Author: Ledyard King, USA TODAY

New York GOP Rep. George Santos, who faces growing calls to step down, was named to the Small Business and Science, Space and Technology committees.

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., agreed to remove a measure to expedite federal permits for certain energy projects, including a pipeline in his home state.

Reimposition of the oil industry tax is included in the Inflation Reduction Act the Senate passed Sunday and the House approved Friday.

The deal Demoractic Sens. Joe Manchin and Chuck Schumer brokered is heavy on tax credits and incentives to help build out the US clean energy sector.

Pence’s speech today marked his most forceful rebuttal of Trump to date. His remarks came as the GOP censured two lawmakers probing the Jan. 6 riot.

A simple majority is all that’s needed to approve a presidential nomination to the country’s highest court.

Modeled after the Depression-era Civilian Conservation Corps, Democrats want $30 billion to hire thousands of young people to fight climate change.

By extending the nation’s borrowing limit for a few weeks, lawmakers set up another debt ceiling fight in early December.

Manchin and Sinema have raised doubts about their ability to support large Democratic bills given the spiraling debt approaching $28 trillion.

Cheney told ’60 Minutes’ she has little affection for Biden, who she believes has embraced harmful polices for the economy and national security.