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Billy Long apologizes for joking about Iceland as ’52nd state’

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Former Rep. Billy Long has reportedly apologized after privately joking to House lawmakers that Iceland would be the “52nd state” and he would be its governor. Long was recently nominated to be ambassador to the island nation by President Donald Trump, who has said he wanted to make Canada the 51st state and is now seeking to take over another Arctic realm…
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Democrats reject ‘ridiculous’ GOP demand to fund DHS after Iran attack

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Democrats reject ‘ridiculous’ GOP demand to fund DHS after Iran attack

Republicans argue that the nation is at greater risk as Middle East tensions explode…
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Josh Hawley says he’ll oppose Iran war powers resolution

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Sen. Josh Hawley said he would oppose a bipartisan resolution to require President Donald Trump to get Congress’ sign-off before taking additional military action against Iran. The Missouri Republican, who drew Trump’s wrath earlier this year when he initially supported a similar resolution for Venezuela, said he was satisfied with the official notification the administration sent Monday to Capitol Hill…
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House Ethics panel probing Nancy Mace over alleged improper reimbursements

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The House Ethics committee is launching an investigation into whether Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) improperly collected over $9,000 in reimbursements meant to subsidize housing costs for members of Congress. A new referral from the Office of Congressional Conduct, the nonpartisan entity charged with reviewing ethics complaints against lawmakers…
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