Tag: House of Representatives

Eric Cantor to resign this month; Dave Brat says he’ll run in proposed special election

Susan Ferrechio · August 1, 2014 12:20 pm

Morning Examiner with Steve Doty for Aug. 1

Lisa Ruhl · August 1, 2014 7:01 am

A section of the I-75 Phase II modernization project under way in Dayton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Skip Peterson, File)

Congress passes highway bill hours before deadline

Sean Lengell · August 1, 2014 2:16 am

U.S. Border Patrol agents detain undocumented immigrants after a foot chase on July 25, 2014 near Falfurrias, Texas. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

House Republicans will tweak border bill and try again Friday

Susan Ferrechio · July 31, 2014 10:22 pm

The House of Representatives will not adjourn for a five-week recess until it holds a vote on legislation addressing the surge of migrants at the U.S. border, lawmakers said after leaving a closed-door meeting. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

House to remain in session until border bill passes

Susan Ferrechio · July 31, 2014 8:19 pm

House Republican lawmakers, angry over the GOP's decision to abandon a bill to address the border crisis, crowded around Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, in the well of the chamber, demanding to remain in session to resolve the issue. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

John Boehner gets an earful from GOP members

Susan Ferrechio · July 31, 2014 7:18 pm

House Speaker John Boehner says it's the Senate -- not his leadership -- that is to blame for Congress being gridlocked in partisan intransigence and poised to leave Washington for a five-week break without passing several key measures. (AP Photo)

John Boehner ‘not going to accept responsibility’ for Congress’ failures

Sean Lengell · July 31, 2014 6:19 pm

The fence marking the border between Mexico and the United States, in La Paloma, Texas.

Short of votes, House abandons border bill at last minute

Susan Ferrechio · July 31, 2014 6:08 pm

VIDEO: Eric Cantor says goodbye

Ed Sykes · July 31, 2014 4:40 pm

Two federal judges acting within 24 hours of each other last Thursday and Friday served notice on the IRS that it's time to pay up. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Beltway Confidential

Can the IRS be fixed, or should it just be abolished?

Mark Tapscott · July 31, 2014 1:08 pm

Note to the House GOP: Kill the Bill

William Kristol · July 31, 2014 9:40 am

What you should know about the federal highway bill

Sean Lengell · July 30, 2014 9:05 pm