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House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah E. Cummings considers whether to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt on June 12, 2019, for failing to turn over subpoenaed documents related to the Trump administration's decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.

House Oversight Committee votes to hold Attorney General Barr, Commerce Secretary Ross in contempt

August 22, 2019 at 11:13 a.m.

A House committee voted Wednesday to hold two top Trump administration officials in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with subpoenas for documents related to a decision adding a...

Mitch McConnell, who refused to let Obama fill Supreme Court vacancy in election year, says Trump could

August 22, 2019 at 11:09 a.m.

The Senate majority leader says if there's a vacancy on the Supreme Court during next year's election cycle, the Republican-controlled Senate would likely confirm a nominee selected by President Donald...

After meeting with President Donald Trump, House Speaker Paul Ryan speaks to the media as House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy looks on outside the West Wing on Dec. 20, 2018. Trump informed the two he won't sign a funding bill to avert a government shutdown without border wall money.

House GOP approves funding for Trump’s border wall as shutdown nears; Senate almost certain to reject measure

August 22, 2019 at 10:08 a.m.

President Donald Trump's demand for border wall funds hurled the federal government closer to a shutdown as House Republicans approved a package Thursday with his $5.7 billion request that is...

Coal CEO expected Trump help, but administration said no

June 2, 2018 at 9:22 p.m.

The Trump administration has rejected a coal industry push to win a rarely used emergency order protecting coal-fired power plants, a decision contrary to what one coal executive said the...

House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., left, is joined by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., right, as the Republican-led House pushes ahead on legislation to crack down on illegal immigration, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 29, 2017.

House GOP backs bills to crack down on illegal immigration; Trump hails passage

August 21, 2019 at 11:58 p.m.

Warning of threats to public safety and national security, the Republican-led House on Thursday approved two bills to crack down on illegal immigration, a key priority for President Donald Trump....

Republican convicted of attacking reporter joins House amid boos from colleagues

August 21, 2019 at 11:51 p.m.

The newest member of Congress drew boos from some in his own Republican caucus on Wednesday as he called for withholding lawmakers' pay unless they approve a balanced budget. Rep....

Obama designates Pullman District as national monument

May 21, 2019 at 4:55 p.m.

Designating the country's newest national monuments, President Barack Obama said Thursday that protecting places of natural beauty and historic significance is a truly American ideal. Obama used the powers of...

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