President Trump granted a pardon this week to a former Republican lawmaker who was convicted of insider trading for using nonpublic information to buy stocks after leaving office, according to the White House. A June 4 proclamation stated that ex-Rep. Stephen Buyer (R-Ind.) would receive a “full, complete, and unconditional pardon” without explanation. It notes...

President Trump on Thursday panned the House for passing a resolution designed to force him to end the Iran war, calling the action "meaningless." “Yesterday, in a meaningless vote, the House voted, 4 bad Republicans and all of the Dumocrats, to limit my War Powers, right in the middle of my final negotiations to end...

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) slammed fellow GOP Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (N.J.) for his extended absence from Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. “Where is he? No, seriously. It’s embarrassing,” Boebert told TMZ on the Capitol steps Wednesday. “We’re supposed to be the party that is against campaigning from the basement,” she added, referring to...

Rep. James Gallagher (R-Calif.) was officially sworn into Congress on Wednesday afternoon, slightly broadening the GOP’s slim majority in the House.  Gallagher won the special election on June 2 for the seat for California’s 1st Congressional District, following Rep. Doug LaMalfa’s (R) death in January. The former state assemblymember, who was backed by President Trump,...