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  • Andrea Goldstein (right), lead staffer on the House Veterans' Affairs Committee’s Women Veterans Task Force, speaks with committee Chairman Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., (left) ahead of a press conference the Washington DC VA Medical Center on Sept. 26, 2019. Goldstein says she was sexually assaulted at the facility a week earlier. VA officials this week said they would not file any charges in the incident. (Courtesy of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee)
    VA, lawmakers trade barbs after sexual assault claim from congressional staffer

    VA leaders labeled the claim unsubstantiated, but Inspector General officials called that a wrong characterization of the case.

    Leo Shane III
    1 day ago
  • In this Sept. 10, 2019, file photo, government contractors remove existing Normandy barriers that separate Mexico and the United States, in preparation for a section of Pentagon-funded border wall along the Colorado River in Yuma, Ariz. (Matt York/AP)
    Trump planning to use billions more in military funds to build border wall, per report

    Another $7.2 billion could be diverted to building barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border.

    Meghann MyersandJoe Gould
    3 days ago
  • In this Aug. 16, 2019, photo, a digital voting machine sits on a table in Raleigh, N.C. Lawmakers expressed concern about foreign components in the nation’s election equipment, as the top executives of the three major voting manufacturers appeared before Congress on Thursday to try to provide assurances that their products are secure. (Allen G. Breed/AP)
    Voting machine vendors get scrutiny at congressional hearing

    Their appearance comes weeks before the start of primaries and amid heightened concerns of foreign interference in the presidential election.

    Christina A. Cassidy, The Associated Press
    January 10
  • Army paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division deploy from Pope Army Airfield in North Carolina on Jan. 1, 2020. Elements of the group mobilized for missions in the Middle East, in response to increased threat levels against U.S. personnel and facilities from Iran. (Capt. Robyn J. Haake/Army)
    In a rebuke to Trump, House Dems advance measure barring war with Iran

    The non-binding resolution demands more involvement from Congress in decisions that could lead to war, but faces an uncertain future in the Senate.

    Joe GouldandLeo Shane III
    January 9
  • This Dec. 3, 2019, photo shows California Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter leaveing federal court in San Diego. Hunter submitted his resignation Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, effective Jan. 13, after pleading guilty to a corruption charge, leaving one of the GOP's few remaining House seats in heavily Democratic California. Hunter's departure ends his family's political dynasty in which he and his father, Duncan L. Hunter, represented the San Diego County district for nearly 30 years. (Gregory Bull/AP)
    GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter resigns after corruption conviction

    Hunter's departure effective Jan. 13 ends his family's political dynasty in which he and his father, Duncan L. Hunter, represented the San Diego County district for nearly 30 years.

    Julie Watson, The Associated Press
    January 8
  • House lawmakers plan to begin deliberations on a new war powers resolution designed to limit the president’s military actions against Iran. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
    House to debate limiting Trump’s military actions against Iran

    House lawmakers plan to begin deliberations and vote this week on a new war powers resolution designed to limit the president’s military actions against Iran.

    Joe GouldandLeo Shane III
    January 6
  • Lisa Hershman was recently confirmed as the Defense Department's chief management officer. (Darrell Hudson/U.S. Army)
    Congress weighs closing up No. 3 office at the Pentagon

    Members of Congress are questioning the future of the Pentagon's chief management officer position, just three years after they created it.

    Aaron MehtaandJoe Gould
    December 23, 2019
  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., meets with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019, on the day after the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump on two charges, abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
    After impeachment, House bestows big trade victory on Trump

    The legislation passed after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and her colleagues won key concessions from an administration anxious to pass the trade deal before next year’s election season makes that task more difficult.

    Kevin Freking, The Associated Press
    December 19, 2019
  • The Beckley VA Medical Center in West Virginia is seen in this 2010 photo. A key Senate lawmaker has raised concerns about the number of staff vacancies throughout the Veterans Affairs system. (Courtesy of VA)
    As staff vacancies at VA rise, lawmaker wants answers why

    The number of open positions within the department rose about 3,000 over the last fiscal year.

    Leo Shane III
    December 19, 2019
  • Congress gave the the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency a massive funding boost. (Rick_Jo)
    The DHS cyber agency gets massive funding boost

    Take a look at what Congress wants the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to do as it looks to consolidate its clout as the federal cybersecurity leader.

    Andrew Eversden
    December 17, 2019
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