Tag: House of Representatives

Meadows introduced a resolution "Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives vacant." (AP File Photo)

Punished conservative moves to oust Boehner

Susan Ferrechio · July 28, 2015 11:33 pm

Speaker of the House John Boehner joined by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell left, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House pitches three-month highway deal

Susan Ferrechio · July 28, 2015 2:37 pm

1.6 million minors each year use indoor tanning beds, a 'known contributor to skin cancer.' (AP Photo/Phil Coale)

Tanning troubles: Fewer people head indoors to seek rays

Robert King · July 28, 2015 4:01 am

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Sunday criticized President Obama for his administration's rift with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, joining a chorus of Republicans skeptical of the president's management of relations with Israel and Iran. (Getty Images File)

Senate throws Export-Import Bank a lifeline

Susan Ferrechio · July 28, 2015 3:05 am

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday that he opposes re-authorization of the Export-Import Bank but would not stand in the way of Congress extending the program. (AP Photo)Â

McCarthy signals Ex-Im Bank dead for now

Susan Ferrechio · July 27, 2015 7:23 pm

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, center, delivers a statement following a deadly shooting at the Grand 16 theater, Friday, July 24, 2015, in Lafayette, La. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Jindal threatens to ‘lock up’ Westboro Baptist protestors

Sarah Bedford · July 26, 2015 5:17 pm

WEX Week Ahead: The race to recess

WEX Week Ahead: The race to recess

Sean Langille, Lisa Ruhl · July 24, 2015 8:03 pm

Criticism of GOP debate scheme intensifies

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Criticism of GOP debate scheme intensifies

Byron York · July 24, 2015 8:09 am

The fund Medicare uses to pay hospitals covers hospital insurance benefits, but does not affectÂ Medicare Part B, which covers payments to physicians, or Medicare Part C,Â which is commonly known as Medicare Advantage.Â (Photo by Mario Villafuerte/Getty Images)

Medicare’s funding well to dry up in 2030

Robert King · July 23, 2015 4:01 am

"For the second quarter in a row, the Congress is soaring over the very low bar set by its predecessors," said Jason Grumet, founder and president of the Bipartisan Policy Center. "We're actually starting to see results." (Graeme Jennings/WEX)

Study: Congress’s productivity on the rise

Daniel Chaitin · July 22, 2015 10:51 pm

President has made climate an "agency priority" without authority from Congress, Rep. Ed Whitfield said. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Energy and Environment

House subcommittee unanimously advances energy bill

Zack Colman · July 22, 2015 4:45 pm

Santorum: Repeal Obamacare, Defund Planned Parenthood

Michael Warren · July 20, 2015 11:33 pm