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House Shutting Down Early Over Epstein Drama

Republicans block votes to ward off Epstein amendments, will recess on Wednesday

(Newser) - The House is putting the Jeffrey Epstein controversy on the back burner until at least September. House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that the chamber will begin its summer recess earlier than expected, on Wednesday, to avoid "political games," reports the New York Times . And don't expect...

House Votes to Claw Back $9B for Broadcasting, Foreign Aid

'Republicans have tried doing this for 40 years and failed,' Trump says

(Newser) - The House gave final approval to President Trump's request to claw back about $9 billion for public broadcasting and foreign aid early Friday as Republicans intensified their efforts to target institutions and programs they view as bloated or out of step with their agenda. The vote marked the first...

13 Republicans Team With Dems to Derail 'Crypto Week'

Trump-backed crypto bills stall in House after GOP bloc unexpectedly defects from party line

(Newser) - A trio of cryptocurrency bills that had been expected to pass the House this week stalled Tuesday after a bloc of Republicans unexpectedly joined with Democrats to prevent the legislation from coming up for debate and votes. The procedural snafu brought the House's "Crypto Week" to a standstill...

There Were Only 2 GOP Holdouts on Big Bill

Thomas Massie didn't back down

(Newser) - Numerous House Republicans criticized parts of the "Big Beautiful Bill" in the days leading up to Thursday's vote, but in the end, there were only two GOP holdouts—the same number as in the Senate vote . As with the Senate vote, multiple Republican lawmakers ended up supporting the...

Senate Bill 'a Non-Starter' for Some House Republicans

Dozens of GOP lawmakers are leaning no, per Axios

(Newser) - Keeping with Republicans' July 4 deadline, House Speaker Mike Johnson has just two days to push through the Senate's changes to President Trump's so-called "big, beautiful bill," which won't be easy. Dozens of "no" votes will need to be flipped, Axios reports. Johnson admitted...

Capitol Police Speak on 'Troubling' Pizza Deliveries

Federal authorities are probing odd deliveries to lawmakers, Capitol Police leaders

(Newser) - Federal authorities are investigating a string of anonymous pizza deliveries sent to the homes of US lawmakers and US Capitol Police leadership nationwide. Sources say both Democratic and Republican House members have received the unsolicited pizzas, per ABC News . Deliveries have also targeted current and former Capitol Police leaders....

Friends Say It's Time for Oldest House Member to Call It a Day

Colleagues say Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, 88, has slowed down and is 'missing stuff'

(Newser) - Washington DC's nonvoting delegate to the House is the oldest member of the chamber—and some colleagues believe it could be time for Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton to call it a day. House Democrats tell Axios that Norton, who turned 88 last week, has slowed down significantly at a...

Trump Wins House Vote to Cancel Billions in Funding

GOP narrowly pushes through cuts in foreign assistance, money for NPR, PBS

(Newser) - The House narrowly voted Thursday to give President Trump the authority to cancel billions of dollars in funding already approved for foreign aid and public broadcasting. It measure is part of the Trump administration's effort to codify a portion of the cuts proposed by the Elon Musk's Department...

Bipartisan Bill Would Guard Weather Service From Job Cuts

Agency wasn't hired up even before Trump's cuts

(Newser) - After the National Weather Service lost nearly 600 positions in the Trump administration's cuts, a bipartisan bill was introduced in the House—backed by the only meteorologist in Congress—to make firing the agency's employees more difficult. Its cosponsors include lawmakers from states that have been hit with...

Both Parties Attack Miller Over Post on Guest Chaplain

Group says congresswoman should apologize to Sikhs and Muslims

(Newser) - Rep. Mary Miller's objection to a Sikh man delivering the morning prayer in the House on Friday, which she called "deeply troubling" and something "that should have never been allowed to happen," has united Republicans and Democrats in outrage. Among the facts the Illinois Republican got...

Congresswoman Misfires on Post About House Blessing

Mary Miller incorrectly identifies Sikh man as Muslim before deleting

(Newser) - GOP Rep. Mary Miller found fault with the man who led Friday's prayer on the House floor, but she got some fundamentals wrong before deleting her post altogether. As Politico explains, the gaffe happened after Giani Singh, a Sikh from New Jersey, led the prayer at the invitation of...

'Big Beautiful Bill' Passes With 2 GOP Holdouts

Measure crucial to President Trump's domestic agenda finally clears the House

(Newser) - The "big beautiful bill" has finally cleared the House, by a whisker. The massive spending package crucial to President Trump's domestic agenda passed 215-214 early Thursday after a marathon House session led by Speaker Mike Johnson, reports Axios .
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AOC Turns Down New Party Role, Makes 'Seniority' Dig

Congresswoman won't be vying for Dem leadership spot on House Oversight Committee

(Newser) - New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has career options , but one thing she won't be doing is vying for the top Democratic spot on the House Oversight Committee. "It's actually clear to me that the underlying dynamics in the Caucus have not shifted with respect to seniority as...

Maine's 'Polarizing' Ex-Gov Aims to Unseat a House Dem

Paul LePage targets Maine's highly competitive congressional district in 2026

(Newser) - Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage announced Monday he's running for Congress in the state's 2nd District, aiming to unseat Democratic Rep. Jared Golden. LePage, a Republican who led Maine from 2011 to 2019 and unsuccessfully ran for governor again in 2022, filed his campaign papers Sunday. The...

Platforms Will Have 48 Hours to Remove Flagged Revenge Porn

Congress passes Take It Down Act, which Trump has promised to sign

(Newser) - A bill targeting revenge porn and "deepfake" nudes, supported by first lady Melania Trump, passed the House in a 409-2 vote on Monday after unanimously passing the Senate in February and is now expected to receive the president's signature. What you need to know about the bipartisan Take...

Trump Supports Proxy Rule After Vote That Johnson Lost

Speaker's plan to quash the proposal from new moms was rejected in dramatic House vote

(Newser) - First, House Speaker Mike Johnson suffered a high-profile defeat after digging in on a rule change, when Republican members voted with Democrats. Now, President Trump has landed on the other side, as well, the New York Times reports. "I don't know why it's controversial," Trump said Thursday...

Another Defection for the House Freedom Caucus

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna leaves group over her push to allow proxy voting for new parents

(Newser) - The House Freedom Caucus has lost yet another member, and she's not exiting quietly. On Monday, GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida submitted a letter to the conservative hard-liner group explaining she was resigning "with a heavy heart," after she says her respect for them was...

She Rushed to DC With Newborn for House Vote

Rep. Brittany Pettersen is leading push to allow remote voting for new mothers in Congress

(Newser) - A Democratic lawmaker who voted with a weeks-old baby in her arms this week is pushing to change the rules on proxy voting in the House. Rep. Brittany Pettersen flew from Colorado to Washington, DC, with her four-week-old son for Tuesday night's vote on a budget resolution . "Unfortunately,...

House Narrowly Passes Big Budget Resolution

Only one Republican voted against it

(Newser) - With a push from President Trump, House Republicans sent a GOP budget blueprint to passage Tuesday, a step toward delivering his "big, beautiful bill" with $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and $2 trillion in spending cuts despite a wall of opposition from Democrats and discomfort among Republicans.
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Nancy Mace Takes House Floor With 'Stunning' Accusations

She alleges ex-fiance and associates sexually assaulted her, others

(Newser) - Nancy Mace promised to go "scorched earth" as she began her nearly hourlong remarks on the House floor Monday, per C-SPAN . What followed was a speech the Hill calls "stunning," and also "highly unusual." The congresswoman from South Carolina accused her ex-fiance and three of...

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