House speaker and others in Congress say recovery assistance may be contingent on policy changes that contributed to the devastation. Members of the majority party in Congress are…
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House Speaker Expects Debit Limit Raise in Upcoming Policy Bill
Negotiations begin after party leaders assume new roles in the Senate. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson said raising the debt limit will be the primary goal of…
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Congress Prepares to Certify Electoral Count as Severe Weather Hits D.C.
Flights have been canceled as snow accumulates. House Speaker Mike Johnson encouraged his colleagues to stay in Washington, D.C. over the weekend so that the presidential Electoral Count…
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Speaker Johnson Reelected on First Vote in the House
Presides over the swearing-in of the 119th Congress and looks toward certification on January 6. Representative Mike Johnson of Louisiana was reelected to the House Speaker position on…
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House Considers Increasing Threshhold for “Motion to Vacate” Speaker Role
Members prepare to vote on speakership. As members of Congress are sworn in on Friday, representatives in the House will also be voting on a rules package as…
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Treasury Secretary Updates House on Debt Ceiling
The new debt limit is expected to be reached by mid-January. Secretary of the Treasury has alerted the House of Representatives that the United States will likely hit…
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Congress Passes 11th-Hour Funding to Keep Government Running
The president signed the legislation on Saturday. The House of Representatives finally passed a continuing late Friday, which the Senate quickly approved in the early morning hours on…
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House Speaker Seeks Plan B for Spending Bill
Contested measures include Congressional pay increase and funding for the Global Engagement Center. House Speaker Mike Johnson is looking for alternate options for the 3-month continuing resolution to…
Read MoreHouse Speaker Responds to Report on Attempted Assassination of Trump
The task force called the July 13th event “preventable.” The House task force issued a report that stated the July 13 attempted assassination of now-President-elect Trump was “preventable…
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Annual National Defense Bill Approved by the House
Speaker Johnson says, “The safety and security of the American people is our top priority.“ The House of Representatives voted along party lines this week to approve this…
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