He decried violence and disregard of court decisions. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts issued his 2024 year-end annual report on the state of the federal judiciary this…
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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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Representatives Call for Transparency, Term Limits Over Health of Aging Elected Officials
Congressman Torres says, “Incapacitation… should be disclosed to the public.“ After Congresswoman Kay Granger of Texas missed voting in the House of Representatives for roughly six months, it…
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Congress Reauthorizes Economic Development Administration
Commerce secretary commends the reauthorization. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo celebrated Congress’s reauthorization of the Economic Development Administration (EDA) this month, a Commerce Department agency that has not been…
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President Signs Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act into Law
Child protection advocate Paris Hilton had testified on the subject before Congress. President Joe Biden signed the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act on Christmas Eve, one of 50…
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U.S. Representative Moves to Assisted Living Facility in Texas
The 81-year-old congresswoman had been missing from Congress for 6 months. U.S. Representative Kay Granger, who has not cast a vote in Congress for the past six months,…
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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 Working on Plan C for Government Funding
The second plan failed to gain enough support on Thursday. With a government shutdown looming first thing Saturday, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson of Louisiana brought a…
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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…
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