House of Representatives

WATCH: House gets back to business with agenda focused on censures and investigations

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

The House is back in session, but its agenda has been quickly overtaken by a sudden flurry of censures, reprimands and the investigation of its own members.

Rep. Grijalva signs petition on Epstein files, giving it the 218th signature needed to force House vote

By Joey Cappelletti, Matt Brown, Meg Kinnard, Associated Press

Grijalva was sworn in as the newest member of Congress on Wednesday, more than seven weeks after she won a special election in Arizona to fill the House seat last held by her late father.

WATCH: Rep.-Elect Adelita Grijalva is sworn in, 7 weeks after election, teeing up Epstein vote

By Joey Cappelletti, Matt Brown, Associated Press

Democrat Adelita Grijalva was sworn in as the newest member of Congress on Wednesday, more than seven weeks after she won a special election in Arizona to fill the House seat last held by her late father.

At the center of shutdown fight, health care is one of the most intractable issues in Congress

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

There are some Republicans in Congress who want to extend the higher subsidies, which were first put in place in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic. But many GOP lawmakers are firmly opposed to any extension.

WATCH: Johnson speaks after House passes a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

Prospects looked dimmer in the Senate, where the two parties show no signs of budging on the matter.

Government shutdown looms as Congress returns after monthlong August recess

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Kevin Freking, Stephen Groves, Associated Press

The annual spending battle will dominate the September agenda, along with conversations among Senate Republicans about changing the chamber's rules to thwart Democratic stalling tactics on President Donald Trump's nominations.

WATCH: House approves Trump's request to claw back $9 billion for public broadcasting and foreign aid

By Associated Press

The White House had described the rescissions package as a test case and said that if Congress went along, more would come. The House’s approval would mark the first time in decades that a president has successfully submitted a rescissions…

Trump says the Republican mega bill will eliminate taxes on Social Security. It does not

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

At best, Trump's "no tax on Social Security" claim exaggerates the benefits to seniors if either the House or Senate-passed proposals is signed into law.

House Republicans sprint towards final vote on Trump's tax and spending bill, daring critics to oppose

By Kevin Freking, Lisa Mascaro, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press

Republican leaders in the House were busy Wednesday trying to win over some final holdouts on Trump's tax and spending cuts package — determined to seize momentum from a hard-fought vote in the Senate while essentially daring members to defy…

WATCH: House approves Trump's request to take back foreign aid, public media funding

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

The House narrowly voted Thursday to cut about $9.4 billion in spending already approved by Congress as President Donald Trump's administration looks to follow through on work by the Department of Government Efficiency when it was overseen by Elon Musk.