Capitol Hill data breach more ‘extensive’ than previously known
Sean Lyngaas, CNN
A sweeping cybersecurity breach of congressional members’ private information was more extensive than previously known and affects not only House lawmakers and their staff but also Senate employees. The Senate sergeant-at-arms alerted Senate staff about the breach Thursday in an email obtained by CNN.
Scalise dishes on H.R. 1: The House’s energy package
Jake Sherman, Punchbowl News
H.R. 1 is the title typically given to the House majority’s signature piece of legislation. For House Democrats last Congress, it was a voting-rights bill. For Speaker Kevin McCarthy and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, it’s a large-scale energy package.
Congress targets D.C. police reforms
Cuneyt Dil, Axios
A new GOP-led effort in Congress would overturn local police reforms in Washington, D.C. that were enacted after the police murder of George Floyd.
Republicans Open Inquiry Into Treatment of Jan. 6 Defendants at D.C. Jail
Luke Broadwater, The New York Times
House Republicans demanded answers about whether Jan. 6 prisoners were mistreated, part of a broader effort by the G.O.P. to rewrite the history of the riot.
House GOP votes to overturn Biden rule on water protections
Matthew Daly and Michael Phillis, The Associated Press
The House on Thursday voted to overturn the Biden administration’s protections for thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways, advancing long-held Republican arguments that the regulations are an environmental overreach and burden to business.
House Republicans pass bill to ban federal officials from pressuring tech platforms on content
Mychael Schnell, The Hill
House Republicans passed a bill on Thursday that seeks to ban federal officials from promoting censorship, a measure Republicans brought to the floor in response to what they say are efforts by the Biden administration to persuade social media companies to suppress certain information.
Members of Congress Live With Mental Illness. Politics Influences How They Manage It
Mini Racker, Time
When John Fetterman’s office announced in February he had checked himself into the hospital to receive treatment for clinical depression, the news rippled through Congress. But for a group of current and former lawmakers who have dealt with their own mental health issues—some more publicly than others—it stirred up complicated feelings: compassion, anxiety, and a hope that the political calculus around mental health issues was finally shifting.
Rep. Lauren Boebert, 36, reveals she will be a grandmother
Ronny Reyes, New York Post
Life comes at you fast. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) has announced that her 17-year-old son Tyler and his girlfriend are expecting a child next month.
George Santos masterminded 2017 ATM fraud, former roommate tells feds
Jacqueline Sweet, Politico
Rep. George Santos orchestrated a 2017 credit card skimming operation in Seattle, the man who was convicted of the fraud and deported to Brazil said in a sworn declaration submitted to federal authorities Wednesday.