Senate kids’ safety probe targets Roblox gaming platform
The bipartisan investigation, led by Sens. Josh Hawley and Dick Durbin, follows recent Senate efforts to advance new kids’ safety legislation and curb child sex abuse material online.
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Current House Ethics rules prohibit members from having intimate relationships with their subordinates, not all aides.

The goal of changing Congress’ workplace culture could hit a wall of longstanding lawmaker resistance to putting the tools in place to better police themselves.

“I do think that there is a particular ethos of a Pelosi staffer,” one alumna said.

Reps. Kat Cammack and Teresa Leger Fernández are preparing to unveil legislation when they return from the summer recess.

Bronin defeated 14-term incumbent Rep. John Larson in a Connecticut Democratic primary last week.

Graham and Rep. Ralph Norman are racing to win influential endorsements from powerbrokers across the state ahead of the Aug. 25 GOP runoff.
Wasserman Schultz's decision to run in one of a dwindling number of majority-Black districts after Republicans redrew her former seat has deeply divided colleagues.

Some familiar names top the list, but a slate of up and coming members have amassed significant followings this term.
The bipartisan investigation, led by Sens. Josh Hawley and Dick Durbin, follows recent Senate efforts to advance new kids’ safety legislation and curb child sex abuse material online.

The House advanced its own stopgap bill before the recess.
What began with President Donald Trump’s signature tax cuts has sprung copycats, with lawmakers from both sides of the aisle proposing breaks on everything from boat loan interest to selling New Jersey swag.

GOP lawmakers don’t “have the guts,” one House Republican complained.

The central Florida Republican has remained adamant he has done nothing wrong amid a long line of incidents — and has defied calls to step down from his congressional seat.

South Carolina’s senior senator revealed Wednesday morning that he voted for Graham in the primary, and he encouraged South Carolina Republicans to do the same in the runoff.

Jamie Raskin has invited CEO David Ellison to appear for a transcribed interview.

The donations from a Max Miller-aligned PAC put frontline members in a politically delicate position as they fight to hold onto their seats this November.

So far, just one House Republican has said he relinquished the contribution.

Top Judiciary Democrat Jamie Raskin said anyone involved in Paramount’s attempt to purchase Warner Bros. Discovery “should be prepared to answer under oath.”

The panel’s probe is highly unlikely to be completed before the traditional pre-election 60-day blackout period, which begins in early September.

Some Republicans are prepared for the mercurial president’s obsession with his election measure to resurface over recess and risk further inflaming the party’s base just months before the midterms.

Blanche chipped away at Senate skeptics for weeks, finally winning over Sen. Bill Cassidy Friday.

The House would need to approve the measure to prevent a funding lapse.

The Senate is expected to finish work on a government funding bill and Todd Blanche's attorney general nomination.

Senators voted 51-47 to approve officials at the Departments of Defense, Energy, State and other agencies.
The GOP faces the prospect of heavy losses this November amid the war in Iran.

There’s still a number of questions that need to be answered if Majority Leader John Thune wants to adjourn for recess by the end of the day.

Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy remains undecided on the attorney general nominee.

The Senate majority leader also said he plans to hold a vote on a GOP budget measure that is expected to fail.

The ethics language remains the subject of ongoing discussions.

The vice president briefed Republicans on the state of peace talks.