Tag: House of Representatives

Republican Congressman Rob Bishop wants to "uncover the origins of Puerto Rico's fiscal failures and identify solutions to solve them," in which "energy will be central." (Deseret News via AP)

Energy and Environment

Shakeup on House Natural Resources panel signals tougher oversight

Zack Colman · December 30, 2014 1:29 am

There will be 247 Republicans in the House in the 114th Congress â" one more than the 80th Congress in 1946. (iStock)

Comparing the two most Republican Houses in 70 years

Michael Barone · December 29, 2014 10:00 am

House Republicans have made key changes to the internal rulebook that governs how the chamber operates in a subtle move that could have far reaching implications. (AP Photo)

Republicans press their advantage with key changes to House rulebook

David M. Drucker · December 24, 2014 5:07 pm

Grimm Guilty

Daniel Halper · December 23, 2014 9:38 pm

Rep. Michael Grimm, R-N.Y., earlier this year plead not guilty to 20 felony counts, but since then changed course to accept a plea bargain, setting up his guilty plea Tuesday. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty images)

Rep. Grimm pleads guilty, won’t resign

Rebecca Berg · December 23, 2014 7:34 pm

Jindal woos evangelicals to jump start 2016 race in Christian friendly Iowa

Washington Secrets

Jindal woos evangelicals to jump start 2016 race in Christian friendly Iowa

Paul Bedard · December 23, 2014 4:28 pm

Wasteful and fraudulent disability payments are well-documented problems, but a congressional probe has found that they often result when administrative law judges in the federal bureaucracy approve previously rejected claims. (iStock)

Administrative law judges waste billions by granting most disability appeals

Sarah Bedford · December 22, 2014 10:00 am

Rubio, Jindal Respond to North Korea Cyber Attack

Michael Warren · December 19, 2014 9:21 pm

This frame grab from video, provided by C-SPAN2 shows Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla. giving his farewell address on the floor of the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014. (AP Photo/C-SPAN2)

National Security

Congress adjourns without extending terrorism risk insurance program

Susan Ferrechio · December 17, 2014 1:00 pm

President Barack Obama greets Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, before delivering the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 28, 2014, in Washington. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty images)

Jindal: The voters spoke, Republicans should listen

Bobby Jindal · December 16, 2014 10:00 am

Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service officials often decide whether to add creatures to the Endangered Species Act lists for government protection based on the guidance of experts with financial and professional conflicts of interest, according to a congressional report. (iStock)

Energy and Environment

Financial, professional conflicts of interest mar endangered species decisions

Ethan Barton · December 15, 2014 1:00 pm

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House gives Senate until Dec. 17 to pass spending measure

Susan Ferrechio · December 12, 2014 9:50 pm