Tag: House of Representatives

Expanding lawmakers' work week actually would be a good idea from a policy perspective. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Make Congress work (Saturdays) again

Jarrett Dieterle · February 8, 2017 7:37 pm

House Speaker Paul Ryan along with Rep. Virginia Foxx, chair of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce following a GOP strategy session. According to Foxx, the teacher preparation rule is "yet another example of Obama overreach." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House moves to quash Education Department, Bureau of Land Management rules

Nicole Duran · February 8, 2017 11:44 am

Led by House Democratic Conference Chairman Joe Crowley, Democrats tried to force the House to vote on the resolution he introduced last week calling on the White House "to affirm that the Nazi regime targeted the Jewish people in its perpetration of the Holocaust." More than 100 House Democrats co-sponsored the measure. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Democrats try to shame GOP over White House Holocaust statement

Nicole Duran · February 7, 2017 7:24 pm

The White House has tapped a veteran top aide to House Speaker Paul Ryan to serve as its chief liaison to the House of Representatives. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

White House chooses Ryan aide to head House lobbying shop

David M. Drucker · February 7, 2017 2:12 pm

GOP tries to find right ‘R’ word in Obamacare debate

Robert King · February 5, 2017 5:00 am

$The House voted Friday to repeal an Obama administration regulation aimed at reducing methane emissions from fracking. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)$ Energy and Environment

House votes to roll back Obama fracking rules

John Siciliano · February 3, 2017 4:19 pm

"It just makes common sense we'd want to make sure these folks wanting to come and kill Americans and inflict terrorist attacks here in the homeland" are screened, Jindal said. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

‘Exactly right’: Jindal backs Trump over travel ban

Al Weaver · January 29, 2017 4:35 pm

Pelosi: Repealing Obamacare ‘will lead to death, disability and suffering’

Anna Giaritelli · January 28, 2017 11:00 am

Ryan: ‘Lot of different ways’ to bill Mexico for the wall

Anna Giaritelli · January 25, 2017 7:53 pm

The House passed a sweeping abortion bill Tuesday that would permanently ban federal funding for abortions and restrict some Obamacare plans that cover elective abortions. (AP Photo/Jocelyn Gecker)

House passes major abortion bill

Robert King · January 24, 2017 9:47 pm

President Trump will address a joint session of Congress on Feb. 28, Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., announced Tuesday. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Trump to address Congress Feb. 28

Susan Ferrechio · January 24, 2017 3:04 pm

Both sides of the abortion debate are clamouring for NBC's Lester Holt, the moderator of Monday's presidential debate, to broach the subject of abortion in America with the candidates. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

House set for rematch on abortion

Robert King · January 24, 2017 12:02 am