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The House passed legislation to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level. It does not change state laws on cannabis but says the federal government would provide some regulation for stat…

The House passed a $2.2 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, 214-207. Eighteen Democrats joined all Republicans in voting against the measure. Democrats brought the bill to the floor despite the l…

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testified before the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Postal Service operations during the coronavirus pandemic and the upcoming elections. He was joine…

Vice President Mike Pence participated in a roundtable in Durham, North Carolina, on phase three COVID-19 vaccine trials.

The House voted to repeal President Trump’s 2017 travel ban on certain countries and to limit the president’s authority to issue new entry bans. Members also approved a Senate amendment to t…

The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism held a virtual hearing to examine domestic extremist groups. Witnesses included former law enforcement officials…

The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism held a hearing on the threats that still persist from ISIS and al-Qaida. The witnesses discussed the continued t…

The House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing on the federal government’s role in protecting workers during the coronavirus pandemic. Principal Deputy As…

Representative Mark Walker (R-NC), vice chair of the Republican Conference, talked about the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Ken Cuccinelli, acting deputy homeland security secretary, and Rear Admiral Dr. Stephen Redd testified before the House Homeland Security Committee on the coronavirus outbreak. Mr. Cuccinell…

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf testified on President Trump’s 2021 Homeland Security Department budget request. During the hearing, committee members asked about border and por…

The House Homeland Security Committee held a hearing with health experts on the coronavirus outbreak and the government’s response to it. Johns Hopkins' Dr. Tom Inglesby, Illinois Public Hea…

John Wagner, the Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) deputy executive assistant commissioner of field operations, testified on how the agency uses facial recognition and biometrics technol…

The House worked on three measures, dealing with Medicaid block grants, labor union rights, and disaster relief for Puerto Rico after recent earthquakes. Members also voted to block a resolu…

The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism held a hearing on efforts to combat anti-Semitism and domestic terrorism. Experts and academics from the Jewish …

Angela Bailey, the Homeland Security Department’s chief human capital officer, testified at a hearing on the agency’s low rankings in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) annual online s…

Voting system vendors, local election officials and computer science professors testified on 2020 election security before the House Administration Committee. Among the witnesses were Electi…

In a vote of 224-194, the House passed a war powers resolution seeking to limit the Trump administration’s military action against Iran without first getting congressional approval. All but …

Representatives Mark Walker (R-NC) and Chris Stewart (R-UT) spoke to reporters following a closed-door Iran briefing by Secretary of State Pompeo, Defense Secretary Esper, Joint Chiefs of St…