The FBI has officially identified the man suspected of shooting at Republican lawmakers during a practice for an annual charity baseball game as James T. Hodgkinson. With the gunman dead, law enforcement is now trying to determine his motive. Hodgkinson, 66, is believed to have opened fire on a group of Republican senators and representatives on Wednesday morning as they wrapped up their last practice... 

Less than a fifth of registered US voters say most in Congress deserve re-election. The fewest number of people ever want their own member of Congress reelected in a new poll, with less than half saying they’d support their own representative’s return to Washington. Just 46 percent of registered voters think the U.S. representative in their district deserves to be reelected, according to a Gallup... 

An American military attack on Syria could effectively lead to the impeachment of President Barack Obama. Congressmen say that any war without congressional authorization would be “unconstitutional”. Republican Representative Walter B. Jones Jr. has come up with the resolution demanding Obama’s impeachment in case his administration starts another military action without the approval of Congress.... 

If you feel like Congress fat cats can’t relate to their fellow Americans anymore, the truth behind the matter might just be that they can’t. While Americans have seen a recession ravage savings accounts, lawmakers on Capitol Hill have only gotten richer. Between the US Senate and House of Representatives, the median net worth for a member of Congress is around $913,000, reports The New York Times.... 

Eighty-one congressmen, about 20 percent of the US House of Representatives, will visit Israel for week-long trips sponsored by American Israel Education Foundation in next three weeks during Congress’s summer recess. The first group of 26 Democrats are scheduled to arrive as early as Monday. 55 Republican, 26 Democratic congressmen about 20% of US House of Representatives to visit Israel by summers...