House of Representatives

New legislation with bipartisan support in Congress would impose new sanctions on North Korea, as well as secondary financial sanctions to, as one House member said,

Foreign Policy

House passes Otto Warmbier act to sanction North Korea’s backers in China

Joel Gehrke -

October 24, 2017 9:57 pm

With 240 House Republicans currently, and 218 votes needed to win (there's one Republican vacancy), the Republican leadership can afford 21 defections -- but not 23. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Michael Barone: Republicans’ window of opportunity on the state and local tax deduction

Michael Barone -

October 24, 2017 8:22 pm

The problem is that the provisions the GOP has committed to paper, so far, do not necessarily yield that conclusion. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Economy

House Republicans plan to release tax bill Nov. 1

Joseph Lawler -

October 24, 2017 6:31 pm

Lawmakers' letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions raises security concerns based on an incident last year in which a group of environmental activists attempted to disable pipelines that crossed the border between the U.S. and Canada. The trial for one of the activists began last month. (AP Photo/James MacPherson)

Energy and Environment

Lawmakers ask Jeff Sessions about prosecuting climate activists for damaging pipelines

John Siciliano -

October 23, 2017 10:58 pm

Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. is urging Republicans to reconsider and rethink controversial funding offsets for the five-year reauthorization of CHIP and two-year reauthorization of funding to community health centers. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)

Healthcare

Top Democrat says House could vote on childrens’ insurance bill this week

Robert King -

October 23, 2017 6:13 pm

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., announce the Republicans' proposed rewrite of the tax code for individuals and corporations, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are writing a far-reaching, $5-trillion plan they say would simplify the tax system and nearly double the standard deduction used by most Americans. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Finance and Economy

Now comes the hard part on tax reform

Susan Ferrechio -

October 23, 2017 4:01 am

Beltway Confidential

House Speaker Paul Ryan’s best jokes from the Al Smith dinner

Emily Jashinsky -

October 20, 2017 7:41 pm

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has not been entirely consistent in her handling of the scandal surrounding Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

In 2012, Nancy Pelosi crucified Mitt Romney. Now she wishes he was president

Becket Adams -

October 19, 2017 7:43 pm

In this Oct. 4, 2017, photo, a device called a

News

ATF signals it won’t issue new ‘bump stocks’ regulation after Las Vegas

Pete Kasperowicz -

October 19, 2017 4:01 am

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis sent a letter to the House and Senate armed services committees that Pentagon staff are calling the

National Security

Jim Mattis says Senate bill hamstrings US cyber action

Jamie McIntyre -

October 18, 2017 6:05 pm

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Tag: House of Representatives

House passes Otto Warmbier act to sanction North Korea’s backers in China

Michael Barone: Republicans’ window of opportunity on the state and local tax deduction

House Republicans plan to release tax bill Nov. 1

Lawmakers ask Jeff Sessions about prosecuting climate activists for damaging pipelines

Top Democrat says House could vote on childrens’ insurance bill this week

Now comes the hard part on tax reform

House Speaker Paul Ryan’s best jokes from the Al Smith dinner

In 2012, Nancy Pelosi crucified Mitt Romney. Now she wishes he was president

ATF signals it won’t issue new ‘bump stocks’ regulation after Las Vegas

Jim Mattis says Senate bill hamstrings US cyber action

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