U.S. House of Representatives

Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., honored the fallen members of the Capitol Police who died in or after the Capitol riot and thanked those who still stand guard.

In a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday, Vice President Mike Pence said he doesn’t believe invoking the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump from office is “in the best interest of our Nation or consistent with our Constitution.”

Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Penn., describes her reasons why she would vote for a resolution urging Vice President Mike Pence and President Donald Trump’s Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., called for Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump from office.

Conor Lamb, D-Pa., was making his speech against the objection to the electoral vote count in Pennsylvania when tempers flared.

U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver says he was caught off guard by the negative response after he ended his opening prayer on the first day of the new Congress by saying the words, “Amen and A-woman.”

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., appointed Rear Admiral Margaret Grun Kibben to be the first female Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives.

A Republican committee in Virginia unanimously passed a resolution censuring Rep. Denver Riggleman, R-Va., saying he betrayed the party’s values when he officiated a same-sex wedding.

A retiring Michigan congressman said Monday he is leaving the Republican Party and becoming an independent to protest efforts to overturn Democrat Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump.

Democrats will maintain control of the House of Representatives, NBC News projects. Democrats drove Wednesday toward extending their control of the House for two more years, but their expectations of expanding their majority seemed to be waning as they failed to defeat any Republican incumbents in initial returns. Freshmen Democrats Debbie Mucarsel-Powell and Donna Shalala became Election Day’s first incumbent casualties,...

A jury trial for a $1.8 million breach-of-conduct case against former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert has been set for February 2021. The 2016 lawsuit was filed by a man alleging he was sexually abused as a teen by Hastert and later promised $3.5 million to stay quiet. The man, referred to as James Doe, claims he’s owed more than half…

The House voted Thursday to condemn racism against Asian Americans tied to the coronavirus outbreak, approving a Democratic resolution on a mostly party-line vote. Republicans called the legislation an election-year effort to criticize President Donald Trump and “woke culture on steroids.”

Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House will remain in session until lawmakers deliver another round of COVID-19 relief

The U. S. House of Representatives has passed a series of bills to help service members who say they suffered lasting lung injuries after being exposed to burning pits of garbage, metal and ammunition while stationed at military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan. Rep. Raul Ruiz, a Democrat serving California’s 36th District, said the help is “long overdue” for...

The U. S. House of Representatives has passed a series of bills to help service members who say they suffered lasting lung injuries after being exposed to burning pits of garbage, metal and ammunition while stationed at military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey has the story.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is taking a jab at President Donald Trump as she unveils a plan to expand the Obama-era health law

It’s a moment for the history books on Capitol Hill

In a sign of the times, the U.S. House of Representatives held a “pro forma” session Tuesday that lasted about three minutes. Some on the floor wore face masks and gloves.

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THE DISGRACED FORMER SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE, DENNIS HASTERT, WILL SOON FACE HIS CHIEF ACCUSER IN A COURTROOM....
THAT ACCUSER SAYS HASTERT SEXUALLY ASSAULTED HIM WHEN HE WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL — AND SAYS HASTERT TRIED TO COVER IT UP WITH A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR BRIBE....
NBC FIVE’S PHIL ROGERS HAS MORE ON WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE UPCOMING...

In a story February 28, 2020, about a House bill on vaping, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Oregon Rep. Greg Walden is a Democrat