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House Democrats held a news conference to introduce legislation that would impose new checks on presidential power and toughen enforcement of ethics rules and congressional subpoenas. Speake…

The House passed two bills. One condemns anti-Asian rhetoric and sentiment during the coronavirus pandemic. The other seeks to provide employment protections for pregnant workers.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai testified before a House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust Law. The tech CEOs faced que…

Attorney General William Barr testified on the Justice Department’s mission and programs in an oversight hearing before the House Judiciary Committee. Lawmakers questioned the attorney gener…

The House debated two bills, including one that would repeal President Trump’s 2017 travel ban on certain countries and limit the president’s authority to issue new entry bans. The other was…

Congressional Black Caucus Chair Karen Bass (D-CA), Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), and other Democratic members spoke with reporters on the House East Front steps before the House vote on the …

Current and former Justice Department officials testified at an oversight hearing on the actions of Attorney General William Barr and department investigation decisions. Aaron Zelinsky said …

In a vote of 236-181, the House passed the Democratic police reform bill, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (PA), Will Hurd (TX) and Fred Upton (MI)…

The House Judiciary Committee met to mark up the Justice in Policing Act of 2020. Following opening statements by Chair Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-OH), members de…

Philonise Floyd, the brother of George Floyd, testified before the House Judiciary Committee one day after the funeral of his brother, who died while in custody of the Minneapolis police. He…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Congressional Black Caucus Chair Karen Bass (D-CA), and other congressional Democrats held a press conference …

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties held a virtual hearing on protecting voting rights during the coronavirus pandemic. Among the witnesses…

House Judiciary Committee Democratic members held a virtual discussion on the Trump administration’s response to the spread of the COVID-19 in prisons and jails. They discussed the high rate…

The House approved changes to the Paycheck Protection Program, which provides loans and grants to businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic, but members rejected legislation to make so…

The House approved a suspension bill, S. 3744, the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act, which would sanction China over its treatment of minorities. Lawmakers then voted 232-182 in favor of endin…

In a 217-189 vote, the House passed H.Res. 965, allows proxy voting on the chamber floor and committees to conduct business remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. Members also passed, 208-19…

House lawmakers spoke to reporters on the steps of the U.S. Capitol about the latest legislative efforts to provide economic relief in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

The House debated and passed H.Res. 935, which establishes a Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis as a select investigative subcommittee of the House Committee on Oversight and Refo…

The House voted 278-136 to reauthorize the the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Lawmakers also passed the Iran War Powers bill, which calls for the removal of U.S. armed forces …

Several representatives came to the House floor to express their support for the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act, which designates lynching as a hate crime under federal law.