WASHINGTON ― The 118th Congress, with just 65 successful bills to its name so far, has been historically unproductive in terms of making laws over the past year and a half. But in recent weeks, House Republicans have begun to make serious progress, at least in one respect. Since May, the House has passed bills … Read more
WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled new documents they claimed showed President Joe Biden’s son Hunter had lied three times during his testimony to Congress earlier this year. But the evidence they presented doesn’t actually show Biden lying about at least one of those claims. During a closed-door deposition on Capitol Hill in February, … Read more
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A bill expanding the definition of antisemitism was passed on Wednesday by a bipartisan vote in the House — but despite the legislation on its face claiming to help federal officials better protect Jewish students on school campuses, critics say it is misleading and will only serve to crack down on the free speech rights … Read more
Never missing an opportunity to make life easier for extractive industries, House Republicans passed a suite of bills this week to boost development and dismantle environmental protections across millions of acres of federal land. The bills stand little chance of passing in the Democratic-controlled Senate, but they give GOP industry allies something to tout heading … Read more
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump loyalist Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said she’ll force a referendum on House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) — but not until next week. Greene has been dangling her ouster motion against Johnson since last month. At a press conference on Wednesday morning, HuffPost asked why she wanted to wait another week. … Read more
Some House Democrats signaled over the weekend they could be willing to help House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) try to keep his job amid an ouster threat from hard-right members of his caucus. “I would actually vote to table any motion to vacate him,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week.” “I … Read more
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The $60.8 billion package to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia’s invasion survived a key procedural vote in the House Friday, teeing it up for final passage in the next few days. The vote to allow the bill to the floor, over the strenuous objections of hard-line conservative House Republicans, was 316-94, with Democrats providing … Read more
TikTok on Wednesday called out the House of Representatives over Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) plan to tie legislation threatening to ban the social media platform nationwide with aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. In a statement shared on X, formerly Twitter, the company said House lawmakers are yet again targeting the platform in violation of … Read more
