Jul 15 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… Continue reading
Jul 14 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. Continue reading
Jun 24 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. Continue reading
Jun 09 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. Continue reading
May 18 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. Continue reading
May 13 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. Continue reading
Apr 29 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. Continue reading
Apr 06 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. Continue reading
Mar 31 WATCH: House Speaker Pelosi says Congress is considering options to handle rising gas prices By Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says lawmakers are considering options to address the "Putin price hike at the pump."… Continue reading
Mar 18 WATCH: House passes CROWN Act, a bill that outlaws discrimination based on hair By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Black people who wear hairstyles like Afros, cornrows or tightly coiled twists should not face bias in society, school and the workplace, the U.S. House said Friday in voting to make it explicit that such discrimination is a violation of… Continue reading