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The U.S. House of Representatives voted 258 to 176 to begin an impeachment inquiry into President Bill Clinton.

The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the investigation into the firing of the U.S. Attorneys in 2006. Glenn Fine, the Department of Justice Inspector General, in his testimony sum…

Attorney General Mukasey testified at a Department of Justice oversight hearing about a number of issues including national security programs and operations, voting rights enforcement and pr…

The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing titled “Executive Power and Its Constitutional Limitations” to examine legal and legislative responses to allegations of misconduct and the expan…

Attorney General Ashcroft and others testified about the Department of Justice’s work and formulation of legal policies for the interrogation and detention of enemy combatants held at facili…

Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan testified about reported efforts to cover up the role of the White House in leaking the identity of Valerie Plame Wilson as a Central Intel…

FBI Director Robert Mueller testified at an oversight hearing on law enforcement operations and practices at the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Among the topics he addressed were warnings …

Attorney General Mukasey testified at an oversight hearing of his department. Topics included the politicization of the Justice Department, waterboarding and torture, selective prosecution, …

Ms. Goodling testified about her knowledge of plans to dismiss several U.S. attorneys at the Justice Department, the role the White House might have played in the decision, and her duties at…

Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee held a public meeting at which witnesses testified about the Bush administration’s use of domestic surveillance in efforts to gather intel…

The House considered several bills under suspension of the rules.

The House debated a non-binding resolution (H. Res. 861) on support for operations in Iraq and efforts to combat international terrorism. It also stated that no time limits should be set for…

Attorney General Gonzales testified at a general oversight hearing on the Justice Department’s operations and activities. Among the topics he addressed were the president’s authorization of …

The House will consider the Medical Malpractice Bill. The House will also consider several conference reports including Energy bill, Highway Bill, Interior/Environoment Spending, and Legisla…

The House met in special session to consider a bill to expand the jurisdiction of the federal courts in order to review the case of Terri Schaivo, an incapacitated Florida woman at the cente…

An ad hoc congressional committee held a forum on voting irregularities in the 2004 Ohio elections. Members and witnesses addressed topics including civil rights, election procedures, and th…

The House debated debated motions to instruct conferees.