Political traffic signals: waiting for the light to change on the Hill

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A phalanx of reporters and photographers trailed House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, out of the Capitol and across the Capitol grounds last Thursday morning. The Trump administration planned to ask Congress for an additional $200 billion to cover the cost of the war in Iran. … Read more

Top conservative group takes parents’ rights fight to Capitol Hill, expected to meet with Mike Johnson

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: A top conservative organization advocating parents’ rights is descending on Capitol Hill Wednesday to meet with both Republicans and Democrats on the subject of transgender issues and other agenda items. Moms For Liberty is taking its “parents pledge” to Congress, with group members expected … Read more

Alleged Capitol Hill pipe bomber argues charges should be tossed out under Trump pardons

A man who was accused of planting pipe bombs outside the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee headquarters on the eve of the Jan. 6 attack in 2021 is asking a judge to dismiss the criminal charges against him, arguing he is covered by President Trump’s sweeping pardons of alleged Jan. 6 rioters. Monday’s … Read more

Capitol Hill leader reveals how near-fatal car crash in teen years helped shape his life: ‘Battle of ideas’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: The nation’s history is akin to someone who has faced adversity in life, suggested North Carolina Rep. Addison McDowell’s Chief of Staff, Alex Vargo, 34, who almost lost his life in a roll-over car crash at age 16. Sunday marks the 18th anniversary of the … Read more

WATCH: Capitol Hill debate erupts over whether Trump’s Iran strikes amount to ‘war’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Debate on Capitol Hill continues to rage over whether President Donald Trump started a “war” with the strikes he carried out against Iran last weekend, a key consideration for whether the president must look to Congress for authority to continue Operation Epic Fury. Where Republicans see a … Read more

Capitol Hill Dems hail Trump’s DHS ouster of Noem after heated Senate hearing

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Capitol Hill exploded with reactions on Thursday as news spread that President Donald Trump had ousted Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem. “That she’s gone, you know — hallelujah,” Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., told Fox News Digital on Thursday. “That he’s the replacement, oh my … Read more

‘It was time’: Despite rare criticism, some Hill Republicans welcome Kristi Noem’s ouster

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump took Washington by surprise Thursday with his decision to remove Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, but few lawmakers on Capitol Hill questioned his decision.  Though Republicans rarely criticized Noem during her tenure, many GOP lawmakers argued Thursday that the secretary’s ouster was … Read more

GOP senator joins police in ejecting anti-war protester from Capitol Hill hearing

Republican Sen. Tim Sheehy of Montana assisted several police officers in physically ejecting a man who interrupted a Capitol Hill hearing on Wednesday to object to the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran. The protester — Brian McGinnis, who describes himself as a Marine veteran running as a Green Party candidate in North Carolina’s Senate … Read more