December 7, 2017 Congress passes bill to avert government shutdown, setting up pre-Christmas showdown The House and Senate approved stopgap legislation Thursday meant to avert a partial government shutdown ahead of a midnight Friday deadline.
December 5, 2017 Embattled Dem lawmaker claims Pelosi knew about sexual harassment accusations last year A freshman Democratic congressman said Tuesday that House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi knew last year about sexual harassment allegations against him by a former campaign worker, but continued to campaign for him regardless.
December 1, 2017 Nevada Democratic rep faces calls to resign over sexual harassment claim The head of the House Democrats' campaign committee called on first-term Rep. Ruben Kihuan of Nevada to step down Friday over a report that Kihuan sexually harassed his campaign's finance director.
November 28, 2017 Second House Dem calls for Conyers to resign as sex misconduct outcry grows A second Democratic lawmaker called on Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., to step down Tuesday over sexual misconduct allegations hours after Conyers' former deputy chief of staff detailed three occasions when he made unwanted advances toward her.
November 14, 2017 Paul Ryan: ObamaCare repeal in tax bill would have complicated vote House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., told a Fox News town hall Tuesday that Republicans did not include a provision to repeal ObamaCare's individual mandate in the House tax reform bill because "we didn’t want to needlessly complicate" a vote on the measure later this week.
November 14, 2017 House passes bill renewing flood insurance program, hiking premiums The House on Tuesday backed legislation that will increase flood insurance premiums for many property owners to help firm up a program under stress from ever-more frequent and powerful storms.
November 3, 2017 Impeachment insanity? Pelosi tries to block liberal push to oust Trump Nancy Pelosi is running away from impeachment.
October 13, 2017 Democratic AGs sue Trump over ObamaCare subsidy cutoff Democratic attorneys general from 18 states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration Friday after the White House announced it would end payments to health insurers under ObamaCare.
October 12, 2017 House approves $36.5B disaster aid bill after Trump tweets on Puerto Rico The House of Representatives Thursday approved a $36.5 billion disaster aid package, which includes assistance for hurricane-hit Puerto Rico.
October 11, 2017 Facebook's Sandberg meets with lawmakers amid Russia probe One of Facebook's top executives met Wednesday with House members investigating the company's Russia-linked ads, and told them the social media giant is serious about dealing with the issue.
