Lauren Fox

Congressional Correspondent with @CNN. Grew up everywhere. IN, PA, MN, ND, MT, OR. I promise, I am better at instagram

[Lauren Fox @FoxReports]

Johnson added there was nothing "scandalous" about it and that people deal with health issues including members of Congress.

Rep. Kean has not voted in months, is running for re-election and has not publicly said why he is away from Washington.

[Lauren Fox @FoxReports]

Speaker Mike Johnson says he does know Kean's condition but isn't talking about it. He talked to Kean a few days ago “He is in good spirits,” “He is under the care of healthcare providers and they’ve told him he needs a little bit longer to recover. Now that’s all I can say."

[Annie Grayer @AnnieGrayerCNN]

@FoxReports @alligordon_ @jeremyherb A congressman asked a young female staffer to have a threesome

A male chief of staff propositioned a former intern sexually, writing that he would “own” her

A member of Congress texted a senior leadership staffer asking the color of her underwear while she was in his sight line

[Lauren Fox @FoxReports]

“The risk of professional exile – be it from being labeled a ‘problem staffer’ or cast as the center of drama — has always felt more immediate and certain than the possibility of accountability,” one woman said. https://t.co/Kj8pxVEZpY

[Lauren Fox @FoxReports]

For the last month @alligordon_ @AnnieGrayerCNN @jeremyherb and I have been reporting on why so many women who face harassment on the hill never report and what happens when they do. https://t.co/Kj8pxVEZpY

[Lauren Fox @FoxReports]

Democrats largely pulled support for the women's museum after two additions: one that only allowed "biological" women included and another that would have allowed the President to pick an alternative location for the museum. It just failed after a decade of bipartisan work.

[Lauren Fox @FoxReports]

Thom Tillis with a new nickname for the weaponization fund: "the payout pot for punks"

[Lauren Fox @FoxReports]

If you are on the BYRD rule watch on a Friday night, A.) bless you B.) Not expecting a final ruling tonight as Republicans are reworking the language. C.) even if this is ruled in order, it is not clear the votes would be there for it to pass

[Sarah Ferris @sarahnferris]

Former NJ Gov Tom Kean Sr told CNN his son is recovering from what he described as a serious but temporary illness

“He’s hopefully coming back soon and he’s under the care of a doctor,” Kean Sr said his doctors “all agree he’s going to be fine”

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[Lauren Fox @FoxReports]

Inside the effort to combat sexual harassment on the hill. I sat down with two of the leading women @Kat_Cammack and @RepEmiliaSykes about the path ahead https://t.co/BVG3uEiMTw

[Sarah Ferris @sarahnferris]

NEW: Jeffries' battle plan for '28

7+ states, 12+ seats, total war with GOP.

For Dems who refuse, Jeffries' allies preparing pressure campaign - only “real Democrats” are willing to fight, one person close to Jeffries told us

w/ @fschouten
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[Lauren Fox @FoxReports]

Our full story here on Rep. Chuck Edwards saying he did not have any inappropriate relationship with staff https://t.co/VjbCjon4U6

[Lauren Fox @FoxReports]

Edwards says of Ethics : "I think you’re gonna find that when Ethics completes their investigation that the facts will have caught up with all the gossip and the rumor.”

[Lauren Fox @FoxReports]

NEW: Republican congressman Chuck Edwards tells CNN in an interview Tuesday that an investigation by the House Ethics committee will eventually clear him of any wrongdoing.

[Lauren Fox @FoxReports]

Sen. Susan Collins says she wants to understand more about what the $1 billion for security for ballroom funding in reconciliation bill is for exactly. She argues there are threats but that she thinks ballroom itself needs to be paid for with donations. Wants clarity at lunch.

[Betsy Klein @betsy_klein]

Senate GOP eyes $1 billion for Trump ballroom security as part of ICE, border patrol package // from @elliskkim @FoxReports @mkraju https://t.co/kz5sdfAJPz

[Lauren Fox @FoxReports]

A very good rundown from my colleague @morgan_rimmer on where lawmakers are at the 60-day mark of the conflict with Iran. https://t.co/TbR7NKIjtw

[Sarah Ferris @sarahnferris]

What a wild week in the House.

After a month of sitting on Senate's partial DHS bill, House just passed it by voice vote -- which members didn't even realize was happening.

TSA/Coast Guard/etc will be funded as soon as Trump signs bill.

[Lauren Fox @FoxReports]

The nomination was pulled . New nominee Nicole B. Saphier. https://t.co/ZydqVfCr4z

[Laura Weiss @LauraEWeiss16]

President Trump slams Sen. CASSIDY in back to back Truth Social posts

First, Trump accuses Cassidy of blocking his Surgeon General nominee Casey Means (who’s facing other GOP skeptics on HELP)

Then, Trump calls on voters to vote against Cassidy in the primary