House of Representatives

Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene files motion to oust Speaker Johnson over budget vote

By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press

McCarthy's was the first such ouster of a speaker after far-right conservatives revolted over his compromise with Democrats to prevent a federal shutdown.

House approves $1.2 trillion spending package before shutdown deadline, bills head to Senate

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

The bill passed Friday by a vote of 286-134. The bill now moves to the Senate, where leadership hopes for a final vote later Friday.

Expelled U.S. Rep George Santos says he is running for Congress again

By Karen Matthews, Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press

George Santos posted Thursday night on X that he will challenge fellow Republican Rep. Nick LaLota. LaLota represents a district on New York’s Long Island that is different from the one Santos represented before he was expelled.

House Republicans invite Hunter Biden and former associates for a public hearing in mid-March

By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press

The House Oversight and Accountability Committee announced Wednesday that the hearing is expected to include an appearance by the president's son and three former associates.

House passes $460 billion package of spending bills. Senate expected to act before shutdown deadline

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

The House has passed a $460 billion package of spending bills that would keep money flowing to key federal agencies through the remainder of the budget year. The Senate is expected to take up the legislation before the shutdown deadline.

WATCH: Interest rate cuts likely but more evidence needed that inflation tamed, Powell says

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Powell noted that inflation is slowing for both goods and services and did not express concern about the government’s latest inflation data, which showed some pickup in price increases in January.

Congress approves short-term extension to avoid shutdown, buying more time for final spending agreement

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

The extension averts a shutdown for parts of the federal government that would otherwise have kicked in at 12:01 a.m. Saturday. The bill now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.

The House approves another short-term extension to avoid a shutdown. Senators are up next to vote

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

The legislation approved Thursday will allow Congress to avoid a shutdown for parts of the federal government set to kick in Saturday. The Senate is expected to vote on the bill later in the day.

U.S. House is losing three Republican committee chairs to retirement in the span of a week

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

In a single week, the Republican chairs of three U.S. House committees announced they would not be seeking reelection, raising questions about whether the chaos that has reigned this Congress is driving out some of the GOP's top talent.