House Majority Whip Tom Emmer is sending a clear signal to his Republican colleagues that committee chair term limits must be taken seriously. Emmer, a Minnesota Republican and the third-ranking House GOP leader, publicly criticized his party’s practice of granting waivers that allow veteran committee chairs to hold onto their gavels beyond the standard limit….

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries is pushing for immediate congressional action on artificial intelligence regulation, warning that delays could leave Americans exposed to serious risks. Jeffries made his position clear Sunday during an appearance on ABC’s “This Week,” hosted by George Stephanopoulos, calling for swift legislative movement. “We certainly need to begin to act urgently…

The House voted on legislation designed to protect consumers from shouldering the energy and infrastructure costs generated by the rapid expansion of data centers across the country. The Ratepayer Protection Act, H.R. 9340, would direct states to consider adopting a federal standard requiring data centers to pay the full cost of new generation and transmission…

In his first public appearance since resigning on August 31, former U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll addressed a Kyiv audience on September 12, 2026. Driscoll spoke at the Yalta European Strategy forum, an annual conference organized by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation focused on Ukraine’s role in Western security architecture. He delivered a pointed warning about…