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Meet the New Congress January 5, 2021

Texas Rep. Pat Fallon, former Notre Dame football player, says future of GOP is being more likable, accessible

Rep. Pat Fallon, a former Notre Dame football player with a big personality, says the future of the Republican Party will be more accessible, likable and inspirational. 

Meet the New Congress January 3, 2021

Rep.-elect Michelle Steel wants to help small businesses: 'When they prosper, the economy is going to grow'

Rep.-elect Michelle Steel, R-Calif., saw firsthand how crushing taxes hurt her mom's Los Angeles clothing shop, and she's determined to stand up for small businesses in Congress.

Meet the New Congress January 1, 2021

Rep.-elect Young Kim brings empathetic approach to immigration: I have 'gone through the process'

Rep.-elect Young Kim, who flipped a blue California House seat for the GOP, brings to Washington a keen understanding of the U.S. immigration system from her work as a longtime congressional staffer and her personal journey of becoming an American citizen. 

Meet the New Congress December 31, 2020

Rep.-elect Madison Cawthorn, 25, wants to create 'new Republican Party' that inspires young people

Rep.-elect Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., beat out a candidate backed by President Trump and the Washington establishment to become the youngest incoming member of Congress at age 25.

Meet the New Congress December 30, 2020

Michigan Rep.-elect Lisa McClain wants to fight to reopen economy: 'I don't think I'm your normal politician'

Rep.-elect Lisa McClain, a small business owner, rose from political obscurity to win a hard-fought open congressional seat in Michigan -- all while maintaining a positive outlook and energy.

Congress December 29, 2020

These incoming freshman lawmakers to join Mo Brooks in challenging election on Jan. 6

A growing number of incoming House GOP freshmen will back Rep. Mo Brooks' effort to object to the certification of the presidential election results on Jan. 6.

Meet the New Congress December 28, 2020

Rep.-elect Victoria Spartz, raised in Soviet country, says it's 'crazy' for Americans to want socialism here

Rep.-elect Victoria Spartz grew up in Soviet-controlled Ukraine and saw the "misery" that occurs when socialism fails. So the incoming GOP representative is alarmed by how the left, especially young people, have embraced socialism here in America as a solution. 

Meet the New Congress December 26, 2020

Georgia gun store owner elected to Congress takes aim at IRS, firearm laws

Georgia Rep.-elect Andrew Clyde arrived in the nation's capital with the unique distinction of already having federal legislation named after him.

2020 House Races December 24, 2020

NY House race flips multiple times amid ballot fight, with result not expected before swearing-in date

Election officials may not determine the results of an ultra-tight New York congressional race before the Jan. 3 swear-in date.

Meet the New Congress December 24, 2020

Democratic Rep.-elect Kai Kahele, combat veteran, says Trump supporters are 'a force to be reckoned with'

As a progressive Democrat who supports the Green New Deal and "Medicare-for-all," Rep.-elect Kai Kahele, D-Hawaii, has had to temper his aspirations for the new Congress. 

2020 House Races December 22, 2020

Iowa Dem seeking House intervention in lost election was on payroll of 2 Chinese firms

Iowa Democrat Rita Hart was on the payroll of two Chinese companies while running to represent the state’s 2nd District in the U.S. House of Representatives, a financial disclosure shows.