If you wish to create or alter federal policy, work to change Congress instead of bypassing it.

2 state lawmakers have already said they will give up their seats. When will replacements be elected?The post As state lawmakers resign to run for Congress, when will new Special Elections take place? appeared first on

Democratic congressional lawmakers are promoting a drug policy reform group’s call for President Joe Biden or future administrations to issue an executive order to ensure equity in federal marijuana laws and more broadly shift the country away from the drug war. Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucusas well as Sens. Elizabeth […]The post

Reflections on the storied TexasTexas A&M rivalry from a retired Marine major general, a member of Congress, a Hall of Fame coach, and more.

Receiving President-elect Donald Trumps endorsement and setting off political dominoes, Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis announced Monday he will run for a Northwest Florida congressional seat vacated by former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz.

Floridas Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis resigned from his position and announced his candidacy for former Rep. Matt Gaetz's (R-Fla.) seat in the 1st Congressional District on Monday. In a letter addressed to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and Secretary of State Cord Byrd, Patronis gave notice of his resignation in order to become a...

A postshared on social mediapurports that Marjorie Taylor Greene said “if every member of Congress had to resign for doing what Matt Gaetz has been accused of, Democrats would have a supermajority.” Marjorie Taylor Greene : if every member of Congress had to resign for doing what Matt Gaetz has been accused of, Democrats would […]

The Palm Bay Republican already has Donald Trump's endorsement in the upcoming Special Election.The post Randy Fine will leave Florida Senate and run for Congress appeared first on Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbyin...

For nearly a century, we've seen well-off individuals win seats in Congress, then remain there for decades and depart multimillionaires -- all the while having done little to help Americans or the United States.

President-elect Trump wants to roll back spending that Congress has already approved. But a 1974 law may stand in his way.

Scott Bessent, a hedge fund manager, is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick as Treasury Secretary. Trump says he’ll make the United States more competitive and fight against unfair trade imbalances. NTD spoke to Cameron Hamilton, a Republican political strategist and former Congressional candidate, who says Bessent will balance free trade alongside Trumps push for tariffs.

House Democrats have expressed their opposition to President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet nominations. Democrats have suggested Congress’s power over government spending may be under threat.