Feb 15 WATCH: House Judiciary hearing on immigrant physicians in the U.S. healthcare system By News Desk The House Judiciary committee held a hearing Tuesday on the role of immigrant physicians in the United States healthcare system. Continue reading
Feb 03 WATCH: Congress takes up controversy over 5G wireless service near airports By David Koenig, Associated Press A House committee on Thursday heard testimony from the head of the Federal Aviation Administration, airline groups and a trade group for telecommunications companies. Continue reading
Jan 13 WATCH: House Democrats send new voting rights legislation to Senate By Associated Press Democrats have vowed to counteract a wave of new state laws, inspired by Donald Trump's false claims of a stolen election, that have made it harder to vote. Continue reading
Jan 12 WATCH: House Agriculture committee hearing on electric vehicle investments for rural America By News Desk The House Committee for Agriculture held a hearing on Wednesday regarding electric vehicle investments in rural parts of the United States. Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch 5:55 Government shutdown, Build Back Better bill, bigotry and other issues at stake in Congress By Lisa Desjardins, Saher Khan Congress is back and facing a high stakes December on Capitol Hill. Funding for the government runs out on Friday, and lawmakers are scrambling to avoid a shutdown. On top of that, Senate Democrats have a long to-do list of… Continue watching
Oct 20 WATCH: House Small Business Committee holds a hearing on global supply chain issues By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press The Federal Reserve reports that the economy faced a number of headwinds at the start of this month, ranging from supply-chain disruptions and labor shortages to uncertainty about the delta variant of COVID. Continue reading
Sep 30 WATCH: Congress passes bill to avert partial government shutdown By Kevin Freking, Associated Press With only hours to spare, Congress passed legislation that would avoid a partial federal shutdown and keep the government funded through Dec. 3. The bill now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. Continue reading
Sep 27 House of Representatives begins debate on infrastructure bill By Lisa Mascaro, Zeke Miller, Associated Press With Republicans solidly opposed, Democrats are rushing to trim the total and finish up the big package — an enormous undertaking with consequences certain to shape Biden's presidency and the lawmakers' own political futures. Continue reading
Sep 23 House Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Trump advisers, associates By Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The subpoenas are for former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, former White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications Dan Scavino, former Defense Department official Kashyap Patel and former Trump adviser Stephen Bannon. Continue reading
Sep 23 House approves $1 billion for Israel’s Iron Dome defense system By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The vote was 420-9. Democratic Rep. Rosa DeLauro said the bill "demonstrates Congress's commitment to our friend and ally Israel is bipartisan and ironclad."… Continue reading