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INDEPENDENT HOUSE ETHICS OFFICE WINS REPRIEVE TO CONTINUE INQUIRIES AFTER PUBLIC OUTCRY, TRUMP FLAK
The ethics office said Tuesday it has conducted 172 preliminary reviews and referred 68 cases to the House ethics panel for further action since it began operations in 2009... READ MORE›
HOUSE GOP SHOULDN'T GET A PASS ON ETHICS
House GOP shouldn't get a pass on ethics Christian Schneider... READ MORE›
HOUSE REPUBLICANS WITHDRAW MOVE TO GUT ETHICS WATCHDOG
Lousy healthcare Republicans have long sought to dismantle Obamacare, insisting it was unworkable and hampered job growth... READ MORE›
TRUMP OBJECTS AFTER HOUSE GOP VOTES TO GUT ETHICS OFFICE
Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., the non-partisan Office of Congressional Ethics would fall under the control of the House Ethics Committee, which is run by lawmakers... READ MORE›
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House Republicans vote to eviscerate independent ethics office... READ MORE›
HOUSE GOP VOTES TO GUT INDEPENDENT ETHICS OFFICE
Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., the non-partisan Office of Congressional Ethics would fall under the control of the House Ethics Committee, which is run by lawmakers... READ MORE›
TRUMP HAS CONGRESS IF HE CAN KEEP IT
George W. Bush came closest to equaling Trump's Congressional edge, but Republican Senate losses in the breathlessly close balloting of 2000 left the upper house tied, 50-50... READ MORE›
HOUSE TO RESUME WORKING VISITS OVERSEAS
As then House speaker, Ade decided to limit working visits abroad for lawmakers amid public criticism... READ MORE›
CRUCIAL SEATS IN SENATE AND HOUSE UP FOR GRABS
U.S. election Crucial seats in Senate and House up for grabs... READ MORE›
BITTER BERNIE SUPPORTER COULD SINGLE-HANDEDLY KEEP CLINTON OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE
Robert Satiacum insists he will not cast his Washington State Electoral College ballot for Hillary Clinton, no matter who his state supports... READ MORE›
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GOOGLE CELEBRATES 'LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE' AUTHOR
Laura Ingalls Wilder's 148th Birthday Google celebrates 'Little House on the Prairie' author... READ MORE›
SUN SURF AND HORSES KEEP A TRADITION ALIVE
This year, some of Sanlucar's races were also included for the first time in the betting schedule of the national horse racing lottery... READ MORE›
HOUSE PANEL TO PROBE FBI ABOUT WHETHER CLINTON PERJURED HERSELF TO CONGRESS
A House panel will probe FBI officials next month over whether Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton perjured herself in testimony to Congress... READ MORE›
KEYSTONE PIPELINE PASSES HOUSE VOTE AS REPUBLICANS DEFY OBAMA VETO THREAT
However, the Senate bill acknowledging climate change is real and not a hoax does not say it is caused by human activity... READ MORE›
HOUSE PASSES FIVE-DAY GOVERNMENT FUNDING BILL, AVERTING WEEKEND SHUTDOWN
It became clear last week that lawmakers would not be able to meet the Dec. 11 deadline because of disagreements over policy riders attached to the bill... READ MORE›
HOUSE REJECTS IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL
Senate Democratic leaders said they were confident their ranks would hold... READ MORE›
10 OF THE BEST SURF LOCATIONS IN THE WORLD
The Sennen Surfing Centre offers lessons from ?30, and board and wetsuit can be hired on the beach from ?14... READ MORE›
CITING ORLANDO, HOUSE MAY ROLL BACK EXISTING D.C. GUN LAWS
Forget new gun control Citing Orlando, House may roll back existing D.C. gun laws... READ MORE›
FRANK UNDERWOOD CRASHES GOP DEBATE WITH FAKE CAMPAIGN AD
There were nine voices clamoring for America's attention at Tuesday night's Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas... READ MORE›
'SHACKLES OFF', DONALD TRUMP UNLEASHES TWITTER ATTACK ON US HOUSE SPEAKER PAUL RYAN
Both Trump and Clinton head to the key battleground state of Florida with campaign events later on Tuesday... READ MORE›
PAUL RYAN ELECTED HOUSE SPEAKER AS REPUBLICANS TRY TO HALT CHAOS
House speaker Thursday with a mandate to unite his fractious caucus... READ MORE›
HOUSE VOTES TO REVIVE U.S. EX-IM BANK AS LONG SHOT SUCCEEDS
Republican Paul Ryan, set to become House speaker in two days, denounced the bank as crony capitalism in a floor speech before the vote... READ MORE›
HOUSE REPUBLICANS DENOUNCE A CARBON TAX
CCL issued a point-by-point response to the carbon tax pitfalls listed in the House resolution... READ MORE›
CLINTON AIDE HUMA ABEDIN'S BENGHAZI COMMITTEE HEARING SPARKS FEUD
Abedin a former State Department official who's now vice-chairwoman of Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign spent several hours Friday answering questions behind closed doors... READ MORE›
SPEAKERS OF THE HOUSE: WAS BRONWYN BISHOP BIASED?
