Republican lawmaker Andy Harris crashes out after crowd laughs at his diesel price argument: ‘You are rude!’ Rough night for Andy Harris. We Got This Covered · Oct 15
Did Andy Harris Get Maryland Recording Law Wrong? Republican Threatens Student Journalist With Criminal Prosecution Republican Congressman Andy Harris threatened student journalist Cat Murphy with prosecution and asked police to seize her camera, prompting legal criticism over Maryland's recording law. International Business Times UK · Oct 15
US Congressman Dismisses Russian Plague Fears, Says Americans Have 'A Lot More to Worry About' Republican Congressman Andy Harris has downplayed concerns about a suspected plague case in Siberia, while the WHO says the wider risk remains low and the death is unconfirmed. International Business Times UK · Oct 8
Gas tax holiday bill on ice despite House rule fracas A House Freedom Caucus push for a vote on legislation to suspend federal motor fuel taxes amid war-driven pain at the pump was thwarted Tuesday after a group of rebels briefly held up floor action on other matters to press their demands. Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris, R-Md., and other… Roll Call · Sep 16
Funding extension clears House, avoiding shutdown threat The House easily cleared a stopgap spending bill Tuesday that would keep federal agencies funded through Dec. 11, avoiding the risk of a partial government shutdown this fall. On a lopsided vote of 370-48, the House sent to President Donald Trump’s desk a short-term funding patch despite objections from hard-line… Roll Call · Sep 1
Rule for debate on mining, whales, socialism measures squeaks by House GOP leaders on Tuesday narrowly gathered enough support to adopt a rule allowing their side’s bills to come to the floor, after concerns related to a stopgap spending bill to keep the government funded through the midterm elections nearly derailed the procedural resolution. After resounding passage of the stopgap… Roll Call · Sep 1
At the Races: Crossing lines Welcome to At the Races! Each week we bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. By Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire Poll after poll suggests Americans are deeply split along partisan lines on most… Roll Call · Aug 6
Maryland voters to decide ballot measure on whether state constitutional criteria for political boundaries apply to congressional districts The Maryland General Assembly voted on Aug. 4 to send a ballot measure to voters in November that would provide that constitutional requirements for contiguity, compactness, substantially equal population, and consideration of natural and political subdivision boundaries apply only to state legislative districts, not congressional districts, and that the Maryland… Ballotpedia · Aug 6
Recess to start early in House after GOP frustration boils over House Republican leaders are giving up on trying to put the pieces back together for a rule needed to take up a raft of pre-recess legislative priorities after a group of GOP rebels blocked the procedural measure earlier, largely over lack of movement on voter ID requirements. The decision to… Roll Call · Jun 30
House Bill Advances Up to 75% Cut to WIC Food Benefits, Threatens Millions of Children and Breastfeeding Mothers Lawmakers narrowly passed a bill cutting £111 million from WIC, affecting benefits for vulnerable families amid rising grocery costs. The legislation faces Senate scrutiny as debates continue. International Business Times UK · Jun 5
MAGA lawmakers face uproar as far right accuses them of flooding states with foreign workers Freedom Caucus chair battles the likes of Steve Bannon over temporary workers from other countries as far right warns of ‘mass amnesty’ The Independent UK · Apr 12
Mike Johnson faces a rocky path to funding DHS "Could the Senate be any more lazy than to send to us a bill that doesn't do the job and then leave town?" Chip Roy said. Axios · Mar 27
House GOP rejects bipartisan Senate bill to end DHS shutdown House Republicans — caught by surprise by the Senate’s early-morning deal on Department of Homeland Security spending — signaled they wouldn’t be jammed by the other chamber on their way out the door to a two-week recess, instead proposing a roughly eight-week stopgap measure to buy more time for negotiations. The… Roll Call · Mar 27
How the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks explain the 2026 midterms The Seattle Seahawks' roster reveals a neat overlay between hometowns and college towns and key battleground states and districts. Roll Call · Feb 10
Roll Call · Feb 2 Maryland Democrats advance new map that would eliminate sole GOP-held seat The Maryland House approved a new congressional map that would favor Democrats, but the prospects in the state Senate remain unclear.
Roll Call · Nov 4, 2025 Maryland governor announces formation of redistricting commission - Roll Call Commission formed after Senate leader Bill Ferguson, a Democrat, said that his chamber would not move forward with mid-decade redistricting.
The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2025 After AI Trump drops poop on Americans in No Kings flyover video Mike Johnson makes bold claim about his prowess House speaker says Trump was employing ‘satire’ when he posted a meme of himself wearing a crown and dumping a payload of apparent feces on protesters at the ‘No Kings’ rally
Roll Call · Aug 1, 2025 These states could redraw their House maps before the 2026 elections - Roll Call Here’s a rundown of the states that could redraw their congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Roll Call · Jul 31, 2025 Republicans, appropriators dominate House earmarks - Roll Call House Republicans have sprinkled their fiscal 2026 appropriations bills with more home-district projects than they did last year.
Roll Call · Jul 28, 2025 Some Republicans push more visas despite hard line on immigration - Roll Call Some Republican lawmakers seek to qualify their party's tough-on-immigration approach with an exception for agriculture, tourism.
Roll Call · Jul 15, 2025 Crypto, Defense bills back on track after Oval Office talk - Roll Call Three cryptocurrency bills and the Defense spending bill appeared ready for House floor action after stalling out for much of Tuesday.
Roll Call · Jul 15, 2025 GOP spending bills run into intraparty friction in House - Roll Call House Republican appropriators are facing intraparty headwinds as they try to move fiscal 2026 spending bills before the August break.
Roll Call · Jul 3, 2025 Mammoth budget bill heads to Trump’s desk in time for July Fourth - Roll Call House Republicans pushed their sweeping tax and spending package across the finish line Thursday, handing Trump a major legislative victory.
Latin Times · Jul 2, 2025 Marjorie Taylor Greene Says Mike Johnson Doesn't Have The Votes To Pass Trump's 'Big, Beautiful' Bill: 'Whole Thing Is a S--tshow' Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene claimed House Speaker Mike Johnson currently doesn't have the votes to pass President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful" bill in the chamber
The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2025 MTG calls pressure to meet Trump’s July 4 megabill deadline ‘a s***show’ Georgia populist tells Steve Bannon rush to vote through tax and spending legislation after multiple changes made in Senate ‘not realistic’ and ‘a dire situation’