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Texas Republicans on Saturday night closed in on redrawn U.S. House maps that would shore up their eroding dominance as voters peel away from the GOP in the state’s booming suburbs.

The bill now goes to the House of Representatives, which is expected to green-light the bill.

Congress passed the bill earlier Thursday, hours before a looming midnight deadline.

U.S. Representatives Majorie Greene and Debbie Dingell got into a shouting match on the Capitol steps Friday.

Democrats are starting to push plans for providing paid family and medical leave, easing climate change and bolstering education through House committees.

The NAACP, one of the nation’s leading civil rights groups, is urging the Justice Department to investigate whether a federal crime was being committed when Texas Republicans threatened to have their Democratic colleagues arrested for refusing to attend a legislative session in an effort to try and block a sweeping elections overhaul bill that makes it harder to vote in...

Texas Republican Jake Ellzey was sworn in to the House on Friday, days after winning a special election in which he defeated his predecessor’s widow, who was backed by former President Donald Trump.

The House select committee formed to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol held its first hearing on Tuesday

A runoff for a U.S. House seat in Texas on Tuesday came down to two Republicans in a race to succeed Rep. Ron Wright, who in February became the first member of Congress to die after being diagnosed with COVID-19.

Michael Fanone of the Metropolitan Police Department testified on Tuesday before the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

U.S. Capitol Police Sergeant Aquilino Gonell testified on Tuesday before the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., issued an opening statement before the House Select Committee formed to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., announced Thursday the names of the first eight congresspeople assigned to the House committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attacks on the U.S. Capitol. The 13-member bipartisan committee will have the power to subpoena witnesses and documents as part of their investigation.

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., addressed the media on Tuesday to talk about the bill introduced in the House of Representatives to form a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The Senate and House have passed a bill to make Juneteenth, the anniversary of the end of slavery in the United States, a federal holiday.

President Joe Biden has dismissed a fresh Republican infrastructure proposal offering modestly more spending

Democrat Melanie Stansbury has won election to Congress for New Mexico to fill a vacant seat previously held by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland.

In a 54-35 vote on Friday, Senate Republicans blocked a measure which would create a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol Building that left five dead and nearly 150 officers injured.

Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., spoke to the media after Republicans in the House voted to remove her from her leadership position.

Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., delivered a speech Tuesday on the House floor, ahead of a vote that seems certain to end with her removal from a House leadership position. “This is not about policy,” Cheney said. “This is not about partisanship. This is about our duty as Americans. Remaining silent and ignoring the lie emboldens the liar.”