House of Representatives

House Of Representatives Politics 5 hours ago

Trump-district House Democrat loses Alaska seat to political scion

House Republicans scored a valuable pickup in Alaska's lone seat in the chamber, defeating Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola.

House of Representatives 13 hours ago

Size of slim Republican House majority hangs on 4 uncalled races

There are still four uncalled House races that will determine the size of the Republican majority in Congress after the 2024 elections.

Iowa 19 hours ago

Congressional election observers deploy to Iowa for recount in uncalled House race

Congressional election observers deployed to Iowa after Democrat Bohannan called a recount in the House race against GOP incumbent Miller-Meeks.

Environment 1 day ago

House passes bill to bolster geothermal energy production by increasing lease sale frequency

The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation Tuesday to increase lease sales for geothermal energy production. The bill seeks to speed up the permit process.

House of Representatives 1 day ago

FEMA must be 'completely revamped,' House Republican from hurricane-battered district tells agency chief

Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., questioned how FEMA could continue to confidently claim no political discrimination within the agency without a complete investigation.

House Of Representatives Politics 1 day ago

How Trump and Speaker Johnson could force the Senate to adjourn, allow recess appointments

Legal experts and members of the House GOP are at odds over whether Speaker Johnson and President-elect Trump could, and should, bypass the Senate.

Vaccine 1 day ago

NIH director, after Trump nominates RFK Jr. for HHS secretary, says discouraging vaccinations is 'disturbing'

NIH director, following Trump's pick of RFK Jr. as HHS secretary, says discouraging vaccinations for Americans would lead to "disturbing" effects.

Politics 1 day ago

Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene wants men banned from women's spaces in 'all taxpayer-funded facilities'

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says men should be banned from women's spaces in "all taxpayer-funded facilities."

Politics 2 days ago

House committee demands interviews with FEMA employees about order to avoid Trump supporters' houses

House lawmakers want to talk to the FEMA employees who oversaw policy in Florida during Hurricane Milton recovery, as FEMA Administrator Criswell faces a congressional grilling Tuesday. 

House of Representatives 2 days ago

Biden asks Congress for $98 billion in Helene, Milton disaster relief funding

President Biden is asking Congress for nearly $100 billion in disaster relief to deal with storms Milton and Helene.