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Melanie Zanona is a CNN Capitol Hill reporter.
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Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg/Getty Images Bob Good vows to have a ‘full recount’ in close Virginia primary Jun 21, 2024 GOP Rep. Bob Good of Virginia is promising calls for a “full recount” in the closely watched 5th Congressional District primary election against state Sen. John McGuire.
Nathan Howard/Getty Images Inside Trump’s gripe-filled meeting with House GOP and his reunion with McConnell Jun 13, 2024 Former President Donald Trump led House Republicans through a gripe-filled closed-door meeting on Capitol Hillon Thursday,airing grievances about his legal and electoral challenges, attacking his critics in the room, and only briefly addressing policy matterslike abortion and taxes,according to multiple GOP lawmakers in the room.
Getty Images Trump says he ‘would like to see’ Larry Hogan win Senate race in Maryland Jun 13, 2024 Former President Donald Trump said he “would like to see” Maryland Senate candidate Larry Hogan win his election in November,according to a Fox News reporter who interviewed Trump on Thursday.
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images DonaldTrump back in Washington for meetings with vice presidential contenders, congressional allies and former foes Jun 13, 2024 Former President Donald Trump is back inWashington for the first time since becoming the presumptive Republican nominee, holding a pair of significant, closed-door meetings with key congressional allies, vice presidential hopefuls and even a few former outspoken opponents – all of whom are expected to line up behind him this fall.
Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images Marjorie Taylor Greene creates headaches for House GOP as leaders weigh how much attention to give the Trump loyalist Jun 11, 2024 GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was a team player and a reliable Republican leadership ally for nine months under former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, willing to swallow tough votes and fall in line even when it meant defying her right-wing colleagues.
Ronen Zvulun/Pool/Reuters Netanyahu set to address Congress on July 24 Jun 7, 2024 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address a joint meeting of Congress on July 24, congressional leaders said Thursday.
Allison Bailey/Middle East Images/AFP/Getty Images In fractured GOP majority, Jeffries amasses unusual amount of power as minority leader May 22, 2024 When House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries negotiated a pair of major government funding bills with Speaker Mike Johnson earlier this year, he also quietly secured a significant victory for his own party: a considerable bump in money for transportation, housing and urban development projects back in House Democrats’ home districts.
Samuel Corum/Getty Images Crockett slams Greene as ‘racist’ following contentious House committee meeting May 18, 2024 Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett criticizedRepublican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, calling her “racist,” following a tense House Oversight markup Thursday evening that quickly devolved into personal attacks.
Curtis Means/Pool/Getty Images Trump’s Hill allies descend on hush money trial in new GOP litmus test May 17, 2024 When his hush money trial first got underway in April, former President Donald Trump privately complained that not enough of his allies were inside or outside the courtroom to defend him, according to multiple GOP sources familiar with his thinking.
Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images House passes bill to prevent Biden from withholding weapons to Israel asGOP ramps up pressure on Democrats May 16, 2024 The House voted on Thursday to pass a GOP-led billto compel the delivery of defensive weapons to Israel as Republicans ramp up pressure on President Joe Biden over his handling of the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
Stefani Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images Hill watchdog says GOP Rep. Nehls may have misused campaign funds for personal use May 10, 2024 The Office of Congressional Ethics, a nonpartisan Capitol Hill watchdog, said there is “probable cause” to believe GOP Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas misused campaign funds for personal use – which he denies.
Allision Bailey/Middle East Images/AFP/Getty Images House votes to block Greene’s effort to oust Johnson from speakership May 8, 2024 The House has voted to kill Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resolution to oust Speaker Mike Johnson from his leadership post.
CQ Roll Call/Sipa House GOP embroiled in escalating primary feuds with majority on the line May 5, 2024 GOP Rep. Don Bacon has had it with the far-right of his conference.
Francis Chung/POLITICO/AP Johnson looks to unify GOP with crackdown on college campus protests May 2, 2024 Speaker Mike Johnson is zeroing in on the wave of pro-Palestinian protests that have rocked college campuses across the country as he looks to unify his fractured House Republican conference that has been bitterly splintered for months – all whileexposing divisions within the House Democratic caucus.
Kenny Holston/The New York Times/Redux How the House GOP’s Biden impeachment effort fell apart Apr 24, 2024 House Oversight Committee ChairmanJames Comer was eager to take the reins of a high-stakes investigation into President Joe Biden and his family, seen as central to the House Republican agenda – a coveted perch that brought the added benefit of elevating his national profile.
Drew Angerer/AFP/Getty Images How Johnson came to embrace Ukraine aid and defy his right flank Apr 21, 2024 The day after Iran attacked Israel, House Speaker Mike Johnson was on the phone with a man who suddenly held the keys to his legislative agenda and potentially his own future: House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries.
About
Melanie Zanona is a CNN Capitol Hill reporter. Prior to joining the network, Zanona was a congressional reporter at POLITICO and authored the “Huddle” newsletter, a daily tipsheet on all things Capitol Hill.
She has written extensively about the GOP and their relationship with President Donald Trump, including close coverage of two presidential impeachments and the January 6 insurrection. Zanona was the first to report that Trump’s Hill allies were planning to challenge the 2020 election results in Congress; she broke the news that House conservatives were agitating against Rep. Liz Cheney; and she was part of the team that first uncovered that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene made a trove of racist Facebook videos.
Zanona has previously worked for CQ Roll Call and The Hill, where she won a dateline award from the Society of Professional Journalists for her work on an in-depth series about how Trump and the GOP passed tax reform in 2017. She is a proud Chicago native and University of Illinois graduate, where she earned her degree in news-editorial journalism.
