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Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 7:23 PM EDT
|By Jamie Bittner
TikTok’s CEO testified before a House Committee on Thursday.
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Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 1:35 PM EDT
|By Jamie Bittner
Lawmakers believe a national office of gun violence prevention would coordinate efforts between federal agencies.
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Updated: Mar. 22, 2023 at 5:27 PM EDT
|By Josh Rultenberg
As Congress’ concerns continue to grow about China’s spying capabilities, a bipartisan group of senators say the US should get out of the Chinese drone buying business. That is why Florida Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Virginia Senator Mark Warner have introduced the American Security Drone Act of 2023. The bill would ban the federal government from buying drones from China and other countries that are deemed to be national security threats.
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Updated: Mar. 22, 2023 at 4:35 PM EDT
|By Peter Zampa
The U.S. continues to push ahead without a compromise on how to avoid defaulting on its debt.
Updated: Mar. 21, 2023 at 1:30 PM EDT
|By Peter Zampa
The annual House GOP policy retreat consisted of close-door meetings and press gaggles as they ready their moves on big ticket legislation in Washington.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2023 at 2:42 PM EDT
|By Peter Zampa
Senators are moving toward rolling back decades of war powers that gave the executive branch the authority to conduct military action in Iraq.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 6:46 PM EDT
|By WMC staff and Jordan Gartner
A regular visitor at Crater of Diamonds State Park recently discovered a 3.29-carat diamond.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 5:39 PM EST
|By Jordan Gartner
Authorities say a middle school worker has been charged with sexually assaulting a student.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 5:34 PM EST
|By Josh Rultenberg
President Biden has released his 2024 federal spending budget proposal. Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill are split on the plan.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2023 at 11:45 AM EST
|By Josh Rultenberg
The RESTRICT Act would give the Department of Commerce the ability to strengthen regulations and penalties that could include a ban of tech companies like TikTok that are seen as a national security threat from China and other places.
7-Day Forecast
Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 7:13 PM EST
|By Annie Andersen
Former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan speaks with Gray TV following his announcement that he will not run for the Republican nomination in the 2024 presidential election.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 3:03 PM EST
|By Henry Graff
It’s not her first time on Capitol Hill, but this day is different because Jennifer McClellan is now joining the 118th Congress.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2023 at 4:48 PM EST
|By Josh Rultenberg
Vivek Ramaswamy says being a “doer” qualifies him to be the leader of the free world and he is running for president on a vision he says he developed over the last three years.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2023 at 12:01 PM EST
|By David Ade
Gov. Kristi Noem (R-S.D.) discusses health care at the CATO institute and answers questions about whether she's running for the White House.
Updated: Feb. 8, 2023 at 5:54 PM EST
|By David Ade
Social Security and Medicare funding are the topics for the President's trip to Tampa, Florida.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 4:23 PM EST
|By Josh Rultenberg
Rep. Jill Tokuda (D-Hawaii) was sworn in to her first term in the House of Representatives last month.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 3:08 PM EST
|By Peter Zampa
Democrats are gathering in Philadelphia this week for their annual winter meeting. While the members participate in panels and cocktail hours, the finale of this meeting will bring a massive change to the political landscape.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 6:19 PM EST
|By Josh Rultenberg
Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) is the second House Republican to put forward impeachment articles this Congress against Mayorkas.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 5:50 PM EST
|By David Ade
Congressional leaders offer opposing paths to debt ceiling resolution
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 2:55 PM EST
|By Peter Zampa
With the 118th Congress underway and power split between the chambers, tensions are high on Capitol Hill.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 5:30 PM EST
|By Josh Rultenberg
Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) has announced he is running against incumbent Senator Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) in 2024. It leaves the Democratic Party in a pickle about who to potentially back.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 4:36 PM EST
|By Molly Martinez
Republicans say it’s in the spirit of preserving national security – Democrats think it’s an attempt by the GOP to settle the score.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 7:08 PM EST
|By NBC12 Newsroom
Tim Kaine is currently in his second term in the U.S. Senate.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2023 at 3:22 PM EST
|By Molly Martinez
“the Supreme Court should not just ping pong up and down based on whatever the most recent election results were,” said Johnson.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 7:21 PM EST
|By Jamie Bittner
The Labor Department’s most recent report shows inflation is cooling, but not by enough.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 5:19 PM EST
|By Josh Rultenberg
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed a special counsel to investigate the discovery of classified documents at two locations tied to President Biden.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 3:42 PM EST
|By Molly Martinez
“Any time republicans step forward and start to claw back some of that unnecessary spending, they’re going to howl about it,” said Rep. Dusty Johnson
Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 5:26 PM EST
|By Peter Zampa
Rep. Russell Fry (R-SC) is one of those getting to work in his new post.
