Politics Nov 04 Dems head toward House control, but lose incumbents to GOP Democrats are driving toward extending their control of the House for two more years but with a potentially shrunken majority.
Politics Sep 29 House approves bill to combat doping in horse racing The House has approved a bill to create national medication and safety standards for the horse racing industry to discourage use of performance-enhancing drugs that can lead to horse injuries and deaths.
Politics Sep 23 WATCH: Democrats propose sweeping bill to curb presidential abuses The legislation, a wide-ranging package of new and revised bills, would limit the president’s pardon power, strengthen laws to ban presidents from receiving gifts or payments from foreign governments, better protect independent agency watchdogs and whistleblowers from firing or retribution…
Politics Sep 19 GOP senators confront past comments on Supreme Court vote Republican senators weighing what to do about the vacancy on the Supreme Court are facing questions about their own past comments amid complaints by Democrats that their views have shifted with changing political reality.
Politics Sep 09 Report from Senate Democrats says Postal Service changes delay prescription drugs Delivery of mail-order prescription drugs was delayed significantly this summer after the new postmaster general ordered major changes in U.S. Postal Service operations.
Nation Aug 24 WATCH: Postmaster general says Trump attacks on mail-in ballots 'not helpful' DeJoy was testifying for a second day on Capitol Hill, facing tense questions from lawmakers over an uproar in mail delivery delays since he took the helm in mid-June.
Nation Aug 22 House passes bill to reverse changes blamed for mail delays With heated debate over mail delays, the House approved legislation in a rare Saturday session that would reverse recent changes in U.S. Postal Service operations and send $25 billion to shore up the agency ahead of the November election.
Nation Aug 17 Amid outcry, postmaster general to testify before House The Postal Service said it has stopped removing mailboxes and mail-sorting machines amid an outcry from lawmakers, and President Donald Trump denied he was slowing service.
Politics Aug 17 Pelosi calls House back into session to vote on Postal bill Speaker Nancy Pelosi is calling the House back into session over the crisis at the U.S. Postal Service, setting up a political showdown amid growing concerns that the Trump White House is trying to undermine the agency ahead of the…
Politics Aug 16 House Dems summon postal leaders to hearing on mail delays The Democratic-run House on Sunday demanded that leaders of the U.S. Postal Service testify at an emergency oversight hearing Aug. 24 on mail delays as concerns grow that the Trump White House is trying to undermine the agency during the…