The House approved legislation helping to expedite the naturalization process for non-U.S. citizens in the military and veterans. Members also approved several suspension bills that were deb…
View in Congressional Chronicle646 viewsHomeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, FBI Director Christopher Wray, and National Counterterrorism Center Director Christine Abizaid testified on global threats before the House Ho…
4,799 views2020 Democratic presidential candidate and 2021 New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang argued that America’s current economic and political systems are outdated, and he offered suggesti…
590 viewsMatthew Olsen, assistant attorney general for the National Security Division of the Justice Department, testified at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on national security threats. He answ…
3,450 viewsLawmakers participated in the annual Congressional Baseball Game in Washington, D.C, a tradition that dates back to 1909. The Republican team defeated the Democratic team by a score of 10-0.…
7,699 viewsLawmakers participated in the annual Congressional Baseball Game in Washington, D.C, a tradition that dates back to 1909. The Republican team defeated the Democratic team by a score of 10-0.…
1,647 views“If you do not protect marriage equality, you are saying that we do not belong in "We the "people,” said Jim Obergefell, the lead plaintiff in the case that legalized same-sex marriage natio…
4,137 viewsThe House voted on one suspension bill that was debated earlier in the day. Mayra Flores (R-TX) was sworn in as the newest member of the House. She won a June 14 special election to replace …
View in Congressional Chronicle525 viewsThe House considered 11 bills under suspension of the rules, including legislation to create an AMBER Alert-like program for active shooting events nationwide, and to address mental health, …
View in Congressional Chronicle681 views“Pro-choice” and “pro-life” advocates testified at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on access to abortions and the impact overturning Roe v. Wade would have on that access. This hearing c…
17,787 viewsThe House Judiciary Committee debated and voted on the “Protecting Our Kids Act,” a package of gun control proposals meant in part as a response to a series of mass shootings, most recently …
6,692 viewsThe House Judiciary Committee debated and voted on the “Protecting Our Kids Act,” a package of gun control proposals meant in part as a response to a series of mass shootings, most recently …
713 viewsHomeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas defended himself against Republican committee members, who assailed his record on immigration policy and called for his resignation as he testi…
7,098 viewsHomeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas defended himself against Republican committee members, who called for his resignation as he testified before the House Homeland Security Commit…
13,239 viewsSenator Jack Reed (D-RI) held a news conference on legislation intended to reduce in-flight violence and hold unruly passengers accountable if they assault airline crew members of flight att…
900 viewsThe House considered several bills under suspension of the rules, including one to honor Supreme Court Justices Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg with statues in the U.S. Capitol.
View in Congressional Chronicle364 viewsLeaders of the U.S. intelligence community testified at a House Intelligence Committee hearing on threats the country faces both internally and internationally. In her opening remarks, Direc…
6,852 viewsAt her weekly briefing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), along with several of her Democratic colleagues, talked about the situation in Ukraine and President Biden’s sanctions after Russia …
4,007 viewsThe directors of the National Intelligence Office, National Security Agency, Defense Intelligence Agency, and the Central Intelligence Agency testified on improving diversity in the intellig…
1,338 viewsThe House considered two bills related to benefits for veterans.
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