Foreign Travelers and National Security
Officials from Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Departments of State and Homeland Security testified at a hearing on national security concerns related to foreign travelers enter…
3,630 viewsOfficials from Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Departments of State and Homeland Security testified at a hearing on national security concerns related to foreign travelers enter…
3,630 viewsState Department officials testified at a hearing on the department’s Inspector General report on efforts to open a new U.S. Embassy in London in 2017 and the latest cost projections. Member…
1,995 viewsThe House voted on bills under suspension of the rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle252 viewsHouse members considered several bills under suspension of the rules, including cybersecurity legislation.
View in Congressional Chronicle389 viewsAttorney General Loretta Lynch testified at an oversight hearing on Justice Department operations. Topics including vetting of potential Syrian refugees seeking asylum in the United States, …
6,068 viewsHomeland Security officials testified at a hearing on airport security. A recent report from the Inspector General revealed the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was not as secure…
3,818 viewsFBI Director James Comey testified at a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing of his agency. Topics included encryption technology and the challenges it poses for law enforcement. He a…
9,792 viewsThe House approved legislation to reauthorize the expired charter of the Export-Import Bank. Members also reauthorized federal highway and transit programs through November 20, 2015, and leg…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,347 viewsThe House approved two bill. One, H.R. 692, the Default Prevention Act, deals with federal debt repayments dealt with prioritizing federal debt payments. The other reauthorizes school vouche…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,110 viewsWitnesses testified at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Planned Parenthood medical procedures. Planned Parenthood had come under fire following the release of videos alleging it sold f…
16,555 viewsRepresentative Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) spoke with reporters following a Republican House Conference meeting held to discuss how to proceed after Representative Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) withdrew f…
260 viewsHouse Republicans spoke to reporters following a conference meeting to discuss the next steps to elect a new speaker of the House. Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) unexpectedly withdrew…
287 viewsRepresentative Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) reacted to Representative Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) announcement he would no longer run for speaker on the House. Representative Chaffetz was also running …
74 viewsRepresentative Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) reacted to Representative Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) announcement he would no longer run for Speaker of the House.
170 viewsRepresentative Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) spoke to reporters following a House Republican Caucus meeting in which members heard from the candidates to become the next speaker of the House. Repres…
253 viewsHouse Republicans spoke to reporters before party leadership elections to determine their candidate for Speaker of the House.
671 viewsRepresentative Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) talked about his candidacy for speaker of the House while being interviewed by Chris Wallace on “Fox News Sunday.”
240 viewsPlanned Parenthood President Cecile Richards testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. She took questions on the organization’s operations and responded to recent…
68,809 viewsThe House debated and voted on several bills under suspension of the rules, and began debate on legislation related to environmental reviews.
View in Congressional Chronicle964 viewsEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy testified on the toxic river spill caused by the EPA and one of its contractors near the shuttered Gold King Mine in Silvert…
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