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Legal scholars testified on the constitutionality of some of President Obama’s uses of executive branch powers. They focused on the administration’s one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act…

Former information technology officials testified on the implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s HealthCare.gov Web site. Karen Evans served in the George W. Bush administration, and Ric…

The House convened for a legislative session.

1) H.R. 2061 - Digital Accountability and Transparency (DATA) Act of 2013 2) H.R. 3343 - To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to clarify the rules regarding the determination of…

Witnesses testified at a House Natural Resources Committee and Oversight and Government Reform Committee joint hearing to review the closings of national parks as a result of the government …

Sarah Hill Ingram continued to testify about the role of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in implementing the health care law. She said that the process was going well and that systems wer…

The House considered a rule and amendments to the farm bill allowing the House to go to conference with the Senate.

One Minute Speeches H.J.Res. 79 - Border Safety & Security Act (Closed Rule, 40 Minutes of Debate) (Sponsored by Rep. John Carter / Appropriations Committee) Special Order Speeches

Telephone lines were open for viewer comments on the tenth day of the government shutdown between live news conferences.

One Minute Speeches H.J.Res. 91 - Honoring the Families of Fallen Soldiers Act (Suspension, 40 Minutes of Debate) (Sponsored by Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen / Appropriations Committee) H.…

The U.S. House of Representatives convenes for a legislative session.

Witnesses testified on State Department involvement before, during, and after the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya on September 11-12, 2013. Questions focused on departmental …

The House met to consider a continuing budget resolution. The Senate had rejected an earlier version the House had previously passed with amendments to delay the implementation of the Afford…

Senator David Vitter (R-LA) spoke to reporters about his proposed amendment to a continuing resolution. His provision would prevent members of Congress and their staffs from receiving federa…

Satellite television executives and attorneys specializing in intellectual property testified about retransmission consent, which requires cable providers to get permission and pay for netwo…

Representative Tom Graves (R-GA) and other congressional Republicans talked about the provision to de-fund the Affordable Care Act included in the House continuing resolution to fund the gov…

The House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing on the Obama administration’s response to the use of chemical weapons in Syria, including President Obama’s request for an authorization fo…

Witnesses testified on allegations that conservative groups were wrongly targeted for closer scrutiny by the Internal Revenue Service. A focus was on if senior IRS officials in Washington or…

The Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) Stuart Bowen, testified on his final report on Iraq reconstruction efforts. The hearing also focused on lessons learned from sta…