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Investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson and former CBS News correspondent Catherine Herridge were among witnesses who testified at a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on the Constitutio…
3,231 viewsInvestigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson and former CBS News correspondent Catherine Herridge were among witnesses who testified at a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on the Constitutio…
3,231 viewsThe House Judiciary Committee, chaired by Rep. Jim Jordan, voted along party lines, 18-15, to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for not providing audio tapes of S…
5,287 viewsThe House passed a five-year reauthorization of Federal Aviation Administration programs, which were expiring on May 17 at midnight. Members also passed several police-related bills to highl…
View in Congressional Chronicle252 viewsThe House considered several consumer product safety suspension bills, including legislation to require event ticket sellers to disclose the total ticket price with associated fees in promot…
View in Congressional Chronicle404 viewsMichael Cohen, President Trump’s former lawyer, testified before the House Oversight and Reform Committee about his experiences working for the president, before and after the 2016 president…
126,871 viewsHouse Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), and others held a news conference on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. The bill r…
815 viewsOffice of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young testified before the House Budget Committee on President Biden’s fiscal year 2025 budget request. She touted the successes of the admi…
777 viewsThe House approved (320-91) legislation to combat antisemitism on college campuses, an oil and gas drilling in Alaska bill (214-199), and a resolution denouncing the Biden administration’s i…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,016 viewsThe House debated the rule for four bills providing aid to Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan, as well as other national security priorities.
View in Congressional Chronicle5,956 viewsThe House approved (316-94) a rule for four bills, with 151 Republicans and 165 Democrats voting for the resolution, and 55 Republicans and 39 Democrats voting against it. Three of those bil…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,975 viewsThe House Rules Committee debated four foreign aid bills for Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan. Members discussed the merits of the bills. They also heard from other members of Congress who offere…
4,618 viewsAfter a day of debate, the House Rules Committee voted 9-3 to pass a rule that provides the full House the chance to debate and vote on four foreign aid bills. All Democrats and four Republi…
255 viewsCongressional Budget Office Director Phillip Swagel testified before the House Budget Committee on the U.S. budgetary and economic outlook. He said the federal deficit was projected to grow …
555 viewsBy a vote of 273-147, the House passed legislation to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) for two years. Section 702 allows the U.S. to monitor foreig…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,038 viewsThe House defeated a rule (193-228) governing floor debate for four bills, including legislation to reauthorize and make changes to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s Section 702 th…
View in Congressional Chronicle634 viewsThe House considered a rule governing floor debate for four bills, including legislation to reauthorize and make changes to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s Section 702 warrantles…
View in Congressional Chronicle499 viewsThe House debated and approved (286-134) under suspension of the rules a $1.2 trillion six-bill spending package to fund about 70 percent of the federal government through the end of the fis…
View in Congressional Chronicle5,259 viewsMembers of the House Freedom Caucus held a news conference regarding the $1.2 trillion budget deal intended to keep the government funded for the rest of fiscal year 2024. They criticized th…
2,570 viewsThe House considered three bills opposing the Biden administration’s energy policies, including approval of a measure rejecting a carbon tax in the U.S. and legislation that would change the…
View in Congressional Chronicle505 viewsThe House approved two bills opposing the Biden administration’s energy policies. One would prevent the president from ending the use of hydraulic fracturing (fracking), and the other would …
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