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'Mad House' exposes Congressional dysfunction, from petty feuds to physical threats

1:56pm March 25, 2025

The MAGA-controlled 118th House passed only 27 bills that became law — the lowest number since the Great Depression. Journalists Annie Karni and Luke Broadwater examine the chaos in a new book.

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Republicans retain their hold of the House, clinching full control of Congress

10:33pm November 13, 2024

Republicans have officially won a full trifecta of power in Washington, D.C., following GOP victories in several key U.S. House contests.

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Who will control the House? It’s down to these uncalled races

4:40pm November 07, 2024

Control of the House is still too close to call, according to the Associated Press. Here's a running list of races that are still outstanding.

Politics & Government

White House cites executive privilege over tapes of special counsel's Biden interview

3:06pm May 16, 2024

House Republicans want to hold the attorney general in contempt over the department's refusal to hand over an audio recording of a special counsel's interview with the president.

Participants hold signs in support of TikTok at a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol on March 12, 2024, in Washington, D.C. House Democrats and TikTok creators and business owners held the news conference to express concerns over House GOP legislation that would force the owners of the popular Chinese social media app to sell the platform or face a ban in the U.S.

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Content creators blast a potential TikTok ban

5:00am March 13, 2024

by Windsor Johnston

The House is gearing up for a Wednesday vote on legislation that could lead to a ban on one of the most widely used apps in the world, with an estimated 170 million users in the United States alone.

Politics & Government

Conservative activist remains on ballot for a seat in N.C. House of Representatives for now

4:42pm January 10, 2024

by David Ford

The Rockingham County Board of Elections voted three to two Wednesday to keep conservative activist Joseph Gibson III on the primary ballot running for a North Carolina State House seat. This comes after his candidacy was challenged by the county Republican Party chair, alleging that he wasn’t able to run for office due to past felony charges in another state.

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The House voted 311-114 to expel New York Republican George Santos, making him the sixth member to ever be expelled in a vote of Congress.

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New York Republican George Santos expelled from Congress

1:33pm December 01, 2023

by Eric McDaniel

The freshman New York Republican is facing nearly two dozen federal charges related to financial misdeeds, many of which have been corroborated in a report compiled by House lawmakers.

The U.S. Capitol, pictured on Thursday. Congress has a lot to do, but House business is stalled without a leader.

The House has no speaker, but plenty to do. Here are 5 of the most pressing issues

12:32pm October 09, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

The House can't do legislative business until it elects a new speaker. Their growing to-do list includes keeping the government open, as well as policy issues like Ukraine aid and defense spending.

Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., arrives for a closed-door Democratic Caucus meeting at the Capitol in Washington on July 18.

Politics & Government

Rep. Nancy Pelosi is running for reelection

12:22pm September 08, 2023

The former House speaker announced Friday that she will run for reelection in 2024. She revealed her plans at a breakfast with volunteers in San Francisco and then followed up on X.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog arrives to speak to a joint meeting of Congress on Wednesday morning at the Capitol in Washington, as Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., look on.

Israeli president focuses on 'friendship' with U.S. as progressives boycott speech

3:56pm July 19, 2023

by Barbara Sprunt

Isaac Herzog's visit to Capitol Hill came after the House passed a GOP-led resolution reaffirming support for Israel in the wake of incendiary comments made and then walked back by a leading Democrat.