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The House returned from recess and subsequently adjourned.

Camilla Meyerson recounted her time as a Red Cross “Donut Dolly” during the Vietnam War. “Donut Dollies” were women tasked with boosting soldier morale in active war zones. They would help t…

Virginia Lee Dornheggen recounted her time as a U.S. Army nurse during the Vietnam War. She described injuries she treated, the night the hospital came under fire, and the job’s impact on he…

Senator John McCain (R-AZ) voted against the so-called “skinny repeal” health care legislation. The bill was defeated in the Senate by a vote of 49-51. Senators Murkowski (R-AK) and Collins …

Eliza Collins, speaking by phone, gave an update on Senate Republican efforts to pass a health care bill to replace the Affordable Care Act.

Holocaust survivor Josiane Traum recalled her family’s experiences after Germany invaded Belgium and imposed anti-Semitic laws. Ms. Traum talked about her parents' resistance to the Nazi reg…

Members of the American World War II Orphans Network discuss their experiences after their fathers died and how they have coped with their losses. This panel was part of the Friends of the N…

Representative Joe Kennedy (D-MA), the Transgender Equality Task Force chair, members of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, and LGBT spoke to reporters about President Trump’s announcem…

Carl Cannon talked about his book On This Date: From the Pilgrims to Today, Discovering America One Day at a Time, in which he tells stories about events in U.S. history that happened on spe…

The House approved extension of a veterans' medical care access program and an Intelligence Authorization bill before leaving for its August recess.

Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke about the defeat of the so-called “Skinny Repeal” health care amendment.

House Democratic leaders spoke with reporters about Senate Republicans' failed efforts to repeal portions of the Affordable Care Act. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) thanked Senato…

Representative Steve Stivers (R-OH) answered the question “What are you reading this summer?”

Joshua Green talked about his book Devil’s Bargain: Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, and the Storming of the Presidency, in which he reports on the 2016 political partnership between Steve Bannon…

Representative John Yarmuth (D-KY) spoke about the defeat of the Affordable Care Act repeal effort in the Senate, the federal budget process, and his party’s “Better Deal” agenda.

The House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee held a hearing on ways to improve the Affordable Care Act. The witnesses included a former deputy administrator at the Centers for Medicare…

The Senate Banking and Housing and Urban Affairs Committee held a confirmation hearing or comptroller of currency nominee Joseph Otting and Federal Reserve Board nominee Randal Quarles. Demo…

Jared Kushner departed from Capitol Hill following his appearance before the House Intelligence Committee on its investigation into Russia’s hacking of the 2016 election.

Nancy Ognanovich talked about what is included in the $800 billion “minibus” spending package, which was being considered in the House that week. The bill covers the Departments of Defense a…

Vice President Pence addressed small business owners at a meeting of the National Federation of Independent Business. He said the administration was committed to passing a plan to cut taxes …