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House Oversight Chair Questions $1.3 Million in Payments to Hunter Biden and Relatives
Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., said he had national security concerns about the payments to the president’s son, brother and daughter-in-law.
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No Dad Jokes Here: Newly Launched Congressional Dads Caucus to Focus on Policies for Working Families
A group of House Democrats announced Thursday they were forming the Congressional Dads Caucus to focus on family issues.
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Congressman Wears Baby in Carrier During House Speaker Votes: ‘Guys Need to Do Our Part'
Congressman Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) took care of his 4-month old son during the hours-long process on Capitol Hill.
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Biden on Speaker Votes: ‘It's Embarrassing For the Country'
President Joe Biden shared his thoughts on the House of Representatives inability to select a Speaker, saying “to be able to have a Congress that can’t function is embarrassing.”
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U.S. House Expected to Vote Again for Speaker Wednesday
Joseph Morton with The Dallas Morning News discusses what’s going on in the U.S. House and the vote for Speaker after Kevin McCarthy failed three times Tuesday to get the votes needed to secure the gavel.
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NY Rep.-Elect George Santos Admits Lies, Says, ‘We Do Stupid Things in Life'
The Nassau County GOP is expected to release a statement Tuesday on the controversy surrounding Rep.-elect George Santos, R-N.Y., who admitted a day ago that he lied about his job experience and college education during his successful campaign for a seat in the U.S. House.
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Virginia Rep. Donald McEachin Dies at 61 After Cancer Battle
McEachin, a Democrat who represented a district stretching from Richmond to the North Carolina line, was first elected to Congress in 2016.
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Maxwell Frost Becomes First Gen Z Person Elected to Congress
The 25-year-old won the election for Florida’s 10th Congressional District seat in the House.
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House Passes Compromise Gun Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Senate’s Gun Safety Bill on Friday. The bill will next head to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law.
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Republican Mayra Flores Flips Longtime Texas House Seat
A South Texas district that was once a Democratic stronghold will now be represented by a Republican following a special primary election
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Democrats, Republicans Fight to a Redistricting Stalemate
The once-a-decade congressional redistricting cycle is ending in a draw. That means Republicans will maintain a modest advantage in the battle for control of the House of Representatives in the coming decade. They can win a majority of House seats with just under a majority of the national vote. Democrats will normally need to win just above half of the...
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House Votes to Let Aides Unionize, Bargain Collectively
The House approved a resolution Tuesday that will pave the way for letting congressional staff join a union and engage in collective bargaining, a move that proponents say would enhance the ability of aides from low- and middle-income families to make ends meet in a region with steep housing costs.
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House Panels Probe Gov't Use of Facial Recognition Software
Two House committees have launched an investigation into the government’s use of facial recognition software.
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Lawyer: US Rep. Cuellar Not the Target of FBI Investigation
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar’s lawyer said federal authorities have informed him that the Democrat is not the target of an investigation that led FBI agents to search the congressman’s South Texas home.
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House Prepares Short-Term Bill Keeping Government Open
A top Democrat has unveiled compromise legislation that would keep the government functioning through March 11 and avert a federal shutdown later this month.
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Omar Seeks Action Over House Colleague's Remarks on Muslims
Minnesota’s Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar is calling on House leaders to take “appropriate action” against Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert for using anti-Muslim language in describing a recent encounter with Omar.
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Build Back Better Plan Passes House, Heads to Senate
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the Build Back Better plan on Friday, sending the bill to the Senate.
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Gosar Compares Himself to Alexander Hamilton in Defense of Animated Video
In a House debate on Wednesday, Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona said that if he were to be censured by the House for the video he posted on Twitter depicting violence against Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, “so be it, it is done.”
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Ocasio-Cortez on Gosar Video: ‘Would You Allow That in Your Home?'
On Wednesday, the House debated a resolution that would censure Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona for tweeting an animated video in which he struck Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., with a sword.