Mar 06 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. Continue reading
Mar 06 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. Continue reading
Mar 06 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. Continue reading
Feb 29 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. Continue reading
Feb 29 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. Continue reading
Feb 16 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. Continue reading
Feb 13 Democrats retain majority in the Pennsylvania House with a 102-100 partisan divide By Brooke Schultz, Associated Press/Report for America Voters elected a former school board member on Tuesday to represent them in a Philadelphia suburb that has been trending more to the left. Continue reading
Feb 13 WATCH: House GOP successfully votes to impeach Mayorkas after 1st attempt failed By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Having failed to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas the first time, House Republicans are determined to try again Tuesday, but it's not at all certain the do-over vote will produce a better tally after last week's politically embarrassing setback. Continue reading
Feb 05 House speaker declares Senate border and Ukraine deal ‘dead on arrival’ By Stephen Groves, Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The bill is a long-shot effort to overcome skepticism from Republicans, including House Speaker Mike Johnson. But he quickly dismissed its chance of passage. Continue reading
Jan 31 House passes bipartisan bill to enhance child tax credit, revive key tax breaks for businesses By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Prospects for the measure becoming law are still uncertain, but for a House that has struggled to get bills of consequence over the finish line and signed into law, the tax legislation could represent a rare breakthrough. Continue reading