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The House convened for general speeches and thereafter debated H.R. 5982, the Midnight Rules Relief Act, which would allow Congress to more easily overturn regulations issued at the end of a…

Federal 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…

Sarah Saldana testified at a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing of the agency she directs, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). She answered questions on several issues includ…

IRS 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-…

Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA) talked about his book Watchdog: The Real Stories Behind the Headlines from the Congressman Who Exposed Washington’s Biggest Scandals, in which he discuss h…

Attorney 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…

State and Defense Department special envoys for Guantanamo detention closure testified at a hearing on the detainee release process from the detention facility in Cuba. The two men were ques…

Congressional Republicans spoke to reporters following their meeting with presumptive 2016 Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at the Republican National Committee headquarters. The…

The House debated and voted on several bills under suspension of the rules, including legislation related to Freedom on Information Act (FOIA) requests, and human organ trafficking. Members …

The 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…

Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA) talked about civil asset forfeiture laws, which allow police to seize property if they believe the assets in question are somehow connected to criminal act…

Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA), co-founder and co-chair of the House Internet of Things Caucus, participated in a discussion with Ms. Stoddard on “the internet of things” and how to regu…

The House convened for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on a variety of topics.

Witnesses testified at a hearing on the FBI’s demand that Apple assist in unlocking an iPhone used by one of the shooters in the San Bernardino, California, terrorist attack. In the first pa…

The House debated several bills under suspension of the rules, and took up H.R. 2347, a bill to require federal agencies to disclose additional information about federal advisory committee a…

Secretary of State John Kerry testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on his department’s fiscal year 2017 budget, as well as current international challenges confronting the U.…

The House approved legislation reducing Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations on small businesses. The bill also combines five different bills that make it easier for employee…

Panelists talked about issues facing consumer freedom of expression online, specifically the tactics businesses use to silence critical reviews. Speakers included attorneys from TripAdvisor,…

The House considered several bills under suspension of the rules, including one to strengthen sanctions against North Korea following a reported hydrogen bomb test. Another would reduce pens…