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House Democratic leaders spoke to reporters after re-electing Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) in a 134-63 vote.

The House approved a number of bills under suspension of the rules, including a resolution honoring Holocaust survivor and Nobel Prize-winning author Elie Wiesel, who died in July 2016; a me…

Day four of the 2016 Democratic National Convention included speeches by Hillary Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea Clinton.

The town of Kingstree, South Carolina, hosted a ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s “March on Ballot Boxes” speech. On May 8, 1966, Martin Luther King, …

House Democrats, including Representatives James Clyburn (D-SC), John Lewis (D-GA) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus; and other advocates held a rally on the West Lawn of the Cap…

The House voted 231-196 to pass an Interior Department Spending bill. Following the completion of legislative work ahead of the House’s seven-week recess, Democrats delivered speeches on gun…

House Democratic leaders unveiled “Stronger America: A New American Security Agenda,” their national security agenda “to secure our nation, to secure our future, and to secure our democracy,…

The House convened for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on a variety of topics. 

Representatives Cedric Richmond (D-LA), Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Andre Carson (D-IN), and other members of the Congressional Black Caucus spoke to reporters about the police shootings of Alto…

The House debated the fiscal year 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act.

The House convened for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on a variety of topics. 

House Democrats spoke to reporters about their staged sit-in to call for legislative action on gun control in the wake of the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida.

House Democratic leaders spoke with reporters following their meeting with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the presumptive 2016 Democratic presidential nominee. She had come to th…

The House approved several bills under suspension of the rules, including legislation dealing with inspectors' general subpoena powers and construction of medical facilities for veterans. Me…

The House passed by a 282-138 vote the fiscal year 2017 Defense Department spending bill. Members also approved a counterterrorism bill, which combines three previously-passed bills, and is …

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and leadership colleagues called on Congress to pass gun control legislation in the wake of the June 12 mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orland…

The House debated a rule governing amendments to H.R. 5293, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2017.

The House reconvened following a closed-door briefing on the Orlando, Florida, mass shooting. Members approved an IRS data collection ban bill. They then began work on H.R. 5293, a fiscal ye…

The House passed two bills. The first bill allocates $622 million for Zika virus research and prevention. Members also voted 277-147 in favor of H.R. 4909, the National Defense Authorization…

House Democratic leaders held a news conference before Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s visit to Capitol Hill. They compared his rhetoric on the campaign trail to remarks mad…