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Legal scholars testified on the constitutionality of some of President Obama’s uses of executive branch powers. They focused on the administration’s one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act…

Members made one-minute speeches on the shutdown of the federal government.

The U.S. House of Representatives convened for a legislative session. H.R. 687 - Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013 (Structured Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Paul Go…

The U.S. House of Representatives convened for a legislative session.

Representative Tom Graves (R-GA) and other congressional Republicans talked about the provision to de-fund the Affordable Care Act included in the House continuing resolution to fund the gov…

The U.S. House of Representatives convened for a legislative session.

Witnesses testified on the status of illegal immigrants brought to the U.S. as children and the impact of immigration reform laws on the economy.

The House Judiciary Committee held an unclassified hearing on the Obama administration’s use of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) revealed by former National Security Agency (NSA)…

The House Judiciary Committee held an unclassified hearing on the Obama administration’s use of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) revealed by former National Security Agency (NSA)…

Members of Congress joined with tea party activists in an “Audit the IRS” rally at the West Front of the Capitol, to protest alleged abuses by the Internal Revenue Service. The opening speec…

Witnesses testified on the House version of immigration reform legislation, focusing on border security and deportation policy. Witnesses included law enforcement officials, lawyers, and par…

Robert Mueller testified at an FBI oversight hearing. Among the topics he addressed were the Boston Marathon bombings, the disclosure of National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance programs …

The House met for Morning Hour, during which members speak on a variety of topics.

Attorney General Eric Holder testified about Justice Department investigations, including revelations that the Justice Department had gathered two months of telephone records of Associated P…

John Morton testified about the release of more than 2,000 illegal immigrants from detention centers.

Witnesses testified on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' E-Verify Program, an Internet-based tool that allows employers to determine the immigration status of its newly hired wo…

At a hearing on immigration reform proposals witnesses testified on how current immigration laws were being enforced. The members of the second panel were introduced at the end of program 3…

Witnesses resumed testifying on immigration reform proposals and what needed to be included in a comprehensive immigration bill.* There was a brief disturbance by protestors. The members of …

Conservative Republican congressmen spoke to the press about issues facing the 113th Congress, including raising the debt ceiling and deficit reduction. Representatives Schweikert, Labrador,…