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The House passed a resolution to censure Representative Paul Gosar (R-AZ) for posting an animated video on social media depicting himself killing Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N…
View in Congressional Chronicle6,916 viewsThe House passed a resolution to censure Representative Paul Gosar (R-AZ) for posting an animated video on social media depicting himself killing Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N…
View in Congressional Chronicle6,916 viewsHarassment and sexual assault victims testified at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the use of forced arbitration. Legal scholars also testified on issues with non-disclosure agreement…
1,429 viewsThe House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the impact of a Texas abortion law. Witnesses included reproductive rights advocates and a “pro-life” advocate. Lawmakers also shared their ow…
3,065 viewsAttorney General Merrick Garland testified at a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the Justice Department’s mission and policies. Lawmakers engaged with the attorney general on a…
9,197 viewsFormer government officials serving several presidential administrations testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the Afghanistan withdrawal. The witnesses, who served under P…
944 viewsState Department and USAID officials testified at a House Foreign Affairs joint subcommittee hearing on conflicts in Africa and the U.S. policy response. The witnesses highlighted solutions …
192 viewsSecretary of State Antony Blinken testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee for more than five hours on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Lawmakers pressed him on several topi…
9,029 viewsFollowing one-minute speeches, the House considered 14 suspension bills from the Energy and Commerce and Foreign Affairs Committees, including legislation on electric grid security as well a…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,266 viewsThe House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security convened a hearing to examine the pros and cons of police using facial recognition technology. Robert Williams, wh…
921 viewsThe House debated the rules governing four bills, approved suspension bills debated the previous day, and then passed two bills. In a 285-120 margin on the first measure, members voted to re…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,184 viewsResearchers testified at a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing on brain health research. Witnesses discussed the growing body of research around various neurological diseases, includi…
398 viewsU.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield testified on foreign policy and U.S. global leadership before the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield answered a…
683 viewsFBI Director Christopher Wray testified before the House Judiciary Committee on oversight of the agency. Lawmakers asked about the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol; the bureau’s a…
5,428 viewsSecretary of State Antony Blinken testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the department’s fiscal year 2022 budget request and foreign policy priorities. Members asked Secret…
2,524 viewsHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Representative Karen Bass (D-CA), lead author of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, met with the family of George Floyd on the one-year anniversa…
795 viewsThe House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security held a hearing with legal and justice reform experts on the American juvenile justice system. The witnesses answere…
584 viewsPresidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry appeared before the House Foreign Affairs Committee to testify on the global response to climate change. Several topics were discussed, including in…
2,576 viewsCindy McCain, Representative Karen Bass (D-CA), and Ben Affleck talked about U.S. investment in Africa at the McCain Institute’s annual Sedona Forum. Former Arizona Senator Jeff Flake (R) mo…
146 viewsHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Joyce Beatty (D-OH) led a press conference with members of the CBC following former Minneapolis Police Officer De…
1,652 viewsThe House approved Senate-passed legislation that would suspend the annual Medicare payments cuts until the end of the year.
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