May 22 House Republicans pull an all-nighter to pass Trump's bill of tax breaks and program cuts By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Leah Askarinam, Associated Press With last-minute concessions and stark warnings from President Donald Trump, the Republican holdouts largely dropped their opposition to salvage the “One Big Beautiful Bill” that's central to the GOP agenda. Continue reading
May 16 What's inside the House GOP's budget bill? Here's a look By Kevin Freking, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press House committees have labored on the legislation, which runs a whopping 1,116 pages and is titled the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” a nod to President Donald Trump himself. Continue reading
Mar 12 'In DOGE we trust': House GOP embraces Trump and Musk's efforts to cut government By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The Republicans who control Congress and the White House are governing at lightning speed — over the dismantling of the very government itself. Continue reading
Mar 08 House Republicans unveil spending bill likely to draw opposition from Democrats By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is teeing up the bill for a vote on Tuesday despite the lack of buy-in from Democrats, essentially daring them to vote against it and risk a shutdown. He also is betting that Republicans can muscle… Continue reading
Jan 03 Mike Johnson reelected House speaker in dramatic first-round floor vote By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Republican Mike Johnson won reelection to the House speakership on a first ballot Friday, pushing past GOP hard-right holdouts and buoyed with a nod of support from President-elect Donald Trump. Continue reading
Dec 19 WATCH: House rejects Trump-backed stopgap funding bill, leaving next steps uncertain By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Associated Press In a hastily convened evening vote punctuated by angry outbursts over the self-made crisis, the lawmakers failed to reach the two-thirds threshold needed for passage — but House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared determined to regroup, before Friday's midnight deadline. Continue reading
Dec 11 WATCH: House approves $895B defense bill that raises military pay, bans coverage of trans care for children of service members By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The bill passed the House by a vote of 281-140 and will next move to the Senate, where lawmakers had sought a bigger boost in defense spending than the current measure allows. Continue reading
Dec 05 House rejects Democrat-led efforts to force release of Matt Gaetz ethics report By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The House shut down Democrats' efforts Thursday to release the long-awaited ethics report into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, pushing the fate of any resolution to the yearslong investigation of sexual misconduct allegations into further uncertainty. Continue reading
Nov 23 What to know about the House bill that could punish nonprofits over alleged 'terrorist' ties By Beth Gazley, The Conversation The House passed a bill Thursday that would empower the Treasury Department to eliminate the tax-exempt status of any nonprofit it deems to be supporting terrorism. A scholar of nonprofits, local governance and civil society explains the outcry over this… Continue reading
Nov 14 U.S. Rep.-elect Bynum will be Oregon's first Black member of Congress after flipping House seat By Associated Press Democrat Janelle Bynum has flipped Oregon’s 5th Congressional District and will become the state’s first Black member of Congress. Continue reading