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?…
Jul 20

By Associated Press
Rep. Mark Takai, a first-term Democrat from Hawaii, died Wednesday of pancreatic cancer.
Jun 23

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.
Nov 07

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…
Oct 06

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…
Nov 18

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…
Oct 08

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.
Jun 19

By PBS NewsHour
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…
Jan 15

By Alan Fram, Associated Press
Party leaders pushed a massive $1.1 trillion spending bill for this year through the House on Wednesday, shunning the turmoil of recent budget clashes with a compromise financing everything from airports to war costs and brimming with victories and concessions…
Rep. Raúl Grijalva: Strict Focus on Secure Border Fences Is 'Naive Thinking'…
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