Tag: House of Representatives

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said on Tuesday: "Treason is not a laughing matter. It is a serious crime embedded in the Constitution, punishable by death. But since your commander in chief chose to raise it at a political rally, let's have a discussion about treason." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Hakeem Jeffries to Trump: ‘How dare you lecture us about treason’

Melissa Quinn · February 6, 2018 6:11 pm

House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., has warned GOP lawmakers to be prepared for a game of "ping pong" with the Senate over a spending bill that Congress must pass this week to keep the government funded. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

Get ready for a game of chicken on government funding this week

Susan Ferrechio · February 6, 2018 1:45 am

The White House and Republicans in Congress are pushing for a new law allowing terminally ill patients bypass Food and Drug Administration regulations to get access to experimental treatments. (iStock)

Right-to-try advocates push for quick House vote

Robert King · February 6, 2018 1:37 am

The disclosure still serves the public's interest by exposing abuses of the FISA procedures and by raising legitimate concerns over the policies followed by the FBI and DOJ in filing surveillance applications with the FISA court. (Alex Wroblewski/Bloomberg)

Beltway Confidential

The public deserves answers about the Nunes memo

Margot Cleveland · February 5, 2018 9:35 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., are headed for another showdown next week as government funding is set to expire Feb. 8. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Next week: Shutdown showdown, Part 2

Susan Ferrechio · February 3, 2018 2:00 pm

House Speaker Paul Ryan is in favor of releasing the Democratic memo. "If it is scrubbed to ensure it does not reveal sources and methods of our intelligence gathering, the speaker supports the release of the Democrats' memo," Ryan's spokeswoman said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Paul Ryan ‘in favor’ of releasing Democratic memo: Report

Anna Giaritelli · February 2, 2018 3:17 pm

Congress Is Living in a 'Groundhog Day' Sequel

Haley Byrd · February 2, 2018 2:21 pm

Under Obamacare, eating establishments are required to print the calorie count of every item on their menus. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

House sets vote to ease Obamacare rules on menu labels

Pete Kasperowicz · February 1, 2018 9:18 pm

"Let's not lose sight of the fact that Trump probably saved the GOP from itself," Rep. Thomas Massie says. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Beltway Confidential

Who is most conservative of them all? Rep. Thomas Massie says Trump saved tax bill and ‘probably saved the GOP from itself’

Philip Wegmann · February 1, 2018 8:16 pm

Eleven lawmakers, led by Rep. Bob Gibbs, explained in a letter that former President Barack Obama's decision to change the name of an Alaska mountain (pictured above) to Denali was "disrespectful" to the 25th president of the U.S., William McKinley, for which the mountain was named. The Obama administration moved forward with the name change in 2015 in response to indigenous groups and others who sought for years to change the peak back to its original name in the native people's language. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

Energy and Environment

Ohio GOP prods Trump to keep promise to bring back Mt. McKinley

John Siciliano · January 31, 2018 7:19 pm

Train Carrying GOP Lawmakers Collides With Garbage Truck

Haley Byrd · January 31, 2018 5:21 pm

"We have a lot of candidates who want to run in a lot of districts," Steny Hoyer said. "A large number are competitive, certainly enough for us to take back the majority." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Steny Hoyer: 90 percent chance Dems take over the House

Pete Kasperowicz · January 31, 2018 4:55 pm