Tag: U.S. House of Representatives

‘We Must Act’: Matt Gaetz to Introduce Bill Defunding Jack Smith Investigation Targeting Trump

Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz announced Tuesday that he would introduce a bill to the House of Representatives “to defund” Special Counsel Jack Smith’s grand jury investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. “I will be introducing legislation to DEFUND Jack Smith’s witch hunt against President Trump,” Gaetz wrote on…


Chaos Erupts on House Floor as Democrats Protest Republican Censure of Adam Schiff

Chaos erupted on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on June 21 as Democrats contested House Republicans’ vote to censure Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.). The House voted to censure Schiff a week after an initial resolution brought forward by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) was tabled. An earlier clause fining Schiff $16 million—half…


LIVE NOW: House Vote on Bill to Raise Debt Ceiling

The House of Representatives votes around 3:00 p.m. ET on May 31 on the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, a bill raising the federal government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, a critical step in avoiding a pending government default. …


House Vote on Bill to Raise Debt Ceiling

The House of Representatives votes around 3:00 p.m. ET on May 31 on the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, a bill raising the federal government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, a critical step in avoiding a pending government default. …


House Expected to Vote on Bill to Raise Debt Ceiling

The House of Representatives votes around 3:00 p.m. ET on May 31 on the “Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023,” a bill raising the federal government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, a critical step in avoiding a pending government default. …


Speaker McCarthy’s Amazing Week

Commentary When it took Kevin McCarthy 15 votes to become Speaker of the House, the Washington establishment concluded that he was pleasant but would be unable to get much done. The fate of the last two Republican speakers, John Boehner and Paul Ryan, seemed to hang over his head. They had not been able to…


House Votes to Reverse Biden Solar Tariff Freeze; 12 Democrats Join Republican Majority

The House of Representatives passed a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution on Friday to overturn a Biden administration policy that paused tariffs on imported solar panels. The resolution, H.J. Res. 39, passed in the House by a vote of 221–202. Twelve Democrats joined the majority of Republicans who voted in favor of the bill, while…


House Votes Down Resolution to Remove US Troops from Syria

The House of Representatives voted down a resolution on March 8 to remove US troops from Syria. The tally was 103-321. Introduced by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), the resolution would require President Joe Biden to withdraw U.S. forces from Syria within 15 days of its enactment. There are approximately 900 U.S. troops in Syria. U.S….


Lawmaker Sees ‘Moonshot Moment’ for All-Out Effort to Propel US Tech, Fight China Threat

While fending off Chinese efforts to steal American technology remains top-of-mind, some lawmakers are excited about the recent scientific breakthrough involving fusion energy. “It feels like this is a moonshot moment for us,” U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) told fellow members of a congressional committee examining China’s technology threat. U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.), in an undated…


GOP-Led House Panels Shift Gears, Goes Full Throttle for Domestic Energy Production

It is standard procedure for committees at the start of a new Congressional session to outline their goals for the next two years, especially when a chamber is under new management. With Republicans assuming control of the United States House of Representatives following November’s midterm elections, the newly installed GOP leadership has been doing just…