Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified on the Fed’s semiannual monetary policy report before the House Financial Services Committee. He said that economic activity expanded at a stron…
1,313 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…
10,931 viewsState Department and U.S. Agency for International Development officials testified before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee for Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia on the Biden …
848 viewsMembers of Congress reacted to President Biden’s State of the Union address.
2,125 viewsZalmay 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 …
1,901 viewsThe House approved a $467.5 billion six-bill spending package funding part of the government until the end of the fiscal year on September 30. The measure would next go to the Senate, which …
View in Congressional Chronicle428 viewsThe House approved the debate rule for a bill that would eliminate all Biden administration restrictions on the import and export of liquefied natural gas. Members, however, failed to pass t…
View in Congressional Chronicle512 viewsFederal Housing Finance Agency Director Sandra Thompson testified before the House Financial Services Committee on rule changes within the agency and the mortgage fees it charges. She discus…
1,212 viewsFamilies of hostages captured by Hamas testified before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia. Witnesses emotionally detailed their last c…
613 viewsJohn Sopko, special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction (SIGAR), said Afghans who worked with the U.S. during the war and remain in the country are being sought out and murdered…
337 viewsJohn Sopko, special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction (SIGAR), gave his opening statement at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the state of and conditions in Afghan…
320 viewsAnna Corbett, the wife of Ryan Corbett, who is detained by the Taliban, testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, pleading for the U.S. to secure his release Mrs. Corbett told la…
1,203 viewsThe House approved legislation that limits agency rulemaking authority. (H.R. 357). Later, during special order speeches, a bipartisan group of members spoke in favor of passing aid to suppo…
View in Congressional Chronicle278 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…
2,220 viewsThe House debated a resolution to expel Representative George Santos (R-NY). If passed, he would be only the sixth member ever to be removed. Lawmakers were to vote on the resolution the fol…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,965 viewsThe House debated and approved the rules for three bills, and then began work on one of them, a measure to prohibit federal funding for housing undocumented immigrants on any federal lands c…
View in Congressional Chronicle759 viewsThe House worked on fiscal year 2024 spending legislation for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, and related agencies. Members also passed legislation provi…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,208 viewsThe House approved a suspension bill condemning the Hamas attack on Israel. The measure also reaffirms U.S. support of Israel and calls on Hamas to release all hostages. Members also began c…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,149 viewsHouse Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (D-CA) said it is “up to Republicans to pick their leader,” when asked about whether Democrats have a preference of candidates for the next speaker…
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