Jun 04 House passes proposal sanctioning top war-crimes court after it sought Netanyahu arrest warrant By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The Republican-backed proposal only managed to garner some Democratic support after a bipartisan effort to respond to the court's stunning action against Israel was rejected by the White House last week. Continue reading
May 23 WATCH: Leaders of Rutgers, UCLA, Northwestern testify on antisemitism on college campuses in House hearing By Annie Ma, Collin Binkley, Associated Press Tensions over the Israel-Hamas war have been high on campuses since the fall and spiked in recent weeks with a wave of pro-Palestinian tent encampments that led to over 3,000 arrests nationwide. Continue reading
May 22 California lawmaker Vince Fong will finish ousted Speaker McCarthy’s term By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press With the district once held by Kevin McCarthy remaining in GOP hands, it will give Republicans 12 seats in the state delegation and boost the party's fragile edge in Congress by a single vote. Continue reading
May 06 WATCH: Education Secretary Cardona testifies before House committee on department’s policies By News Desk Education Secretary Miguel Cardona will testify before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Tuesday. Continue reading
May 01 House passes bill to expand definition of antisemitism amid growing campus protests over Gaza war By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The legislation would broaden the legal definition of antisemitism to include the "targeting of the state of Israel, conceived as a Jewish collectivity."… Continue reading
Apr 22 Approval of aid by Congress brings Ukraine closer to replenishing troops struggling to hold front lines By Samya Kullab, Associated Press Approval by the U.S. House of Representatives of a $61 billion package for Ukraine puts the country a step closer to getting an infusion of new firepower. Continue reading
Apr 17 WATCH: Columbia University’s president testifies at House antisemitism hearing By Annie Ma, Associated Press After the other Ivy League presidents’ equivocation led to weeks of backlash, Shafik focused her message on fighting antisemitism rather than protecting free speech. Continue reading
Apr 16 WATCH: House of Representatives delivers Mayorkas articles of impeachment to the Senate By Mary Clare Jalonick, Stephen Groves, Associated Press The House sent two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on Tuesday, forcing a trial on allegations that he has “willfully and systematically” refused to enforce immigration laws. Continue reading
Apr 12 House passes reauthorization of key U.S. surveillance program after days of upheaval over changes By Farnoush Amiri, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The U.S. House has passed a bill to reauthorize and provide sweeping reforms of a key U.S. government surveillance tool without including broad restrictions on how the FBI uses this crucial program to search for Americans' data. Continue reading
Apr 09 Marjorie Taylor Greene delivers fresh threats of ousting Speaker Johnson in scathing letter By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The Georgia Republican outlined her complaints in a lengthy letter Tuesday to colleagues and renewed threats of a snap vote that could remove him from the speaker's office. Continue reading