Congress

In a rare rebuke, Texas Rep. Al Green was formally censured in the U.S. House this week. Here’s who else has been censured by the body.

The House of Representatives voted Thursday to censure  Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, for disrupting President Donald Trump’s address to Congress. The Republican-controlled body voted 224-198, including 10 Democrats in favor of approving the resolution.

The House of Representatives voted to censure Texas Rep. Al Green on Thursday, but what does it mean to censure a Congressman?

Here’s what it means to be censured in Congress. We break down what a congressional censure vote is and how it works.

Here’s what it means to be censured in Congress.

The vote was 224-198, with 10 Democrats joining all Republicans in voting in favor of the censure resolution.

Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) gave notice on the House floor on Wednesday of a privileged resolution to censure Rep. Al Green (D-TX).

Hayden Haynes, the chief of staff to Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and one of the most powerful aides on Capitol Hill, was arrested early Wednesday morning for drunken driving after his car struck a Capitol vehicle, two law enforcement sources told NBC News. The incident was also confirmed by Johnson’s office.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is among several mayors of sanctuary cities testifying before Congress in Washington D.C. Wednesday.

Turner was elected to Congress in November and served as mayor of Houston from 2016 to 2024.

While Rep. Al Green was escorted out after an outburst, his Democratic colleagues largely opted for quieter forms of opposition to Trump Tuesday night.

Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, shares what he was saying to President Donald Trump during his address to a joint session of Congress that led to being removed from the chamber.

Democrats invited federal workers who were affected by cuts made by the Department of Government Efficiency to attend President Donald Trump’s speech.

Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, was removed from the House chamber Tuesday night after disrupting President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress.

During his speech to Congress, President Donald Trump called for Democrats to celebrate the Make America Great Again movement.

President Donald Trump’s speech in Congress started with disruptions by Rep. Al Green from Texas.

The Democratic Women’s Caucus announced dozens of its members will wear pink during President Donald Trump’s Joint Address to Congress Tuesday night.

President Trump delivered a joint address to Congress Tuesday night, the first of his second administration.

Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan will deliver the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s first joint congressional address of his second presidency.

Concerns around Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek have led congressional lawmakers to encourage governors to ban it on government devices.