Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) made the case publicly and privately to fellow Republicans that large-scale divestment from public lands was a “red line” for him, even calling the issue his “San Juan Hill.”

Happy New Year! The House of Representatives is ringing in 2023 with an episode of administrative dysfunction unseen since before the Civil War.

As the presidential caucus has drifted into the past and with no statewide offices up for grabs in 2020, a pair of hotly contested congressional primaries on June 9 may draw battle lines for the coming push by the major parties to take or keep control of the House in November.

The House last week voiced its disapproval of President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw forces from northern Syria that left Kurdish U.S. allies the target of a Turkish invasion and also rebuked the Hong Kong government for cracking down on democracy protests.