Rules package was approved Monday night. The House of Representatives has approved a rules package that is intended to control government spending, reduce bureaucracy, and challenge leadership. The…
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House Speaker Elected Upon 15th Vote
Electing a House Speaker has not taken this long since 1859. The House of Representatives has adjourned until Monday after a late evening session on Friday ran into…
Read MoreRepresentative McCarthy in Negotiations for Speaker
Unable to reach the winning threshold after six votes. The House of Representatives has begun its third day of trying to determine the next speaker. Representative Kevin McCarthy…
Read MoreHouse Speaker Not Chosen After Second Ballot
House minority leader faces opposition in the election to the top position. For the first time in 100 years, a Speaker of the House of Representatives has not…
Read MoreRepresentative McCarthy Going to Border
Says he’s going “to get a new update.” U.S. Representative Kevin McCarthy of California, the House minority leader and potentially the next Speaker, announced that he will be…
Read MoreRepresentative Pelosi Reelected Speaker of the House
Narrowly maintains control of the House of Representatives. Lawmakers returned to Washington, D.C., on Sunday to begin the first session of the 117th Congress. One of the first…
Read MoreHouse Majority Nominates Pelosi to Remain Speaker
Vote to take place in January. Members of the majority in the House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to nominate House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for what would be…
Read MoreNancy Pelosi Seeks Two More Years as Speaker
She penned a formal request letter to her colleagues. Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi of California, age 80, intends to stay in the speaker’s chair…
Read MoreCongress Closes Capitol To Public
Congress announced on Thursday that the grounds of the Capitol building would no longer be open to the public in an effort to combat the spread of the virus.
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