U.S. House of Representatives
-
PublishedMay 8, 2024
House quickly rejects Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s effort to remove Speaker Johnson
Maine Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden voted with the majority as Republicans tried to oust their own speaker, stirring an unheard-of level of party turmoil with a move rarely seen in U.S. history.
-
PublishedApril 19, 2024
Ukraine, Israel aid advances in rare House vote as Democrats help Republicans push it forward
Friday’s vote produced a seldom-seen outcome in the typically hyperpartisan House, with Democrats helping Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan advance overwhelmingly 316-94.
-
PublishedApril 18, 2024
House leaders toil to advance Ukraine and Israel aid, but threats to oust speaker grow
The $95 billion package has been held up since October by Republican lawmakers resistant to approving more funding for Ukraine's fight against Russia.
-
PublishedApril 18, 2024
Legislation that could force TikTok ban revived as part of House foreign aid package
If Congress passes the TitkTok legislation, it would be an extraordinary and unusual moment in which both parties unite against one company – something lawmakers are usually reluctant to do.
-
PublishedApril 17, 2024
Biden backs House’s Ukraine, Israel package as Speaker Johnson fights to keep his job
The Republican speaker is expected to start a dayslong push to vote on 3 funding packages for Ukraine, Israel and allies in the Indo-Pacific, as well as a several other foreign policy proposals in a 4th bill.
-
PublishedApril 14, 2024
House Speaker Mike Johnson says he will push for aid to Israel and Ukraine this week
As Johnson searches for a way to advance the funding for Ukraine, he has been in conversations with both the White House and former president Donald Trump.
-
PublishedApril 12, 2024
House passes reauthorization of key U.S. surveillance program after days of upheaval over changes
Skepticism of the government’s spy powers has grown in recent years, particularly on the right. Republicans have clashed for months over what a legislative overhaul of the FISA surveillance program should look like.
-
PublishedApril 6, 2024
Republican opposition to child tax credit bill could be softening in Senate
The $79 billion legislation pairs an expansion to the child tax credit – a major priority for President Biden and Democrats that nonpartisan estimates say would lift 400,000 children out of poverty.
-
PublishedApril 6, 2024
House, Senate leaders nearing deal on landmark online privacy bill
Lawmakers have tried to pass a so-called comprehensive federal privacy law for over two decades, but negotiations in both chambers have repeatedly broken down over the years amid partisan disputes over the scope of the protections.
-
PublishedMarch 22, 2024
Rep. Mike Gallagher to resign early, leaving House Republicans with thinnest of majorities
Rep. Mike Gallagher, a Wisconsin Republican had already announced he would not seek reelection.
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 13
- Next Page →