Rebecca Beitsch

STONINGTON, MAINE — The Maine lobster business has found itself in the crosshairs of a trade war and congressional infighting as rising costs and other pressures leave the heritage industry in a precarious state.

A new report reviewing the conditions at the now-closed Alligator Alcatraz center in Florida slammed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for failing to meet a variety of federal standard…

A new report reviewing the conditions at the now-closed "Alligator Alcatraz" center in Florida slammed U.S.

Heading up member services is a “chameleon position,” Alyssa Erdel says — highly adaptable depending on the vision of the lawmaker in charge, whether for the House’s Republican Conference or in a c…

Rubi Flores, 30, is a concert pianist turned policy director who has landed at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) as it positions itself to fight the Trump administration on its mass deportati…

Nelly Decker is a quintessential under-the-radar staffer who prizes being nearly un-Googleable. But she has nonetheless been a pivotal player in some of Congress’s biggest battles — and w…

Kamela White sees that numbers can tell a story — or be used to hide one. As a clerk for Democrats on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, White plays a …

Andrew Bower followed Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) from his personal office to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee as Democrats elevated a fresh face, and with him, a fresh ne…

It’s not a topic often discussed in the halls of Congress, but Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) grilled FBI Director Kash Patel as he said he was just “trying to understand” a recent change in policy rega…

The line of questioning on Tuesday was sparked by a shift in FBI hiring practices which lifted longtime bans on selecting new trainees if they have engaged in prostitution or bestiality.