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US House Gives Standing Ovation to Capitol Police
Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., honored the fallen members of the Capitol Police who died in or after the Capitol riot and thanked those who still stand guard.
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Pence to Pelosi: 25th Amendment Not in Nation's 'Best Interest'
In a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday, Vice President Mike Pence said he doesn’t believe invoking the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump from office is “in the best interest of our Nation or consistent with our Constitution.”
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Rep. Scanlon Describes Horror of Capitol Riots
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Penn., describes her reasons why she would vote for a resolution urging Vice President Mike Pence and President Donald Trump’s Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment.
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Pelosi Calls for Pence to Invoke 25th Amendment
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., called for Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump from office.
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Tempers Flare in House During Speech by Rep. Conor Lamb
Conor Lamb, D-Pa., was making his speech against the objection to the electoral vote count in Pennsylvania when tempers flared.
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Missouri Congressman Defends ‘A-Woman' End to Prayer
U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver says he was caught off guard by the negative response after he ended his opening prayer on the first day of the new Congress by saying the words, “Amen and A-woman.”
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Pelosi Appoints First Female Chaplain of House of Representatives
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., appointed Rear Admiral Margaret Grun Kibben to be the first female Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Virginia GOP Committee Censures Lawmaker for Officiating Gay Wedding
A Republican committee in Virginia unanimously passed a resolution censuring Rep. Denver Riggleman, R-Va., saying he betrayed the party’s values when he officiated a same-sex wedding.
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Democrats Extend Control of House for Two More Years
Democrats will maintain control of the House of Representatives, NBC News projects. Democrats drove Wednesday toward extending their control of the House for two more years, but their expectations of expanding their majority seemed to be waning as they failed to defeat any Republican incumbents in initial returns. Freshmen Democrats Debbie Mucarsel-Powell and Donna Shalala became Election Day’s first incumbent casualties,...
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House Condemns Racism Against Asian Americans Amid Pandemic
The House voted Thursday to condemn racism against Asian Americans tied to the coronavirus outbreak, approving a Democratic resolution on a mostly party-line vote. Republicans called the legislation an election-year effort to criticize President Donald Trump and “woke culture on steroids.”
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Pelosi: House to Stay in Session Until COVID-19 Rescue Pact
Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House will remain in session until lawmakers deliver another round of COVID-19 relief
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With a Jab at Trump, Pelosi Unveils New ‘Obamacare' Bill
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is taking a jab at President Donald Trump as she unveils a plan to expand the Obama-era health law
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History in the Making as House Cast Proxy Votes in Pandemic
It’s a moment for the history books on Capitol Hill
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Congress Holds ‘Pro Forma' Session With Members in Masks, Gloves
In a sign of the times, the U.S. House of Representatives held a “pro forma” session Tuesday that lasted about three minutes. Some on the floor wore face masks and gloves.
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House Approves Bill to Ban the Sale of Flavored E-cigarettes
The House has approved a bill to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes and other flavored tobacco products
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Senate Takes Over Trump's Impeachment After House Handoff
In a dramatic procession across the U.S. Capitol, Democratic House leaders marched the formal articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate late Wednesday, setting the stage for only the third trial to remove a president in American history.
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Pelosi Announces Thursday Vote to Limit Trump's War Powers on Iran
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., announced Wednesday that the House will vote Thursday on a war powers resolution to limit the Trump administration’s military actions against Iran. The announcement comes less than a day after Iran fired more than a dozen ballistic missiles at two Iraqi air bases housing U.S. forces in response to the U.S. airstrike that killed top Iranian...
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After Impeachment, House Bestows Big Trade Victory on Trump
One day after its historic impeachment votes, the Democratic-led House gave President Donald Trump an overwhelming bipartisan victory Thursday on a renegotiated trade agreement with Canada and Mexico. By a 385-41 vote, the House approved a bill that puts in place terms of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. The legislation passed after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and her colleagues won key...
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Crash Shines Light on Immigrants in Christmas Tree Workforce
It was nighttime when Pedro Lucas came home, clutching receipts showing he had paid a funeral home to have the bodies of three immigrant laborers returned to Guatemala from Oregon. The three, including two of Lucas’ cousins, were killed when a pickup truck slammed into a van carrying them and 10 other Guatemalans home from work at a Christmas tree…
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Confederate Statue Downtown Needs to Be Removed, Norton Says
D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton introduced a bill to remove a statue of a Confederate general near Judiciary Square.