Nov 18 Nancy Pelosi re-elected as House Democrat minority leader By Alan Fram, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Democrats re-elected Rep. Nancy Pelosi to another two-year term as House minority leader on Tuesday, two weeks after elections in which the party lost at least a dozen seats in the chamber. In a closed-door meeting of House… Continue reading
Nov 13 Who are the incoming members of Congress? By Laura Santhanam, Vanessa Dennis Nearly three-quarters of incoming representatives and about 90 percent of all new senators will be Republican in the 114th Congress. In both the House and the Senate, about 80 percent of newly elected politicians will be men, and the new… Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch House Armed Services chair ‘hopeful’ Congress will fund president’s Islamic State plan By PBS News Hour On Capitol Hill, President Obama’s call to action against Islamic militants was met with qualified support from Congressional leaders. While Democrats praised the president for his decisiveness, Republicans were more wary, noting the administration’s delay in responding to earlier attacks. Continue watching
Aug 25 Citing ‘disruptive’ edits, Wikipedia bars anonymous entries from Congress-linked computers By Anya van Wagtendonk Wikipedia users logging on from the U.S. House of Representatives have been barred from editing that website anonymously for one month, following a controversial edit to the entry for a popular TV series. Continue reading
Aug 01 House OK’s bill for crisis on U.S.-Mexico border By Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The House has approved a $694 million bill to address the crisis of unaccompanied migrant youths arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch Shields and Brooks on finding a GOP ‘anti-Cruz,’ Middle East alliances By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch Divided House GOP delays recess to find agreement on border bill By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 31 Divided House abandons vote on border bill By Erica Werner, Associated Press The House has abandoned a vote on legislation to address the immigration crisis on the border after tea partyers withdrew their support in a dispute over a separate measure on deportations. Continue reading
Jul 31 Eric Cantor steps down as House majority leader By Alan Fram, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Rep. Eric Cantor used his farewell as House majority leader Thursday to lament what he calls a diminished U.S. role in a world that he said is rife with instability and terror. Continue reading
Jul 30 House GOP lawsuit is unprecedented By Andrew Troast The House made history Wednesday. But not in a positive way. For the first time in U.S. history, the House of Representatives has authorized institutionally suing a president. Continue reading