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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Friday that the House will vote next week on a resolution allowing congressional staffers to unionize. Here, Pelosi takes questions at a news conference on April 29.

The House will vote on a measure to allow congressional staffers to unionize

May 06, 2022
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a statement Friday that the House is expected to vote on a resolution next week that would allow congressional staffers to unionize.
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Then-White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications Dan Scavino delivers a recorded address for the Republican National Convention on Aug. 26, 2020, in the empty Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C.

House approves criminal contempt referrals for 2 Trump aides over the Jan. 6 attack

Apr 06, 2022
The House voted to hold former Trump White House advisers Dan Scavino Jr. and Peter Navarro in contempt of Congress and refer the matter to the Justice Department for possible prosecution
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Protesters storm the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Jan. 6 panel issues subpoenas for right-wing Stop the Steal group and organizers

Oct 07, 2021
The Democratic-led House committee has sent out another round of subpoenas as it investigates the riot at the U.S. Capitol building.
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National
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (right) speaks outside the U.S. Capitol in March with other members of the U.S. House of Representatives, the size of which has stayed at 435 voting members for decades.

Stuck At 435 Representatives? Why The U.S. House Hasn't Grown With Census Counts

Apr 20, 2021
A 1929 law set up a process for redistributing representation after each census that has pitted states against one another in a once-a-decade fight for power in Congress and the Electoral College.
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Trump Impeachment Trial: Live Updates
Bruce Castor, a defense lawyer for former President Donald Trump speaks on the first day of Trump's second impeachment trial. Trump's legal team is arguing that the impeachment is politically motivated and must not move forward.

Trump Impeached Because Democrats Don't Want To Face Him In 2024, Legal Team Argues

Feb 09, 2021
Former President Donald Trump's legal team also argued that the second impeachment trial should not move forward because he is no longer in office.
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Politics
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., wears a "Trump Won" face mask as she arrives on the floor of the House to take her oath of office as a newly elected member of the House of Representatives on Jan. 3.

As Democrats Call For Marjorie Taylor Greene's Removal, Republicans Stay Silent

Jan 30, 2021
The Georgia congresswoman, who has embraced wild conspiracy theories, has the backing of Donald Trump — and the ire of Democrats, who have called for her censure or removal.
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Lee Faces Rodimer In House Race

Oct 22, 2020

Two years ago, voters in Nevada’s third congressional district sent Susie Lee to Washington to fill a seat left empty when Jacky Rosen ran for Senate.

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Elections
Marjorie Taylor Greene (right) poses with a supporter in Rome, Ga., late Tuesday. Greene, criticized for promoting bigoted videos and supporting the far-right QAnon conspiracy theory, won the GOP nomination for Georgia's 14th Congressional District.

QAnon Supporter Who Made Bigoted Videos Wins Ga. Primary, Likely Heading To Congress

Aug 12, 2020
President Trump is congratulating Marjorie Taylor Greene, calling her a "future Republican Star." Greene has endorsed a theory that satanic pedophiles secretly run the world.
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Elections
President Donald Trump chats with reporters Friday as he heads to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House. The day before, he floated the idea of delaying the election, prompting criticism from the Federalist Society's co-founder.

Citing Election Delay Tweet, Influential Trump Ally Now Demands His Re-Impeachment

Jul 31, 2020
President Trump's suggestion that the November election be delayed spurs Federalist Society co-founder Steven Calabresi to call for his removal from office.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin gestures toward Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell, as they appear before a House Committee on Financial Services hearing on oversight of the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve pandemic response, on Tuesda

House Follows Senate In Passing Extension Of COVID-19 Business Loans

Jul 01, 2020
The Paycheck Protection Program, part of the $3 trillion pandemic response package passed by Congress in March, has been extended to Aug. 8.
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GOP House candidate and South Carolina state Rep. Nancy Mace, the first woman to graduate from The Citadel, smiles after being recognized by Vice President Mike Pence during a speech at the The Citadel on Feb. 13, 2020.

More Republican Women Than Ever Are Running For Congress: Here's Why

Jun 17, 2020
A record-setting number of women are running for the House this year, fueled by a surge in Republican candidates.
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Mail-In Ballots, County Seats Highlight Upcoming Primary Election

Jun 04, 2020

Election season remains in full swing. Next Tuesday is Nevada’s primary, and due to the pandemic, every registered voter has the option of voting by mail. 

