CHICAGO, Illinois, United States (JGL) -- Filipino-Americans in San Diego, California, staged a rally over the weekend appealing to San Diego Rep. Bob Filner to withdraw HR 6897 and support in its place S. 1315, as the United States House of Representatives scheduled a vote on the ...
1 of 8 | Poll workers count votes at a polling place on the campus of Pinkerton Academy, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Derry, N.H. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) 2 of 8 | Democratic former White House aide and N.H. congressional candidate Maggie Goodlander, right, speaks during President...
The US political climate may be one of fierce division, but it turns out there’s something lawmakers agree on: maintaining the internet status quo. The House of Representatives today voted unanimously in favor of a resolution that calls for the web to “remain free from government control.” ...
Votes are tallied at the conclusion of a fifth round of voting in the House chamber as the House meets for a second day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) 5 of 7...
Under Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution the House chooses the Speaker, who technically does not have to actually be a currently serving Representative even though all Speakers have been one. When the House convenes for the first time, each representative votes for a speaker....
Summer Concepcion and Sahil Kapur, “Rep. Pramila Jayapal walks back calling Israel a ‘racist state,’” NBC News, (July 17, 2023). 22. Karoun Demirjian, “House Votes Resoundingly to Back Israel, Rebuking Democratic Critics,”New York Times, (July 18, 2023). ...
Fire alarm incident:New York Rep. Jamaal Bowmanpulled a fire alarmin a House office building on Saturday morning shortly before the House was scheduled tovote on the funding bill, which he said was an accident. “I was trying to get to a door. I thought the alarm would open the door, ...
Members of the House of Representatives are now voting on the final passage of the debt limit bill. The bill is expected to pass. It needs a simple majority – 218 – to pass. The current CNN whip count has at least 56 votes against the bill – 13 Democrats and 43 Republicans. ...
The Senate will gavel in Tuesday afternoon with votes later in the day and House members return to vote for the first time since the election. Here’s what to watch for: Tuesday: Senate orientation, run by the Secretary of the Senate, starts at 10 a.m. ET in the Capitol and the...
, who opted at the start of the previous Congress to reassert his own seniority on the Appropriations Committee, too. Hoyer in 2023 blocked Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) from serving as the ranking member on the Financial Service funding panel. The former No. 2 House Democrat will continue to...