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The House convened for a legislative session. They passed H.R. 5759, a bill that would nullify President Obama’s immigration executive order, as well as a Senate amendment to H.R. 3979, the …

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Martin Dempsey and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel testified at a hearing on efforts to combat ISIS militants who had taken over parts of Syria and Iraq. Se…

Following one minute speeches, the House debated a resolution (H Res 726) that expresses support by the House for Ukraine and condemns the military aggression by Russia against that country.…

Following one-minute speeches, the House began debate on H.J.Res. 124, a continuing resolution funding the federal government through December 11th. The bill included an amendment to authori…

The House Rules Committee met to consider rules for floor debate on a short-term, through December 11, 2014, continuing resolution to prevent a government shutdown at the end of the fiscal y…

The House held a vote series on amendments, a motion to recommit, and final passage of H.R. 5078, the EPA water jurisdiction rule. The House also held a final passage vote on H.Res. 644, a b…

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Defense Department General Counsel Stephen Preston testified on the release of five Taliban detainees in exchange for Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl. Secret…

House lawmakers spoke to reporters following a classified briefing from Obama administration officials on the recent U.S.-Taliban prisoner exchange that saw the release of U.S. Army Sergeant…

House Armed Services Committee Vice Chair Mac Thornberry (R-TX) spoke at the Heritage Foundation on national security policy. He criticized President Obama’s foreign and national security po…

Representative Mac Thornberry (R-TX) talkd about President Obama’s previous day speech to West Point’s graduating class of 2014. In the speech the president defined the U.S defense and forei…

The House continued consideration of H.R. 4435, a bill that would authorize programs of the Defense Department for fiscal year 2015, and another bill that would overhaul the National Securit…

The House debates six suspension bills, including one condemning the Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram, for the abduction of 276 schoolgirls.

The House Armed Services Committee met to mark up the fiscal year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and considered amendments.

The House Armed Services Committee met to mark up the fiscal year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The committee approved a $601 billion defense policy bill 61 to 0. The bi…

The House Armed Services Committee resumed marking up the fiscal year 2015 Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The committee considered amendments.

The House Armed Services Committee met to mark up the fiscal year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The committee considered amendments. This part is a continuation of prog…

Representatives Mac Thornberry (R-TX) and Rick Larsen (D-WA), both members of the House Armed Services Committee, talked about the future of U.S. strategic defense policy issues, including m…

Co-chairs of the Advisory Panel on the Governance of the Nuclear Security Enterprise outlined their interim report on the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). Co-chair Norman Aug…

The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats and Capabilities held a hearing on the defense authorization request for fiscal year 2015 for intelligence activities.…

Former CIA Director Mike Morell testified at a House Select Intelligence committee hearing on allegations that he misled Congress over the White House’s role in crafting the “talking points”…