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Amodei On Coronavirus Response: 'I Don't Need Sayin', I Need Doin''

May 06, 2020

Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, we've been hearing from members of Nevada's congressional delegation.

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Titus: Stimulus Bill Aids Entertainers, Other Jobless Contract Workers

Mar 27, 2020

Rep. Dina Titus called the $2 trillion stimulus bill “worker-up,” saying the coronavirus pandemic response focuses on individuals, not corporations.

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White House counsel Don McGahn in September. Lawyers for McGahn appeared in federal court on Thursday in a dispute over whether he will have to sit for questions from House investigators conducting the impeachment inquiry into President Trump.

Judge Pushes Back On Trump Lawyers Trying To Block Possible Impeachment Witnesses

Oct 31, 2019
A federal judge in Washington was skeptical in the face of arguments that current and former Oval Office aides have "absolute immunity" from ever sitting for questions about interactions with Trump.
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Lawmakers have approved disaster aid funds to communities like Reno, Okla., which was struck by tornadoes last week.

House Passes $19.1 Billion Disaster Bill Despite Earlier GOP Efforts To Stall It

Jun 03, 2019
For months the Senate negotiated the bipartisan legislation, which provides money for states dealing with natural disasters. The bill now goes to President Trump, who had said he would sign it.
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Then-Attorney General nominee William Barr testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington in January. Despite the House's vote on Thursday, the decision of how much of Mueller's report becomes public still rests in Ba

House Votes Almost Unanimously For Public Release Of Mueller Report

Mar 14, 2019
While it was a largely symbolic vote, it represents growing bipartisan pressure on the Justice Department to disclose as much as possible about the Mueller investigation.
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Arizona House May Vote On Expelling Embattled Lawmaker

Jan 29, 2019

A Democratic Arizona lawmaker asked the state House of Representatives Monday to expel Republican Rep. David Stringer after a newspaper reported that he was charged with sex offenses in 1983 in a case that was later expunged.

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At an October news conference, the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus called on President Trump to reverse the administration's moves to limit women's access to birth control. Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., spoke at the lectern during the event on Capitol Hil

House Democrats' Focus On Abortion Could Stymie Work With Senate

Jan 22, 2019
Members of the new Democratic majority in the House vow to reverse restrictions that Republicans have imposed on abortions. But the efforts could lead to titanic fights that imperil other legislation.
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Elections
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Representative Ben Ray Lujan (D-MN), Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman, celebrate.

Democratic House Control Likely; GOP To Retain Senate Majority

Nov 06, 2018
With solid wins by GOP candidates in states President Trump won handily in 2016, Senate Republicans maintain their majority in the Senate. House Democratic leaders declared victory.
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Elections
President Trump shakes hands with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy during a rally this summer. If Republicans keep their majority, McCarthy could be the next speaker of the House.

'Miserable And Emboldened': If Republicans Lose The House, They'll Be On Defense

Nov 05, 2018
Keeping control of the House would validate President Trump's governing style and mean full speed ahead for his agenda. But if the GOP loses its majority it will need to protect Trump.
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Elections
Utah Republican Rep. Mia Love and her Democratic challenger, Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams, shake hands during a debate on Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, in Sandy, Utah

How Does A Red Seat Turn Blue? Utah Race Tests Democrats' Strategy To Take The House

Oct 19, 2018
As the national Democratic Party shifts to the left, control of the House in November very likely rests on moderate Democrats beating Republicans in red districts Donald Trump carried handily in 2016.
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Ron's Office Hours.

WATCH: What Does It Take To Impeach A President?

Aug 23, 2018
No president of the United States has ever been removed from office by impeachment. But efforts to impeach presidents date back to the 1840s.
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Politics

For Democrats, Pragmatists Are Still Trumping Progressives Where It Counts

Jul 05, 2018
A party leader's primary defeat energized progressive activists. But in the races that will decide control of the House, primary voters are sticking to the establishment's centrist strategy.
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In his resignation letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan, the Rev. Patrick Conroy noted that he was stepping down "as you have requested" and has since made it clear that he had no interest in leaving Capitol Hill.

Ryan's Dismissal Of House Chaplain Sparks Outrage And Suspicion

Apr 27, 2018
Speaker Paul Ryan's quiet firing of the House chaplain, the Rev. Patrick J. Conroy, has erupted into a partisan fight on Capitol Hill.

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