December 20, 2015 House, Senate resume talks over VA fix Talks have resumed after slowing to a halt earlier in the week on congressional efforts to reform the Veterans Affairs Department.
December 20, 2015 House to consider $10.8B highway funding bill With an August deadline looming, the House is poised to act on a bill that would temporarily patch over a multibillion-dollar pothole in federal highway and transit programs while ducking the issue of how to put the programs on sound financial footing.
December 20, 2015 House approves resolution backing Israel's right to defend itself against Hamas The House of Representatives on Friday approved a non-binding resolution backing Israel's right to defend itself against Hamas rocket attacks.
December 20, 2015 Pelosi holds little hope for immigration reform House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says she sees little hope for comprehensive immigration reform this year.The California Democrat said following Saturday's visit to a Border Patrol facility in Brownsville where unaccompanied children are being held that she was more optimistic a few days ago. She said Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner gives little reason to be hopeful now, but didn't elaborate.
December 20, 2015 House backs limits on NSA spying House libertarians and liberals banded together for a surprise win in their fight against the secretive National Security Agency, securing support for new curbs on government spying a year after leaker Edward Snowden's disclosures about the bulk collection of millions of Americans' phone records.
December 20, 2015 Poll finds faith in Congress at historic single-digit low Americans' confidence in Congress has never been so low.
December 20, 2015 Permanent Internet tax ban moves forward in the House The tension between federal and state powers over a permanent ban on Internet access taxes took the spotlight on Wednesday during House Judiciary Committee debate.
December 20, 2015 House votes to make business tax break permanent The House voted Thursday to make permanent a generous tax break that makes it easier for small businesses to buy new equipment and improve their property, part of an election-year showdown over a series of expired tax breaks worth billions.
December 20, 2015 Cantor primary loss shocks Capitol Hill, could put immigration debate on hold House GOP Leader Eric Cantor's primary loss has sent shockwaves through Capitol Hill, with sources warning that the historic upset could have a "destabilizing" effect on party leadership and sideline key legislation.
December 20, 2015 Hill leaders vow Shinseki’s resignation won't dim spotlight on Veterans Affairs' woes Top Capitol Hill lawmakers said Sunday that the resignation of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki will not take the spotlight off the agency’s widespread patient-care problems and suggested a criminal probe into the situation.
