Nov 02 Watch Why congressional races matter, regardless of who wins the White House By PBS News Hour Regardless of who wins the presidential election on Nov. 8, the party that controls the balance of power in the U.S. House and Senate will play a crucial role in determining what gets done. Judy Woodruff speaks with Norman Ornstein… Continue watching
Sep 22 McConnell releases stopgap spending bill, anti-Zika funds By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The Senate's top Republican on Thursday unveiled legislation to prevent a government shutdown next weekend and provide more than $1 billion to battle the Zika virus. Continue reading
Sep 06 FAQ: What will end the Zika impasse in Congress? By Quinn Bowman Members of the House and Senate are back in Washington after an extended summer recess. While they were away, fears of a local Zika outbreak on the U.S. mainland became reality. How did we get here?… Continue reading
Jul 20 Hawaii congressman Mark Takai dies at age 49 By Associated Press Rep. Mark Takai, a first-term Democrat from Hawaii, died Wednesday of pancreatic cancer. Continue reading
Jun 23 Amid guns sit-in, House passes $1.1 billion Zika defense bill By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The House has passed a $1.1 billion House-Senate measure to combat the Zika virus, but the GOP-drafted measure is a nonstarter with Senate Democrats and the Obama White House. Continue reading
Nov 07 Watch House approves $325 billion transportation bill, but where will funding come from? By PBS News Hour The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted to pass a multi-year transportation bill that would authorize federal spending of up to $325 billion on road, bridge and rail transit projects for six years, though final provisions are subject to… Continue watching
Oct 06 Quiz: How the U.S. House of Representatives works By Lisa Desjardins The framers of the Constitution built Congress to be the chamber of government closest to the people. At this moment, the House of Representatives is also the most unpredictable wing of government as majority Republicans hold a rare mid-session vote… Continue reading
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
Oct 08 Quiz: How much do you know about the 2014 midterm elections? By Laura Santhanam Before it is time to cast your ballot on Nov. 4, take our quiz and see how much you know about the contest and candidates. Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch News Wrap: House GOP elect McCarthy as majority leader By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Republicans in the House voted in California Rep. Kevin McCarthy to be the next majority leader, filling a void left by Rep. Eric Cantor. Also, as many as 75 government scientists at a Centers for… Continue watching