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Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen appeared at an oversight hearing of her department’s border security actions and immigration enforcement policies. Secretary Nielsen expressed he…

The House debated legislation to fund the government through February 8, 2019.

In a 217-185 vote, the House passed a revised bill for government funding until February 8, 2019. The bill, which differed from a Senate-passed version, includes $5.7 billion for a U.S.-Mexi…

The House passed the final version of the House-Senate compromise of the farm bill. The legislation sets a five-year extension of farm subsidies, crop insurance, nutrition, and rural develop…

The House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.

The House considered several suspension bills, including ones that condemns the Assad regime in Syria and Russian aggression against Ukraine.

The House considered bills under suspension of the rules including a bill designating former President George W. Bush’s childhood home in Midland, Texas as part of the National Park System. …

Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, spoke to reporters outside of a closed-door interview with former FBI Director Jame…

The House considered several suspension bills.

The House began debate on H.R. 88, the Retirement, Savings, and Other Tax Relief Act, a Republican tax package, and also worked on extending the National Flood Insurance Program, which was s…

The House convened for one-minute speeches. Brenda Jones (D-MI) was sworn in to complete the term of former Representative John Conyers (D). Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) gave his farewell speech…

The House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.

Top cyber officials at the Pentagon and Homeland Security Department testified on interagency coordination to combat cyber threats before two subcommittees on Capitol Hill. They talked about…

The House considered a bill removing the gray wolf from the endangered species list.

The National Action Network (NAN) and its founder Reverent Al Sharpton concluded a two-day legislative and policy conference on Capitol Hill. The event focused on the Democratic legislative …

Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) spoke to reporters about the future leadership and direction of the party in the 116th Congress. Leadership elections were scheduled for after Thanks…

Senate and House Democrats spoke to reporters after they walked out a Judiciary Committee hearing where Republicans rejected their motion to call Mark Judge to testify on Professor Christine…

The House approved a bill to make some of the individual tax cuts passed in December 2018 permanent. It was the last bill in a series of three Republican tax policy bills being called “Tax R…

The House debated and passed a non-binding resolution saying that the House of Representatives does not approve of illegal immigrants voting in U.S. elections. Lawmakers also completed work …

The House met for one-minute speeches before debating the rules for two upcoming bills. One bill was a package of spending measures for fiscal year 2019, including the Departments of Defense…