Bronwyn Bishop was described by Labor as biased during her speakership but how does Mrs Bishop compare with previous Speakers and deputy Speakers?... READ MORE›
HOUSE REPUBLICANS ADVANCE PLAN FOR SECURITY FUNDING EXTENSION
7 billion funding measure for Homeland Security that does not include any immigration restrictions... READ MORE›
GUN CONTROL PROTESTS HIT PERISCOPE: HOUSE DEMOCRATS BREAK FLOOR RULES WITH LIVE VIDEO BROADCASTS
One representative chose to share his own video feed of the event with Twitter's live-streaming app, Periscope... READ MORE›
TANAISTE BRANDED 'SCUMBAG' AND CAR BLOCKED DURING PROTEST AT SCHOOL
Tanaiste Joan Burton was subjected to a stream of abuse on a visit to a school in North Dublin... READ MORE›
TRUMP TAKES AIM AT THE PRESS AS WHITE HOUSE CAMPAIGN STRUGGLES
''The chaos surrounding Donald Trump's campaign has unleashed the candidate further, Euronews correspondent Stefan Grobe reports from Washington... READ MORE›
SECRET SERVICE WANTS TO BUILD FAKE WHITE HOUSE TO HELP BETTER PROTECT REAL PRESIDENT
The Secret Service wants to build a replica White House to help it protect the real one... READ MORE›
#NOBILLNOBREAK: DEMOCRATS SHUT DOWN US HOUSE OVER GUN CONTROL LEGISLATION
House Democrats are trying to stay in sync with the Senate in making their demands, Ms Pelosi explained... READ MORE›
HOW TO WATCH HOUSE DEMOCRATS' GUN CONTROL SIT-IN
John Lewis right, stage a sit-in on the House floor to demand action on common sense gun legislation, in Washington, Wednesday, June 22, 2016... READ MORE›
RELUCTANT RYAN FINDS FAVOR AMONG GOP'S FAR-RIGHT FOR POST OF HOUSE SPEAKER
Raul Labrador agreed that it's possible that he and other members of the House Freedom Caucus would swing behind Ryan, or others... READ MORE›
DEMOCRATS STAGE HOUSE SIT-IN DEMANDING GUN VOTE
Exasperated Republicans were forced to recess while cutting off the C-SPAN cameras that showed the protest. A group of nearly 100 Democrats led by Georgia Rep... READ MORE›
HOUSE REPUBLICANS UNITE TO TAP RYAN AS SPEAKER; NO DEFAULT NEXT WEEK AS BUDGET 'TRUCE' ADVANCES
That seemed to be a reference to demands hard-line conservatives have made to transfer more power over legislation from House leaders to rank-and-file lawmakers... READ MORE›
'WE SHALL OVERCOME': U.S. HOUSE DEMOCRATS END SIT-IN, VOW TO CONTINUE FIGHTING FOR GUN CONTROL
In the early hours of Thursday morning, Lewis was surrounded by fellow House Democrats sitting on the House floor's blue carpet... READ MORE›
HOUSE UNLIKELY TO OVERRIDE OBAMA VETO OF REFUGEE BILL, SAYS HOYER
If that were returned to the House, there would not be the votes to override the president's veto, Hoyer told a news conference... READ MORE›
CONGRESS SENDS 5-YEAR, $305 BILLION HIGHWAY PLAN TO OBAMA
The measure would be financed partly by taking 19 billion from the Federal Reserve surplus account, which totaled 29.3 billion as of Nov. 25... READ MORE›
US DEMOCRATS PROTEST HOUSE REJECTION OF GUN LAWS
Democrats are refusing to leave the floor of the House of Representatives until gun control legislation is debated... READ MORE›
U.S. HOUSE DEMOCRATS TO SEEK TESTIMONY FROM VALEANT IN COMING WEEKS
Last week, the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging kicked off a series of hearings designed to investigate the causes behind drastic drug price increases... READ MORE›
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EXCLUSIVE: U.S. GRANTS SECOND AIRBUS LICENSE TO SELL PLANES TO IRAN
Licenses allowing such sales could easily be withdrawn by the Trump administration if he chose to do so, sanctions experts said... READ MORE›
U.S. SENATE LEADER SAYS IRAN SANCTIONS RENEWAL WILL PASS
We're going to take up the House bill, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters at the Senate's weekly Republican leadership news conference... READ MORE›
CLINTON 'CONFIDENT' ON NEW FBI EMAIL PROBE
When we left Westchester, New York, on Hillary Clinton's campaign plane, spirits were high amongst her staff... READ MORE›
BARACK OBAMA 9/11 VETO OVERRULED BY CONGRESS AND SENATE, FAMILIES CAN SUE SAUDI ARABIA
The lone Senate vote against overriding the Obama veto was cast by Democratic Senate leader Harry Reid of Nevada... READ MORE›
BILL PASSED BY US CONGRESS ALLOWING 9/11 VICTIMS' FAMILIES TO SUE SAUDI ARABIA COULD BE DEFEATED BY PRESIDENTIAL VETO
In April, it was reported that Saudi Arabia had warned the US that it would hit back economically at Washington if the bill proceeded... READ MORE›
BARACK OBAMA SAYS 'AMERICA IS NOT AS DIVIDED AS SOME HAVE SUGGESTED' IN THE WAKE OF DALLAS POLICE SHOOTINGS
The black community is much closer to the police than in other cities... READ MORE›
MCCAIN: OBAMA 'DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE' FOR ORLANDO SHOOTING
So the responsibility for it lies with President Barack Obama and his failed policies, McCain said... READ MORE›
OBAMA SAYS ORLANDO SHOOTING WAS AN 'ACT OF TERROR'
Obama is noting that the killer targeted a gay nightclub... READ MORE›
BUDGET-CONTROLLING REPUBLICANS BALK AT SENATE DEMOCRAT CALL FOR $1.9 BILLION TO FIGHT ZIKA
Republicans are demanding greater detail about the request the White House has responded by turning up the political heat... READ MORE›
REPUBLICAN, SIGNALING A SHIFT, SAYS MORE MONEY NEEDED FOR ZIKA FIGHT
White House spokesman Josh Earnest said he anticipated that President Barack Obama would sign the bill, which provides financial incentives to companies developing treatments for Zika... READ MORE›
OBAMA ADVISER DEESE TO LEAD WHITE HOUSE'S SUPREME COURT PROCESS
Deese has a history of taking on projects important to the president within the White House... READ MORE›
MANY HOUSE REPUBLICANS WANT REFUGEE RESTRICTIONS IN SPENDING BILL
Seventy-four of the 246 House Republicans signed the letter, which was circulated by Republican Representative Brian Babin... READ MORE›