Treasury takes extraordinary measures as Congress grapples with the federal debt ceiling. On Thursday, the United State reached its borrowing limit, and the Department of Treasury began taking…
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House Legislators Agree to Select Committee on China
The new committee was created with overwhelming bipartisan support. The House of Representatives has approved the creation of a new select committee that will investigate and counter threats…
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New House Rules Contain Major Reforms
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…
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Representative 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…
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House 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…
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Representative 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…
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Representative 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…
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House 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…
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Nancy 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…
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