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The House debated a combined rule governing two measures: a bill seeking to strengthen anti-discrimination protections for older workers and a joint resolution overturning a rule on student …
View in Congressional Chronicle660 viewsThe House debated a combined rule governing two measures: a bill seeking to strengthen anti-discrimination protections for older workers and a joint resolution overturning a rule on student …
View in Congressional Chronicle660 viewsThe House impeached President Donald Trump for abuse of power (230-197) and obstruction of Congress (229-198), with Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) voting “present” on both articles of i…
View in Congressional Chronicle46,521 viewsThe House passed a bill blocking enforcement of forced arbitration in contract disputes. The bill covers employment, consumer, antitrust, or civil rights issues.
View in Congressional Chronicle4,833 viewsThe House blocked Representative Al Green’s (D-TX) resolution to impeach President Trump, 332-95, with 137 Democrats voting with Republicans to kill the measure. In a 230-198 vote, lawmakers…
View in Congressional Chronicle5,076 viewsOn day 25 of a government shutdown, the House debated a bill that would have reopened the government through February 1. The measure failed by a vote of 237-187, short of the 2/3 majority ne…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,983 viewsGoogle CEO Sundar Pichai testified at a hearing on his company’s use of consumer data. He answered lawmakers' questions on issues that included search results, algorithms, privacy policies, …
57,097 viewsRepresentatives of Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter testified at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on efforts by the social media companies to filter content from their users, and to answer …
4,169 viewsFBI Agent Peter Strzok, who was removed from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian involvement in the 2016 U.S. elections, testified before a joint hearing of two House c…
118,634 viewsJustice Department’s inspector general Michael Horowitz testified at a hearing on the watchdog’s investigation of how the FBI and Justice Department handled its investigation in 2016 of form…
40,296 viewsThe House debated a constitutional amendment that would require the federal government to operate under a balanced budget each year.
View in Congressional Chronicle819 viewsDeputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein testified before the House Judiciary Committee about Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russia’s influence in the 2016 presidential elec…
22,030 viewsFBI Director Christopher Wray testified in an oversight hearing before the House Judiciary Committee. He addressed members' questions on several issues including the investigation led by Spe…
17,434 viewsAttorney General Jeff Sessions testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Justice Department oversight issues and Russia’s role in the 2016 election. Attorney General Sessions told th…
29,436 viewsThe House passed H.R. 1215, the Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017. The bill restricts lawsuits and damages against health insurance providers that provide government-subsidized care. Mem…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,323 viewsFederal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey testified at an oversight hearing of the FBI’s operations. Members focused their questions primarily on the FBI’s handling of the investi…
42,433 viewsIRS 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-…
6,170 viewsAttorney 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 investigat…
69,407 viewsThe House Judiciary Committee heard testimony, including video from Oversight Committee Chair Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) on his committee’s investigation into alleged targeting by the Internal Re…
3,653 viewsThe House approved two financial services bills, one dealing with the consolidated assets threshold for small bank holding companies and one on funding for the Financial Stability Oversight …
View in Congressional Chronicle819 viewsAttorney General Loretta Lynch testified at an oversight hearing on Justice Department operations. Topics including vetting of potential Syrian refugees seeking asylum in the United States, …
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