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The House debated several bills under suspension of the rules, including bills dealing with crude oil spill preparedness and forensic evidence backlogs.

The House convened for one-minute speeches and then considered two bills under suspension of the rules.

IRS Commissioner John Koskinen testified at a hearing on alleged misconduct at the tax-collecting agency, specifically related to the investigation into unfair targeting of conservative non-profit…

Current and former U.S. special envoys testified at a hearing on the violence and humanitarian situation in the South Sudanese civil war. The witnesses suggested actions the United States…

The House debated the rule governing a bill dealing with Justice Department settlement agreement funds. Members also debated several bills under suspension of the rules.

Day three of the 2016 Democratic National Convention included speeches by President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden.

Attorney General Loretta Lynch testified at an oversight hearing on Justice Department Operations. She would not answer questions from Republican committee members about the FBI’s investigation…

Representative Karen Bass (D-CA) talked about House votes on gun violence, the Baton Rouge, Louisiana, police shooting that killed Alton Sterling, President Obama’s announcement on troop levels in…

The House convened for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on a variety of topics. 

The House approved several bills under suspension of the rules, including legislation dealing with inspectors' general subpoena powers and construction of medical facilities for veterans.…

Vu Minh Khanh, wife of imprisoned human rights attorney Nguyen Van Dai, testified at a hearing on political prisoners in Vietnam. Nguyen Van Dai was detained by the Vietnamese government in December 2015 on…

The House voted 224-181 to pass H.R. 4901, a bill to reauthorize a Washington, D.C., school voucher program for students from low-income families.

Witnesses testified at a hearing on the FBI’s demand that Apple assist in unlocking an iPhone used by one of the shooters in the San Bernardino, California, terrorist attack. In the first panel,…

The directors of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and USAID’s assistant administrator for global health testified at a…

Brett McGurk testified at a hearing on the threat posed by ISIS* in Iraq, Syria, and Libya. Mr. McGurk had recently returned from the region where he met with Syrian Kurdish groups in…

The House approved a bill, H.R. 3700, that changes federal housing policy. Members also passed a measure that would restrict the Obama administration’s authority to lift sanctions on Iranian…

The House worked on bills dealing with sex trafficking and reauthorizing the Coast Guard.

The House considered several bills under suspension of the rules, including a bill to reauthorize the Coast Guard and another to prevent child sex trafficking. 

The House convened for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on a variety of topics.

The House approved a bill dealing with lawsuits against the federal government that could result in new regulations and requires the government to give public notice when it begins…