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House passes bill that would protect right to contraception

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

The vote is Democrats' latest campaign-season response to worries that a conservative Supreme Court that’s erased federal abortion rights could go further.

Former New York City mayor Bill de Blasio drops out of crowded House race

By Associated Press

The announcement came two months after the former mayor joined race for the redrawn 10th Congressional District, which includes parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn.

House to vote on bills restoring abortion rights. But Senate odds remain unlikely

By Farnoush Amiri, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

The legislation has little chance of becoming law, with the necessary support lacking in the 50-50 Senate. Yet voting marks the beginning of a new era in the abortion debate as lawmakers, governors and legislatures grapple with the impact of…

WATCH: Speaker Nancy Pelosi says House will vote to codify abortion rights Friday

By Associated Press

The bill would bar states from from imposing restrictions on abortions that could make them more difficult or costly to obtain. The legislation is not expected to get traction in the Senate.

WATCH: House sends gun violence legislation to Biden

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

The House sent President Joe Biden the most wide-ranging gun violence bill Congress has passed in decades on Friday, a measured compromise that at once illustrates progress on the long-intractable issue and the deep-seated partisan divide that persists.

House passes wide-ranging gun control bill in response to Buffalo, Uvalde shootings

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

The House has passed a wide-ranging gun control bill in response to recent mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas.

House to vote on domestic terrorism bill after Buffalo attack

By Farnoush Amiri, Kevin Freking, Associated Press

The House moved toward swift passage Wednesday of legislation that would devote more federal resources to preventing domestic terrorism in response to the racist mass shooting in Buffalo, New York.

WATCH: Pelosi and House Democrats speak on abortion and the Supreme Court

By News Desk

House Democrats are address abortion and the Supreme Court's draft decision days after the Senate failed to agree on a federal law to protect abortion access.

WATCH: Pelosi praises Biden request of $33 billion for Ukraine

By News Desk and Associated Press

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi holds a weekly news briefing on Friday following final passage to legislation that would streamline a World War II-era military lend-lease program to help Ukraine fight the Russian invasion.

WATCH: House votes to hold Scavino, Navarro in contempt of Congress in Jan. 6 probe

By News Desk and Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press

The House has voted to hold former Trump advisers Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino in contempt of Congress over their monthslong refusal to comply with subpoenas from the committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack.