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Abortion September 24, 2021

Abortion rights bill: Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar only Democrat to buck party in vote

Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar was the only Democrat to vote against Democrats' abortion rights bill Friday.

Abortion September 24, 2021

House approves major abortion-rights bill as Dems slam Supreme Court over Texas abortion ruling

House Democrats took major vote to codify right to abortion on Friday.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 30, 2021

Over 100 House Republicans sign letter promising not to vote to raise debt ceiling, as partisan battle looms

The House Republicans letter saying they won't vote to raise the debt limit is almost identical to one Senate Republicans sent earlier this month.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 18, 2021

Pelosi, top House Dems won't budge in infrastructure tussle with moderates, tout Biden support for her 'rule'

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her leadership team are mounting a pressure campaign on centrist Democrats to get them to support their party's budget resolution without a vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 17, 2021

GOP Rep. Fitzpatrick says Pelosi doesn’t have votes to block infrastructure bill on House floor

Moderate Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick said Monday that there are likely enough GOP votes for the bipartisan infrastructure bill to overcome the number of Democrats vowing to block it.

US protests July 29, 2021

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Texas Democrat, arrested during DC protest

U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a Texas Democrat who has served in Congress since 1995, was taken into custody Thursday during a voting-rights protest in Washington, D.C.

91±¬ÁÏ Flash July 23, 2021

Congressman who served with Afghan interpreters says they’re ‘most deserving’ group for US visas

Rep. Michael Waltz reacts to the House overwhelmingly voting to expedite visas for Afghan interpreters who helped the U.S. during the war.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 30, 2021

House Dems set to vote on Jan. 6 select committee as GOP leadership pushed members to oppose Pelosi effort

The House is set to vote Wednesday afternoon on creating a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, a move Republicans say is likely to advance "a partisan agenda" rather than pursue the truth.

Coronavirus June 24, 2021

Stefanik, Daines push bill to force Biden to open Canadian border, lament that Mexico border is 'wide open'

Rep. Elise Stefanik and Sen. Steve Daines on Thursday plan to introduce a bill to force Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to begin re-opening the U.S.-Canada border after more than a year of international travel being essentially cut off due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Coronavirus June 24, 2021

Republican Rep. Warren Davidson introduces bill to ban vaccine passports

Rep. Warren Davidson Thursday is introducing a bill to ban the federal government from issuing vaccine passports, severely restrict states from doing so and ban private businesses from requiring proof of COVID vaccination.

SENATE June 8, 2021

Republicans pan 'incomplete' Schumer-sponsored China bill, but likely to reluctantly go along

The Senate is likely to pass a sprawling bill aimed at helping the United States compete against China on Tuesday despite criticism from many Republicans that the bill either doesn't do enough, costs too much, or both.