Katie Taylor

1 week ago | nbcnews.com | Alexandra Marquez |Katie Taylor

Members of Congress are back in their districts for a two-week recess, potentially bracing for more anger from constituents. But voters in Republican districts might not have much of a chance to question their representatives. Weeks after Rep. Richard Hudson, the chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee, advised Republican members of Congress not to hold in-person town halls, it appears that most of them are heeding his advice.

2 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Scott Wong |Ben Kamisar |Melanie Zanona |Katie Taylor

WASHINGTON — Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday said he had selected Nov. 4 as the date for the special election to fill the House seat that had been occupied by the late Rep. Sylvester Turner, D-Texas, who died unexpectedly in March. The decision means the deep-blue, Houston-based congressional seat will be vacant for roughly eight months.

Jan 21, 2025 | nbcnews.com | Scott Wong |Frank Thorp |Kate Santaliz |Katie Taylor

WASHINGTON — A handful of Republican senators pushed back Tuesday against President Donald Trump’s decision to issue pardons to roughly 1,500 criminal defendants and commute the sentences of more than a dozen others in connection to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Some of the GOP senators specifically criticized the pardons for those convicted of committing violence against police officers, while others declined to defend Trump's move. “I’m disappointed to see that,” said Sen.