Zalmay Khalilzad, the ambassador who negotiated the U.S.-Taliban deal to withdraw military forces from Afghanistan, testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee. He said he held the …
1,961 viewsFormer U.S. Central Command Commander retired Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, who oversaw the 2021 U.S. Afghanistan withdrawal, told House Foreign Affairs Committee members: “I alone bear full milita…
11,107 viewsMembers of the House Freedom Caucus held a news conference regarding the $1.2 trillion budget deal intended to keep the government funded for the rest of fiscal year 2024. They criticized th…
2,539 viewsHouse Freedom Caucus Chair Rep. Bob Good (R-VA) and others held a news conference on FISA reauthorization.
706 viewsFormer Homeland Security Department officials from the Trump administration, including former acting Secretary Chad Wolf (2019-21), testified on migration at the southern border before the H…
1,245 viewsAssistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf and Deputy Assistant Defense Secretary for the Middle East Dana Stroul testified on U.S. support for Israel amid its war wi…
2,239 viewsThe House continued work on a fiscal year 2024 Department of the Treasury and White House spending bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,309 viewsAfter approving the debate rules for a fiscal year 2024 Department of the Treasury and White House spending bill, lawmakers continued work on fiscal year 2024 funding for the Departments of …
View in Congressional Chronicle1,526 viewsThe House continued work on the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
View in Congressional Chronicle1,280 viewsUkrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin and alleged war crime survivors testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on suspected war crimes by Russia. Topics included alleged bru…
1,506 viewsDefense Department Inspector General Robert Storch, Acting Inspector General of the State Department Diana Shaw, and Acting Deputy Inspector General for the U.S. Agency for International Dev…
1,339 viewsWitnesses gave first-hand accounts of the withdrawal from Afghanistan and its impact as they emotionally testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee. They discussed conditions on th…
6,937 viewsOfficials from the State Department, USAID, the Development Finance Corporation, and Commerce Department testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on efforts taken by the federal …
1,199 viewsHouse Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) for the fourth, fifth, and sixth times failed to get the majority 218 votes needed to be elected speaker of the House. This was the first time s…
View in Congressional Chronicle62,926 viewsMembers of the House Freedom Caucus held a news conference on Capitol Hill to discuss federal government funding.
437 viewsThe House passed legislation for grant programs for heart health outreach in the U.S. South Asian community, changes to monthly benefits for certain participants in the Delphi Corporation pe…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,000 viewsThe House worked on bills dealing with abortion rights, veterans' benefits, and defense programs. They also worked on legislation that would establish an “Amber Alert” system for active shoo…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,998 viewsThe House approved another gun violence measure. The bill would enact a federal “red flag” law, allowing courts to keep guns away from people who may endanger themselves or others. The measu…
View in Congressional Chronicle9,689 viewsThe House voted to increase the debt limit by $2.5 trillion until 2023. Along a party-line vote, members also passed a measure holding former Representative Mark Meadows (R-NY), who was form…
View in Congressional Chronicle7,119 viewsThe House voted on two suspension bills.
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