Tag: House of Representatives

Time for no-hope GOP candidates to drop out

Time for no-hope GOP candidates to drop out

Washington Examiner · November 19, 2015 5:01 am

Ryan: Obama’s actions ‘remarkably unpresidential’

Ryan: Obama’s actions ‘remarkably unpresidential’

Anna Giaritelli · November 19, 2015 4:55 am

The tiny beads often get flushed out into the water supply and end up in rivers, lakes and oceans. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Energy and Environment

Ban on microbeads in soap heads to full House

Kyle Feldscher · November 18, 2015 9:02 pm

"Refugees, and refugees from this region specifically, already undergo a far more rigorous screening process than anyone else seeking admission to this country, including background checks, national security vetting, biometric identifiers and interviews," the three top Democrats argued.Â (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)

National Security

Top Democrats reject GOP Syrian refugee bill

Susan Ferrechio · November 18, 2015 7:05 pm

"H.R. 3713 does not achieve all of what I and many of my colleagues would want. However, today we have the opportunity,Â on a bipartisan basis,Â to address some of the injustices of these laws and to provide retroactive relief for some of those who have been subject to them," Rep. John Conyers said.Â (AP file photo/Carlos Osorio)

House Judiciary Committee OKs Sentencing Reform Act

Kelly Cohen · November 18, 2015 5:22 pm

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is taking it easy on Bobby Jindal, despite being called an "egomaniacal madman" by the Louisiana governor just two months before. (AP Photos)

Trump reacts to Jindal’s exit: ‘He was a little nasty to me’

Gabby Morrongiello · November 18, 2015 3:55 pm

"[Sen. John] McCain just endorsed me this past week. He won there twice so I'm doing weddings, funerals, bar mitzvahs," Graham joked.Â (AP File Photo/John Raoux)

Graham: ‘I’m doing weddings, funerals and bar mitzvahs’ to win N.H.

Anna Giaritelli · November 18, 2015 5:17 am

One of Gov. Bobby Jindal's biggest pluses was that he knows public policy.Â (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Beltway Confidential

So much for Bobby Jindal

W. James Antle III · November 18, 2015 2:07 am

Gov. Bobby Jindal announced his exit from the 2016 race on Tuesday.Â (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Jindal campaign baffled by 2016 race

Ryan Lovelace · November 18, 2015 1:31 am

Republican-dominated panel expected to pass the resolutions and send them to the full House. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Energy and Environment

House panel to take up anti-climate rule resolutions Wednesday

Kyle Feldscher · November 17, 2015 11:13 pm

Jindal quits presidential race: ‘This is not my time’

Jindal quits presidential race: ‘This is not my time’

Anna Giaritelli · November 17, 2015 11:13 pm

We look forward to moving these bills through theÂ committee soon," House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., and Ranking Member John Conyers, D-Mich., said in a joint statement. (AP file photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

House Judiciary Committee unveils decriminalization bills

Kelly Cohen · November 17, 2015 8:25 pm