Tag: House of Representatives

The post election dominoes of President Trump's administration have created openings in the House of Representatives. Democrats believe they have a shot at retaking the House. The DCCC said it has nearly $25 million in cash on hand, and has raised more than $72 million so far this year. (AP Photo/Alex Sanz)

DCCC raises $6.26M in August amid push to retake House

Al Weaver · September 18, 2017 2:56 pm

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., leaves a meeting with Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, hoping to construct a legislative replacement for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Nancy Pelosi wants bipartisan border security attached to Dream Act

Anna Giaritelli · September 14, 2017 12:38 pm

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who often represents the right flank of the Senate's Republican caucus, entered the budding tax reform debate Wednesday by issuing a call for a net tax cut and for allowing businesses to immediately write off the costs of all new investments. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Ted Cruz wades into tax debate calling for hard right tax bill

Joseph Lawler · September 13, 2017 5:30 pm

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Tuesday that he is encouraged by news that the Trump administration is unlikely to tie funding for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border to a bill that would protect those enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Schumer cheers White House move to delink DACA fix, border wall funding

Al Weaver · September 12, 2017 7:27 pm

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, criticized House leaders Tuesday for letting the House take a six-week break at the end of the summer. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)

Jim Jordan rips GOP for taking six-week summer break

Pete Kasperowicz · September 12, 2017 11:59 am

The ten-member nonpartisan House committee released a statement Monday announcing they are continuing the investigation into Rep. Madeleine Mary Zeien Bordallo, a Democrat. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

House Ethics panel extends probe of Guam delegate

Susan Ferrechio · September 11, 2017 11:35 pm

Meadows is an unwilling antagonist. He doesn't want to kill the king. He just wants to argue with him. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Bloodthirsty Wall Street Journal begs Mark Meadows to challenge Paul Ryan for speaker

Philip Wegmann · September 11, 2017 7:38 pm

Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa., center, sits in the audience before President Trump speaks at a roundtable on infrastructure at the Department of Transportation, on June 9 in Washington. Shuster and outside advocates say the White House and Trump's Department of Transportation remain engaged in pursuing air traffic control privatization. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Energy and Environment

Air traffic control privatization may be stuck in a holding pattern

Josh Siegel · September 11, 2017 4:01 am

A large tree blocks a residential street as Hurricane Irma passes by, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, in Coral Gables, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

House cancels all Monday votes because of Hurricane Irma

Todd Shepherd · September 10, 2017 6:11 pm

Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., introduced legislation on Thursday to eliminate the debt ceiling entirely, an idea President Trump has said he could discuss. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Democrat proposes ending the debt ceiling forever

Pete Kasperowicz · September 8, 2017 6:08 pm

The House approved a Harvey relief, debt ceiling, and spending bill. The bill, which passed the Senate on Thursday, cleared the House with dozens of Republican defections. (AP Photo)

House approves Harvey relief, debt ceiling, spending bill in vote that splits GOP

Susan Ferrechio · September 8, 2017 2:28 pm

House Freedom Caucus chairman said Friday there is no plan to try to depose House Speaker Paul Ryan. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Mark Meadows: ‘There is no plan’ to oust Speaker Paul Ryan

Pete Kasperowicz · September 8, 2017 12:59 pm