Tag: House of Representatives

ScottÂ Walker's move adds another Republican to a growing list of presidential candidates who have helped build momentum behind 20-week abortion bans, which have been passed by more than a dozen states in recent years.Â (AP Photo)Â

Walker to become third GOP candidate to sign abortion ban

Paige Winfield Cunningham · July 14, 2015 4:01 am

Rich Kissee, Operations Manager for the Santa Margarita Water District, stands on the edge of a water runoff reservoir, Thursday, July 2, 2015, in Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. (AP Photo)Â

With no deal on Confederate flag, House turns to drought bill

Susan Ferrechio · July 13, 2015 5:08 pm

House to advance Secret Service overhaul this week

Susan Ferrechio · July 13, 2015 2:13 pm

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal talks to the media following a visit to a senior center in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Wednesday, July 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Jindal: Clinton, Obama’s ‘failed policies’ feed greedy government

Kelly Cohen · July 12, 2015 4:07 pm

From left, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton, R-Mich., Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., sponsor of the Senate's Keystone XL pipeline bill version, and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., gather with other lawmakers to urge President Barack Obama to sign the legislation passed in the House and Senate approving expansion of the Keystone XL pipeline, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Medical cures bill poised to advance, but sharp disagreements remain

Paige Winfield Cunningham · July 10, 2015 4:01 am

Calories are listed next to menu items in a Starbucks coffee shop July 18, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

FDA delays calorie count rule

Robert King · July 9, 2015 5:03 pm

Education Secretary Arne Duncan visits with young students.Â The House late Wednesday passed a legislative rewrite of the unpopular "No Child Left Behind" law.Â (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

With ‘opt out’ provision, House passes ‘No Child’ rewrite

Susan Ferrechio · July 9, 2015 12:16 pm

Rep. Carl Anderson, D-Georgetown, left, embraces Rev. Jesse Jackson after the House approved a bill removing the Confederate flag from the Capitol grounds early Thursday, July 9, 2015, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

South Carolina House approves bill to remove Confederate flag

Kelly Cohen · July 9, 2015 12:04 pm

Angel Rivera (L) and his wife Wilma Rivera sit with, Amada cantera, an insurance agent with Sunshine Life and Health Advisors as they try to purchase health insurance under the Affordable Care Act at the kiosk setup at the Mall of Americas on December 22, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

House demands answers on Obamacare payments

Robert King · July 8, 2015 5:29 pm

Doctors may feel pressure to prescribe opioids because it may lead to a better score on a patient satisfaction survey, experts said. (AP Photo)

Lawmakers want to change how heroin addiction is treated

Robert King · July 8, 2015 3:49 pm

Ohio Gov. John Kasich speaks during the Road to Majority 2015 convention in Washington, Friday, June 19, 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Big presidential field and super PACs cause GOP brain drain

David M. Drucker · July 8, 2015 4:01 am

Republican presidential candidate Gov. Bobby Jindal, R-La., center talks with radio show hosts Dean Spiliotes , right, and Chris Ryan during the taping of Pints and Politics radio show with WKXL at the Barley House restaurant Tuesday, July 7, 2015, in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Bobby Jindal jabs at Donald Trump

Ryan Lovelace · July 7, 2015 11:04 pm