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The House passed in a voice vote a continuing resolution to fund the federal government through December 22. Members also voted on eight other bills under suspension of the rules.

House Homeland Security Committee Chair Michael McCaul (R-TX) spoke about the state of homeland security at the National Defense University. He addressed the rise of radicalism, the terroris…

The House debated and voted on several bills under suspension of the rules.

By a vote of 407 to 19, the House approved H.R. 158, a bill that makes changes to the Visa Waiver Program affecting travelers from Iraq, Syria, and 36 other countries.

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and members of the Chairmen’s Task Force on Counterterrorism and Homeland Security briefed reporters on plans for the House to vote on changes to …

House Homeland Security Committee Chair Michael McCaul (R-TX) talked about problems with admitting Syrian refugees. This was a brief portion of his remote interview from Austin, Texas, wi…

The House voted 289-137 to approve H.R. 4038, a bill to limit the number of Syrian refugees admitted to the U.S. until increased security checks are in place.

Assistant Secretaries of State Anne Patterson and Victoria Nuland testified at hearing on U.S. policy in Syria, and how that policy has adapted to the exacerbating factor of Russian military…

The House Rules Committee met to consider amendments for floor debate on H.R. 22, the surface transportation reauthorization bill. The legislation would provide a six-year authorization of h…

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, FBI Director James Comey, and Director of National Intelligence Nicholas Rasmussen testified at a hearing on threats to national security. They told …

The House debated several bills under suspension of the rules.

Members of the House Homeland Security Committee’s bipartisan Foreign Fighter Task Force released their final report that shows serious security weaknesses, particularly in Europe. The repor…

Former and current New York City officials and the president of the September 11th Families' Association testified at a field hearing in New York City at the National September 11 Memorial a…

Homeland Security Committee Chair Michael McCaul (R-TX) delivered the weekly Republican address. Representative McCaul, who held a field hearing during the week at Ground Zero in New York Ci…

The House began debate on a series of bills dealing with the Iran nuclear agreement.

Secretary of State John Kerry, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, and Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz testified at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the Iran nuclear agreement and its enf…

Newly-confirmed TSA administrator Peter Neffenger testified about his plans for addressing airline security threats and other issues throughout the Transportation Security Administration. He…

House Homeland Security Committee Chair Mike McCaul (R-TX) talked about the threat of Islamist extremism and the need to fight it overseas. He described what he called the “new age of terror…

Witnesses testified at a hearing on the implications of an agreement with Iran over the country’s nuclear program that was announced that day. Former Senator Joe Lieberman and former CIA Dir…

The House approved a bill that increases timber production on federal lands. House leadership pulled the fiscal year 2016 bill to fund the Department of Interior and the Environmental Protec…