Tag: House of Representatives

Rep. Pete Welch says it's too easy for Congress to pass huge spending bills, and then hem and haw later over whether to facilitate that spending by allowing more government borrowing. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

One lawmaker’s debt ceiling fix: Don’t vote on it at all

Pete Kasperowicz · October 2, 2017 4:01 am

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise returned to the House to hugs and a roaring bipartisan standing ovation, more than three months after a baseball practice shooting left him fighting for his life.( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Paul Ryan and Majority Whip Steve Scalise’s emotional reunion: Watch

Melissa Quinn · September 29, 2017 12:45 pm

Law enforcement officers investigate the scene where House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. was shot at a congressional baseball practice. Scalise described for the first time the moments after he was shot at the GOP baseball practice in June. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Steve Scalise: ‘I just started to pray’ after the shooting

Melissa Quinn · September 28, 2017 3:22 pm

"I prayed for very specific things, and I will tell you pretty much every one of those prayers was answered," Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., said. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Steve Scalise returns after baseball shooting: ‘Miracles really do happen’

Al Weaver · September 28, 2017 3:12 pm

WATCH LIVE: Steve Scalise returns to Capitol

Washington Examiner Staff · September 28, 2017 2:42 pm

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise is returning to Congress to cast his first vote since he was shot during congressional baseball practice in June. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Steve Scalise to return to Congress Thursday

Al Weaver · September 28, 2017 2:08 pm

The Boston Red Sox stand for the national anthem before a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Boston, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

GOP resolution instructs people to ‘stand at attention’ for the national anthem

Pete Kasperowicz · September 26, 2017 4:55 pm

Protests against President Trump have hit the House floor, where Democrats have made their opposition known by taking a knee. (Image courtesy screenshot)

Democrats ‘take a knee’ on House floor to protest Trump

Sean Langille · September 26, 2017 4:07 pm

House Speaker Paul Ryan and a bipartisan group of House lawmakers will go to Florida and Texas this week to see the damage caused by two hurricanes and to help determine the additional federal money that will be needed for the recovery. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Paul Ryan to visit Florida and Texas to survey hurricane damage

Susan Ferrechio · September 20, 2017 12:13 am

Rep. Ed Royce, the Republican chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, is calling on President Trump to "enforce the hell" out of the Iran nuclear deal rather than doing away with it completely. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

House Foreign Affairs Chairman Ed Royce calls for Trump to ‘enforce the hell’ out of Iran deal

Sean Langille · September 19, 2017 9:18 pm

House Speaker Paul Ryan noted that the chamber would not have time to amend the healthcare bill if the Senate did clear it. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)

Paul Ryan: Graham-Cassidy is ‘best, last chance’ for Obamacare overhaul

Joseph Lawler · September 18, 2017 10:57 pm

The protesters screaming at Pelosi demanded every illegal immigrant be protected by the government, not just DACA recipients. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Illegal immigrants storm Pelosi press conference, say Democrats are a ‘deportation machine’

Anna Giaritelli · September 18, 2017 6:13 pm