Jul 23 House subcommittee votes 8-2 to subpoena Justice Department for Epstein files By Stephen Groves, Matt Brown, Associated Press A House subcommittee on Wednesday voted to subpoena the Department of Justice for files in the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein after Democrats successfully goaded GOP lawmakers to defy President Donald Trump and Republican leadership to support the action. Continue reading
Jul 17 WATCH: House Republicans hold press briefing after passage of cryptocurrency bills By Mary Clare Jalonick, Joey Cappelletti, Alan Suderman, Associated Press The House has passed three bills intended to boost the legitimacy of the cryptocurrency industry with new regulations as President Donald Trump has pushed to make the U.S. the “crypto capital of the world.”… Continue reading
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