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President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting of the National Infrastructure Advisory Council in the Indian Treaty Room on the White House campus, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, in Washington. The House on Wednesday authorized the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, with every Republican rallying behind the politically charged process despite lingering concerns among some in the party that the investigation has yet to produce evidence of misconduct by the president. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

House Republicans say outcome of Biden impeachment inquiry is not predetermined

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

FILE - Rep. Wiley Nickel, D-N.C., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Nov. 14, 2022, in Washington. Nickel said Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023, he won't seek reelection to Congress next year, the result of congressional redistricting by Republican state legislators this fall that's likely to shift North Carolina's delegation to the right. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

North Carolina Rep. Wiley Nickel won’t seek reelection due to remapping, will mull 2026 Senate bid

By Gary D. Robertson - Associated Press

The U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. (Associated Press, File Photo)

‘Misinformation’ service NewsGuard targeted in defense bill

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, speaks during a House Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Nov. 20, 2019. Turner, the Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, is calling for the renewal of a key U.S. government surveillance tool while also proposing a series of changes aimed at safeguarding privacy. The proposals announced Thursday are part of a late scramble inside Congress and the White House to guarantee the reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act., which allows spy agencies to collect emails and other communications. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

House showdown expected between rival bills to overhaul U.S. spy powers

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

The U.S. Capitol dome is seen before the sun rises in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

House Freedom Caucus vows to block NDAA over FISA extension

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

House Speaker Mike Johnson's margin for error in getting Republican priorities through the House is getting slimmer, complicating future votes and magnifying the ability of individual lawmakers to force concessions. Photo: AP

The GOP’s slim House majority is getting even tighter with Kevin McCarthy’s retirement

By Kevin Freking - Associated Press

Rep. Steve Womack, R-Ark., listens to a voice vote on the adoption of the rules during the opening day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, July 18, 2016. Womack says he is running for reelection next year. Womack on Wednesday Sept. 13 2023 announced he will seek an eighth term representing the 3rd Congressional District in northwest Arkansas. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Congress MIA in spending fight

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Education Freedom Scholarship Act and school choice illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Educational freedom expansion will continue in 2024

By Keri D. Ingraham

A man uses plastic to cover a broken window in his apartment following a Russian drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023. On Monday, Dec. 4, the Biden Administration sent Congress an urgent warning about the need to approve tens of billions of dollars in military and economic assistance to Ukraine, saying that Kyiv's war effort to defend itself from Russia's invasion may grind to a halt without it. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

White House warns the U.S. is out of money, nearly out of time to avoid ‘kneecap’ to Ukraine

By Zeke Miller - Associated Press

State Sen. Shelly Echols, R-Gainesville speaks on behalf of SB1EX, the Senate redistricting act, in the Senate Chambers during a Special Session at the Georgia State Capitol, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Republicans say new Georgia voting districts comply with court ruling, but Democrats disagree

By Jeff Amy - Associated Press

Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., speaks to reporters outside the Capitol, in Washington, May 17, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Lawmakers move to force a vote this week on expelling Rep. George Santos from the House

By Kevin Freking - Associated Press

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan speaks at the University of Maryland, May 11, 2023, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard) **FILE**

Biden doles out $2 billion for climate justice amid spending battle with Republicans

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., meets with reporters ahead of a crucial vote on a continuing resolution to keep the government funded at its current levels, a measure not heartily supported by the hard-right wing of his party, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Senate looks to speed ahead on temporary funding to avert government shutdown through the holidays

By Stephen Groves - Associated Press

The Capitol is seen late Tuesday night, Sept. 26, 2023, in Washington, as lawmakers work to advance appropriations bills on the House floor. The Republican-controlled House and the Democrat-controlled Senate are starkly divided over very different paths to preventing a federal shutdown. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Shutdown narrowly averted as Senate passes short-term spending bill, sends to Biden for signature

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., meets with reporters ahead of a crucial vote on a continuing resolution to keep the government funded at its current levels, a measure not heartily supported by the hard right wing of his party, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Johnson paves way out of government shutdown; Dems, senators back approach to breaking ‘fever’

By Susan Ferrechio and Alex Miller - The Washington Times

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a press conference with House Republicans and families of hostages being held in Gaza at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)

Just 10 days before another government shutdown, Congress eyes Ukraine, Israel and border security

By Lisa Mascaro and Stephen Groves - Associated Press

President Joe Biden walks from Marine One upon arrival on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, in Washington. Biden is returning from Minnesota. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Biden $40K payment from China traced to work of son, brother; proceeds labeled as ‘loan repayment’

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., speaks during a rally at the National Mall during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Washington, Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Pro-Palestinian left splits Dems on Israel attack; resolution on Hamas clears without unanimous vote

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., holds up an article while questioning Attorney General William Barr during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the oversight of the Department of Justice on Capitol Hill, July 28, 2020 in Washington. Johnson, the new leader of one of the houses of Congress that will certify the winner of next year's presidential election helped spearhead the attempt to overturn the last one. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP, File)

New U.S. House speaker tried to help overturn the 2020 election, raising concerns about the next one

By Nicholas Riccardi - Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a press conference in Beijing, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. California Gov. Newsom had a surprise meeting with China's leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Wednesday after being warmly welcomed by other senior leaders in a display of friendliness that stands in sharp contrast to the dialogue between the United States and China in recent years. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Gavin Newsom takes swipe at Speaker Mike Johnson for mourning Maine mass shooting

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times