be one of a historic number of anti-abortion women elected to the House.

2020 House Races December 4, 2020

FEC complaint filed against Democratic candidate Rita Hart in contested Iowa congressional race

EXCLUSIVE: A Federal Election Commission complaint has been filed accusing Democratic Iowa 2nd District House candidate Rita Hart of pretending to use volunteer labor to exceed campaign contribution limits.

Ilhan Omar December 3, 2020

Ilhan Omar paid husband’s firm another $138G before cutting ties, FEC files show

Rep. Ilhan Omar’s campaign paid her husband’s media firm an additional $138,000 before severing ties following her successful re-election bid, federal campaign finance filings show.

2020 House Races December 3, 2020

GOP congresswoman-elect thinks this will get Dems to support concealed carry

An incoming Republican congresswoman from Colorado has a lighthearted proposal on how to get Democrats to accept the concealed carry of firearms.