Feb 13 Watch House Begins Debate on Iraq War Resolution The House of Representatives is debating a resolution that disapproves of President Bush's recently implemented Iraq strategy, which includes the deployment of 21,500 more U.S. troops. Kwame Holman reports on the first day of debate. Continue watching
Jan 19 Watch Congress Passes Reform Legislation, While Iraq Debate Deepens The administration announced key changes in its surveillance policy, the Senate passed a "historic" ethics reform bill, and the House finished its "100-hour agenda" this week. Political analysts David Brooks and Mark Shields discuss these developments and Iraq policy. Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch House Passes a Number of Reforms in First 100 Hours of Session The House of Representatives passed an energy bill Thursday to close the first 100 legislative hours of the new congressional session, which included the passage of a number of bills promised by Democrats in their fall campaigns. A guest discusses… Continue watching
Jan 11 Despite Threat of Veto, House Votes to Expand Stem Cell Research Funding By PBS News Hour The House voted Thursday to expand taxpayer-funded research on embryonic stem cells, but fell short of the two-thirds majority the measure would need to override an expected presidential veto. The bill passed by a vote of 253 to 174. Continue reading
Jan 10 Watch House Votes to Raise Minimum Wage by 40 Percent in Two Years Wednesday's House proposal to increase the minimum wage comes against a backdrop of growing concern about increasing income inequality in America. An author and a policy expert discuss the proposed wage hike. Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch Republican Rep. Putnam Discusses Next House Legislative Session With Democrats in comfortable control of the House of Representatives in the 110th Congress, Republican Conference chair Adam Putnam, R-Fla., provides the GOP's perspective on the upcoming legislative agenda and hopes for cooperation. Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch Democrats Set Ambitious Fiscal Agenda for 110th Congress The Democrat-controlled Congress, whose goals include raising the minimum wage and reducing corruption, was sworn in Thursday. House Ways and Means Committee chair Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., discusses plans for fiscal reform and Iraq. Republican Conference Chairman Rep. Adam Putnam, R-Fla.,… Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch First Female Speaker, Muslim Member Sworn In as House Convenes The 110th Congress was sworn in Thursday, bringing with it the first female speaker of the House and the first Muslim congressman. NewsHour reports on the opening session, as the Democrats took the majority for the first time in 12… Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch Nancy Pelosi Becomes First Female House Speaker As Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi becomes the first female speaker of the House, the NewsHour traces her journey from homemaker to big-time fundraiser to one of the most powerful women in Washington. Continue watching
Dec 08 House Panel Finds Lawmakers Did Not Break Rules in Foley Scandal By PBS News Hour The House ethics committee criticized members and aides for leaving male pages vulnerable to Rep. Mark Foley's improper sexual advances even though the first concerns were reported more than a decade ago. Continue reading