Senate, House and shutdown
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The resolutions now head to the House for a full vote.
The House Oversight Committee voted to hold bothBill Clinton and Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress after they failed to appear to testify in a probe involving Jeffrey Epstein.
The House voted to repeal a Senate GOP measure allowing lawmakers to sue the government for $500K, attaching it to a funding bill that could keep the government open.
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Senate and House of Delegates passed additional bills Thursday more than two weeks since lawmakers gaveled in to start the 2026 legislative session and with just under 45 days left in the 60-day session.
Republicans on the committee have been seeking to question the Clintons as part of a probe into the government's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case. The vote sends the matter to the full House.
Despite holding a governing trifecta, Republicans labored to steer the tightly divided House, with fewer votes and fewer bills that became law than almost any session in the last two decades.
Ahead of next year’s midterms, a number of members from both major parties have already announced they’re heading for the exits, either because they’re seeking higher office, simply aren’t running again, or are leaving the chamber early. Trump ...
WASHINGTON – The Capitol is quiet this week, with Congress out of town for its end-of-year recess, but lawmakers are gearing up for what promises to be a hectic few weeks of work when the Senate returns on Monday and the House a day later. Federal ...
Both the House and the Senate have moved to send to President Trump's desk a measure that would compel the Department of Justice to make public its files regarding the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The measure advanced through both chambers ...
Amid a partial government shutdown that went into effect Saturday, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries now says Democrats will not join Republicans in expediting the passage of the Senate-passed funding package -- and the partial shutdown is expected to last longer than first anticipated.