Tag: House of Representatives

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

What you should know about the federal highway bill

Sean Lengell · July 30, 2014 9:05 pm

Democrat Says Bill to Grandfather In Canceled Insurance Plans Reminds Her of ‘Whiners’

Democrat Says Bill to Grandfather In Canceled Insurance Plans Reminds Her of ‘Whiners’

Michael Warren · July 30, 2014 5:03 pm

Fixing the DOT’s Air-Brained Scheme

Ethan Epstein · July 30, 2014 4:16 pm

The GOP-led House plans Thursday to vote on $659 billion plan to help the federal government stop new migrants from coming into the country and to deal humanely with the more than 61,000 unaccompanied children and thousands more families who have entered the United States via the Texas border in the past 10 months. (AP Photo)

House and Senate are $2 billion apart on the border crisis

Susan Ferrechio · July 29, 2014 6:17 pm