Melina Wisecup

Republicans need a net gain of 2 seats to win control of the U.S. Senate. Montana, West Virginia, and even Ohio are likely to give them that majority regardless of how the presidential race shapes up. NTD’s congressional correspondent Melina Wisecup has more.

Billions of dollars have poured into this year’s elections, both presidential and congressional. Ohio and Pennsylvania are the most expensive Senate races, while California and New York are the House races that have seen the highest level of spending. NTD’s congressional correspondent Melina Wisecup has more on where the big money is going.

While Republicans are favored to win a majority in the U.S. Senate, the Republican Senator from Texas, Ted Cruz, is having to run a fierce campaign to fend off Democratic gains in the state. Over in the house, the balance of power is on the line, with no party garnering a clear advantage. NTD’s congressional […]

Republicans are inching their way toward taking the House gavel—even with several competitive races not yet called. Meanwhile, Senate Republicans are gearing up to pick their new leader as current Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) steps down. NTD’s congressional correspondent Melina Wisecup has more on the balance of power in Congress.

Republicans are close to taking majority in the House. Congressional Republicans’ first priorities include improving the U.S. economy by confronting the Chinese Communist Party, cutting taxes, securing school choice, and slashing the size of the federal government. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) will have to go through a reelection process to retain his […]

House Republicans make their first appearance back on Capitol Hill since the election, making a victory lap and laying out their next steps.  

Amid mounting pressure to release an ethics report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), House Speaker Mike Johnson has cemented his stance. “There’s a very important reason for the tradition and the rule that we always, have almost always followed, and that is that we don’t issue investigations and ethics reports on people who are […]

Republicans have won a majority in the Senate, but still don’t have the sixty-vote majority they needed to easily pass legislation. However, the GOP could avail of a process called “budget reconciliation,” which they will likely use to get around majority vote requirements.

Bipartisan collaboration is bringing members of Congress into the fold to work with the newly created DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency). Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) has indicated that some Democrats are willing to work with Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to reduce waste at the Department of Defense.

An annual downtown holiday market is bringing handmade crafts to the streets of Washington. Visitors and vendors in the nation’s capital tell NTD what’s special about it. NTD’s Melina Wisecup has more from Washington.