Mar 04 House passes George Floyd Act as Democrats avoid ‘defund the police’ clash By Will Weissert, Padmananda Rama, Associated Press Some Republicans argue that the proposed legislation would slash police force budgets. It doesn't do that. The bill will have a more difficult path in the Senate. Continue reading
Mar 04 Watch 5:49 House Democrats pass sweeping elections bill and major legislation on overhauling police By Lisa Desjardins House Democrats passed a landmark bill Wednesday that would expand voting rights and another key piece of legislation on police reform through the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act -- something Democrats have been pushing for since the death of… Continue watching
Feb 26 Democratic-led House makes conservation push with lands bill By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The House passed legislation Friday that would create about 1.5 million acres of new wilderness and incorporate nearly 1,200 miles of waterways into the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System… Continue reading
Feb 06 Calendar timing means virus deaths won’t be seen in census By Mike Schneider, Associated Press The human loss from the coronavirus will not be reflected in the 2020 census because of a matter of timing, which could save a congressional seat for New York but cost Alabama one. Continue reading
Feb 04 Trump rejects request to testify at his impeachment trial By Meredith Lee Former president Donald Trump quickly rejected a request by House impeachment managers on Thursday to testify at his upcoming Senate impeachment trial. Lead impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., sent a letter to the former president’s attorneys on… Continue reading
Jan 25 WATCH: Article of impeachment against Trump delivered to Senate By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The House is set to bring the impeachment article against Donald Trump for the Senate trial. But a growing number of Republican senators say they oppose the proceedings against the former president. Continue reading
Jan 13 House urges Pence to oust Trump, prepares for impeachment By Lisa Mascaro, Zeke Miller, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Trump is on the verge of becoming the only president in history to be twice impeached. His incendiary rhetoric at a rally ahead of the Capitol uprising is now in the impeachment charge against him — to be taken up… Continue reading
Jan 06 House rejects objection to Biden’s Arizona win By Associated Press Now that Arizona is out of the way, Congress will reconvene as the joint session and make its way through the rest of the states that have objections. Continue reading
Dec 10 WATCH: With deadline looming, COVID-19 aid talks continue By Associated Press Even as negotiations continue, congressional leaders are placing blame on each other for the lack of a final COVID-19 relief bill. A one-week extension of a potential government shutdown appears to have sapped some urgency from the talks. Continue reading
Dec 01 WATCH: Lawmakers announce $908 billion plan to break virus aid impasse By Associated Press Members of the Problem Solvers Caucus are expected to announce a bipartisan COVID-19 relief proposal Dec. 1 with support from members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Continue reading