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Former anti-abortion activist Reverend Robert Schenck and legal professionals testified at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the influence of politics on the Supreme Court. The hearing …

The House worked on H.R. 3648, the EAGLE Act, which would phase out the per country cap on employment-based immigrant visas, and members also approved a suspension bill.

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…

Richard Cline, the Federal Protective Service (FPS) principal deputy director, during a House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability hearing said the agency and its o…

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, FBI Director Christopher Wray, and National Counterterrorism Center Director Christine Abizaid testified on global threats before the House Ho…

Matthew 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…

The House approved an assault weapons ban, a measure to ban private ownership of lions and tigers. and a bill addressing the drought and wildfires on the West coast. Members also passed two …

“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…

Current and former election officials testified at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on threats to election workers and systems leading up to the 2022 midterms. The witnesses spoke…

Recipients of the Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Grant Program (TVTP) testified about their research and proposals to reduce domestic terrorism and violence. The House Homeland S…

The 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…

In a 234-193 vote, the House approved a Senate-passed measure that expands background checks for gun buyers 21 or younger, provides grants to states for “red flag” laws that enable firearms …

The House debated the rules governing three bills.

The 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, …

Members of the House came to the floor to debate legislation that provides security protections to Supreme Court justices' families and Supreme Court officers.

Pete Flores, executive assistant commissioner for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Field Operations, said most illicit drugs enter through points of entry along the Southwe…

“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…

The House approved a suspension bill providing enhanced security for Supreme Court justices and their families. Twenty-seven Democrats voted against the measure that would next go to Preside…

The 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…

The House passed a Democratic bill intended to reduce gun violence in response to a recent spate of mass shootings. The legislation includes measures that would raise the age to buy a semi-a…