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The U.S. House of Representatives voted 258 to 176 to begin an impeachment inquiry into President Bill Clinton.

Officials, candidates, and others spoke about their support for Vice President Gore’s candidacy, and core Democratic values. Among the issues they addressed were health care, raising the…

Nelson Mandela was honored by American leaders for his effort to promote racial equality in South Africa. They praised him for continual work for freedom and the end to apartheid. For his…

Witnesses testified on the implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank financial regulations law, which deals with over-the-counter derivatives and swaps market regulations. Commodity…

At about 12:30 p.m., the House began debate on the rule for the defense authorization conference report. At about 1:30 p.m, the House began debate on the rule for the two Plan B-related…

Members of the Progressive Caucus reacted to the debt ceiling agreement. They said that they would not vote for the compromise legislation to raise the debt ceiling because the imbalance of…

Treasury Secretary Geithner testified on the annual report of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), created by the Dodd-Frank financial regulations law to monitor excessive risk taking and…

The House debated resolutions relating to offshore drilling.

Secretary Janet Napolitano testified at an oversight hearing of the Department of Homeland Security. Many questions focused on Secretary Napolitano’s June 15th memo on deferring deportation…

Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke testified about the Federal Reserve Board’s semiannual report on monetary policy. In his remarks he said the U.S. would not slip back into recession,…

2013 Transportation & Housing Spending

Jamie Dimon testified on JPMorgan Chase’s $2 billion trading loss on May 10, 2012 He apologized for the trading losses, but he stressed that no taxpayer money was lost and that the bank…

Federal regulators testified on JPMorgan Chase’s $2 billion trading loss on May 10, 2012, and business practices in the banking industry. Among the topics addressed were risk management…

Attorney General Holder testified at a Justice Department oversight hearing. Much of the hearing focused on national security leaks and the government’s “Fast and Furious” operation aimed at arresting…

Witnesses testified on cybersecurity threats to the U.S. financial industry. The focused on the scope of the problem and specific threats to the financial sector. Other topics included the…