U.S. House Of Representatives

• Transgender student athlete ban passes Republican-led U.S. House

  The House passed the measure by 219-203 but it has little chance of passing the Democratic-controlled Senate. President Joe Biden has also voiced his opposition to the bill.

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  Apr 20, 2023
  
• ‘Total fraud’: U.S. Rep. George Santos faces calls to resign after false claims

  U.S. Representative George Santos said he would vacate his seat only if he loses the next election after a string of false claims he made about his work and personal background.

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  Jan 12, 2023
  
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• U.S. domestic terror bill gets House approval in wake of Buffalo shooting

  The House passed legislation that would devote more federal resources to preventing domestic terrorism in response to the racist mass shooting in Buffalo, New York.

  World

  May 18, 2022
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• U.S. House committee looks to introduce contempt motion against Mike Pompeo

  The chairman of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee said the panel will prepare a contempt resolution because of what he called Pompeo's "unprecedented record of obstruction and defiance of the House's constitutional oversight authority.''

  World

  Aug 28, 2020
• U.S. House passes measures to curb Trump’s war powers after attack on Iranian general

  The Democratic-led House voted nearly along party lines to pass one measure that would prohibit military action against Iran without congressional approval.

  Politics

  Jan 30, 2020
• 79 mayors, U.S. Congress wade into publisher’s limit on eBooks for libraries

  Public libraries across North America continue to fight against a big publisher's eBook restrictions. Dozens of elected officials are now part of the debate.

  Canada

  Nov 14, 2019
• Nancy Pelosi says she wants to see U.S. House pass CUSMA by end of 2019

  "We are moving positively in terms of the U.S. Mexico Canada agreement. Again, it all comes down to ... enforcement," Pelosi told reporters at a news conference "I do believe that if we can get this to the place it needs to be, which is imminent, that this can be a template for future trade agreements."

  Politics

  Nov 14, 2019
• Female Democrat accused of sexual harassment drops out of Congressional race

  Andrea Ramsey was accused of firing a male subordinate after he refused to have sex with her. The company she worked for at the time reached a settlement with the accuser.

  Politics

  Dec 15, 2017
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• U.S. House Republicans vote to make Paul Ryan Speaker, hope to heal wounds

  The U.S. House has elected Rep. Paul Ryan the new speaker, as a splintered Republican Party turned to the youthful but seasoned lawmaker to mend its self-inflicted wounds and craft a conservative message to woo voters in next year's elections.

  World

  Oct 29, 2015
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• McCarthy abruptly withdraws candidacy for US House speaker

  House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy suddenly withdrew from the contest for speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, shocking colleagues.

  World

  Oct 8, 2015