Updated: Jan. 9, 2023 at 5:17 PM EST
|By Annie Andersen
Casey Burgat, political scholar from George Washington University, explains the concessions Speaker Kevin McCarthy had to accept to get the necessary votes to become Speaker of the House, and how they might weaken the power the Speaker holds.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2023 at 12:04 PM EST
|By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press
Kevin McCarthy, of California, was elected House speaker, taking the gavel for new the GOP majority eager to confront President Joe Biden.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2023 at 1:15 AM EST
|By NBC12 Newsroom
Republican Kevin McCarthy wins House speakership after historic 15th vote.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 4:48 PM EST
|By David Ade
Stabenow says she wants to pass torch to younger generation of leaders
Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 7:25 PM EST
|By David Ade
Bridge connecting Kentucky and Ohio recently received $1.6 billion federal grant
Updated: Dec. 28, 2022 at 4:53 PM EST
|By David Ade
Title 42, a policy that allows border agents to immediately remove some asylum-seeking migrants from the U.S. will remain in place until likely next summer.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2022 at 9:18 PM EST
|By Henry Graff
Wednesday morning, a team of five began the painstaking process of counting more than 26,000 ballots cast in Tuesday’s primary.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2022 at 1:46 PM EST
|By Henry Graff
A special election in Virginia’s fourth congressional district leads to long lines at eight voting locations across the metro-Richmond area.
Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 3:27 PM EST
|By Josh Rultenberg
A ceremony was held at the Capitol Wednesday to unveil the portrait of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).
Updated: Dec. 14, 2022 at 4:19 PM EST
|By Peter Zampa
Senate negotiators say they are closing in on an agreement to fully fund the federal government just days before a possible government shutdown.
Updated: Dec. 13, 2022 at 3:12 PM EST
|By Henry Graff
One day after the governor set the special election for February, we are already seeing the list of candidates wanting to go to Washington grow.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2022 at 5:10 PM EST
|By David Ade
Senator Kristen Sinema announces in a series of interviews that she's politically independent.
Exclusive: Second Gentleman discusses rise of anti-semitism following roundtable with Jewish leaders
Updated: Dec. 9, 2022 at 4:14 PM EST
|By Josh Rultenberg
Emhoff said there is an “epidemic of hate facing our country.”
Updated: Dec. 8, 2022 at 7:04 PM EST
|By David Ade
Sen. Portman will retire at the end of the current Congress
Updated: Dec. 8, 2022 at 4:09 PM EST
|By Molly Martinez
After 10 months in what President Biden called “intolerable circumstances,” 2-time Olympian and WNBA star Brittney Griner is coming home.
Updated: Dec. 7, 2022 at 4:16 PM EST
|By Peter Zampa
The majority in the U.S. Senate is one seat bigger for Democrats.
Updated: Dec. 7, 2022 at 2:21 PM EST
|By Brendan Cullerton
Government funding will run out on December 17 without further action from lawmakers
Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 5:31 PM EST
|By David Ade
Observers say it could set precedent on regulations over federal elections
Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 3:45 PM EST
|By Peter Zampa
The crucial funding package is stalled as the parties negotiate over a vaccine mandate.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 10:47 AM EST
|By Josh Rultenberg
President Biden promotes economic policies and semi-conductor manufacturing expansion in Arizona.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2022 at 9:19 AM EST
|By Molly Martinez
The Supreme Court is set to hear a case on Monday that has the potential to roll back significant civil rights protections.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 8:23 PM EST
|By Jamie Bittner
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says, "the most important thing facing the national economy this week really is the continued operation of our freight rail systems."