Senate Sends House $2 Trillion Coronavirus Bill

Reuters
March 26, 2020 10:50 AM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate’s unanimous passage of an estimated $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief bill sent the unprecedented economic rescue legislation to the House of Representatives, whose leaders hope to pass it on Friday.

Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Condemning Assisted Suicide

Graham Piro
December 22, 2019 5:00 AM

While impeachment divided the House of Representatives along party lines, a group of lawmakers is rallying around a bipartisan resolution condemning assisted suicide as Congress heads into winter recess.

Dem Rep Laments Absence of Black Impeachment Witnesses

Witnesses were chosen by Democratic committee leadership

Alex Griswold
December 4, 2019 12:30 PM

Rep. Al Green (D., Tex.) on Wednesday railed against the lack of diversity among the expert witnesses chosen by the Democrat-controlled House Judiciary Committee.

Continetti: Key Republican Rep Balking at Dem Impeachment Case

Washington Free Beacon Staff
November 21, 2019 9:50 PM

Washington Free Beacon founding editor Matthew Continetti said that Rep. Will Hurd's (R., Texas) Thursday closing statement could indicate what defense Republican lawmakers will make of their eventual votes against impeachment.

House Republicans Fight Back Against GOP Decline in Suburbs

New task forces pit 'pro-growth, pro-job' policies against far-left proposals

Collin Anderson
November 20, 2019 5:20 PM

House Republicans have launched a task force aimed at regaining the party's eroding support in the suburbs with new policies that directly cater to the needs of suburban voters.

Hill Leaders Demand Answers From ABC News on Quashed Epstein Story

Alex Griswold
November 18, 2019 3:40 PM

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) is demanding answers from ABC News regarding allegations that the network killed a story investigating the full extent of convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein's crimes.

Top Minnesota Dem: Omar’s ‘Present’ Vote on Armenian Genocide ‘Deeply Troubling’

'We are really, really disappointed,' said one Armenian constituent.

Alex Griswold
October 31, 2019 3:15 PM

A top Minnesota Democrat criticized Rep. Ilhan Omar for voting "present" on a House resolution acknowledging the reality of the Armenian genocide.

House Dems Pass Weed Banking Bill

Experts warn SAFE Banking Act could be a boon to drug traffickers

Charles Fain Lehman
September 25, 2019 5:56 PM

Marijuana companies will be able to do business with banks under a proposal passed by the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives, raising concerns from drug policy experts that drug traffickers will benefit.

DNC Chair Perez Dragged for Horrible, Bizarre Rendition of ‘Old McDonald’

'And on that farm he kept all those bills that passed the House'

Graham Piro
July 31, 2019 8:21 PM

DNC Chairman Tom Perez criticized Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) Wednesday by invoking a nursery rhyme but inserting McConnell's name into it.

House GOP-Aligned Outside Spending Groups Raise Nearly $20 Million

House Republican Leader McCarthy's committees have also netted record sums

Philip Caldwell
July 24, 2019 12:45 PM

The Congressional Leadership Fund and the American Action Network, outside spending groups allied with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.), announced Tuesday they had brought in a record combined fundraising haul for the first half of 2019.