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The House passed in a voice vote a continuing resolution to fund the federal government through December 22. Members also voted on eight other bills under suspension of the rules.

Attorney 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, …

The House approved two bills. One would ease mortgage lending standards under the Dodd-Frank financial regulatory law, and the other deals with auto lending regulation.

Assistant Secretaries of State Anne Patterson and Victoria Nuland testified at hearing on U.S. policy in Syria, and how that policy has adapted to the exacerbating factor of Russian military…

FBI 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…

The Senate approved by a 266-167 vote a two-year, $80 billion budget agreement that also raises the debt ceiling.

House 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…

House 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…

Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA) reacted to Representative Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) announcement he would no longer run for speaker on the House.

Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA) spoke at the Data Transparency Coalition’s third annual gathering of U.S. open data leaders from the executive and legislative branch, nonprofit, and techn…

The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing the practices of Planned Parenthood, including allegations that the group was engaged in the selling of aborted fetal tissue. Witnesses included …

Secretary of State John Kerry, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, and Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz testified at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the Iran nuclear agreement and its enf…

Witnesses testified at a hearing on the scope and potential of new technologies being developed for the growing network of interconnected devices, everyday physical objects such as cars and …

Witnesses testified at a hearing on the implications of an agreement with Iran over the country’s nuclear program that was announced that day. Former Senator Joe Lieberman and former CIA Dir…

Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA) talked about the agreement reached between P5+1* countries and Iran about that country’s nuclear program. He also discussed other congressional business. …

The House voted on amendments to H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act, which reauthorizes National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding for three years and seeks to promote the development of me…

The House voted for re-authorization of the Commodities Futures Trade Commission. The House debated and voted on amendments to H.R. 2577, a $108.7 billion Transportation and Housing and Urba…

The House convened for a legislative session. The House voted on amendments to and passed H.R. 2578, the Commerce, Justice and Sceince Spending bill on a 242-183 vote. The House started deba…

The House voted 242-184 to pass H.R. 36, a bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks and in favor 338-88 on a bill to limit National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance. The House started debate o…

The House debated and passed H.R. 1195, a bill requiring the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to employ advisory boards. Members spoke on a variety of subjects.