WASHINGTON — Lawmakers in the U.S. Senate passed a measure late Thursday night to lift the debt ceiling for two years in exchange for narrow spending cuts, as the threat of a looming default drove the typically-sluggish upper chamber into uncharacteristically speedy action.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a measure to cut spending and raise the debt ceiling, sending the bill on to the Senate as the June 5 “X date” — when the federal government will run out of money — looms large.

WASHINGTON — Despite having deftly navigated intra-party tensions throughout her tenure in Washington, Rep. Harriet Hageman (R.-Wyo.) intends to break with House leadership and oppose a bipartisan measure to raise the debt limit during a crucial vote on Wednesday evening, the Wyoming Truth has learned.

WASHINGTON — The House passed a sweeping border security bill Thursday evening as officials throughout Washington and in immigration enforcement agencies braced for an expected surge at the border with the lifting of COVID-19 immigration restrictions.

WASHINGTON — It may sound like something out of a science fiction film, but the “X-date” is real and fast approaching — bringing with it the prospect of global financial catastrophe.

WASHINGTON — Towards the end of my hour-long, exclusive sit down with Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) late last month — after I’d asked about her transition to Washington, her policy priorities and her thoughts on contemporary political debates — there was one question I knew I couldn’t leave without addressing.

WASHINGTON — To understand Wyoming Rep. Harriet Hageman’s policy priorities, one needs to look no further than at the decor of her Capitol Hill office.

Her large wooden desk is piled high with papers: notes and documents from recent hearings and research into upcoming bills to be introduced, she said.

WASHINGTON — It was a Friday morning in late April and the congresswoman was already behind schedule.

Making her way down the long hallway on the fifth floor of the Longworth House Office Building — smaller than the Rayburn complex but no less confusing to navigate — the click-clack of her shoes echoed throughout the empty chambers. The place was mostly deserted, save for a few staffers dressed in khakis and plaid shirts for casual Friday.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill which would amend federal civil rights laws to bar most transgender student athletes from participating on female school sports teams, as dozens of states, including Wyoming, have passed similar laws in recent months.

WASHINGTON — Wyoming Rep. Harriet Hageman is one step closer to passing her first individually-sponsored bills since taking office, as lawmakers held hearings this week to markup policies touching on her priorities of local environmental control and tribal sovereignty.

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Once a mandatory stop for would-be Republican presidential aspirants, the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, better known as CPAC, has taken on a diminished standing this year — despite attendees’ rock star welcome for Wyoming Rep. Harriet Hageman.

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers on the U.S. House Natural Resources Panel’s Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs assembled for their first hearing of the 118th Congress on Wednesday to highlight long-standing barriers to economic development on tribal lands, kicking off a new bipartisan push to promote sovereignty for Indigenous Americans.

As another GOP candidate jumped into the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, Wyoming Rep. Harriet Hageman announced Wednesday her formal endorsement of former President Donald Trump.

WASHINGTON — Republicans in the U.S. House — Wyoming’s Rep. Harriet Hageman among them — launched an offensive against the Biden administration on Thursday with the first hearing of the select subcommittee on the “weaponization” of the government, newly established to investigate alleged targeting of conservatives by the Justice Department, FBI and other federal law enforcement agencies.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday addressed a divided U.S. Congress for the first time since taking office, delivering a State of the Union address which sought to highlight bipartisanship in a time of increased political polarization.

WASHINGTON — After a slow start to the 118th Congress, the role of Wyoming’s three-person delegation in Washington is coming into focus.

CASPER, Wyo. — Though it’s been barely two weeks since Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) was officially sworn into office, Wyoming’s new Congresswoman was back in her home state this weekend to highlight her achievements to date.

WASHINGTON — Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) announced Wednesday that she will serve on two “very important” committees in the U.S. House this Congress: Natural Resources and Judiciary.

WASHINGTON — At 1:39 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 7, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) and the other newly-elected members of Congress took the oath of office and were officially seated as members of the U.S. House of Representatives.

WASHINGTON — It was a split-screen moment for the ages: on the two-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, a divided government responded with very different commemorations.

At the White House, President Joe Biden marked the occasion with a bipartisan ceremony where he bestowed the Presidential Citizens Medal to 14 individuals, among them law enforcement officers who defended the Capitol during the attack and election officials who rebuffed efforts by former President Donald Trump to overturn the 2020 election.