Susan Davis
Producer, The State of Things-
Congress adjourned for a two-week recess, but members of the House Intelligence Committee are expected to work through it. -
In a wide-ranging interview, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also said she opposes the efforts of leading 2020 Democratic presidential candidates to enact a government-run health care system. -
"I do think that we will have to pass some laws that will have clarity for future presidents. [A] president should be indicted, if he's committed a wrongdoing," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told NPR. -
House Speaker Pelosi's plan would allow government to negotiate prices with pharmaceutical companies. She proposes several steps to bring down prices, including ideas President Trump has supported.
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The House speaker has been working privately for months on legislation aimed at lowering the cost of prescription drugs, a rare shared priority with President Trump. -
House GOP moderates clashed with the Republican Main Street Partnership following the 2018 midterms, leading many lawmakers to sever ties with an outside group that's been a fixture since the 1990s. -
Senate Finance Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, is making the case for bipartisan legislation to lower seniors' drug costs. Many Republicans oppose it over free market principles. -
The deal to set spending levels and raise the debt limit would end a decade of roller coaster fiscal standoffs in Washington. -
The annual fish fry is hosted by Congressman James Clyburn. He's the most influential Democrat in South Carolina politics, and as House majority whip, the highest-ranking black leader in Congress. -
The Wyoming Republican is deciding between running for the Senate in 2020, or staying in the House where she has a chance to climb the leadership ladder.
