Tag: United States House of Representatives
Body of civil rights icon John Lewis crosses Selma bridge
SELMA, Ala. (AP) - The late U.S. Rep. John Lewis crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, for the final time Sunday as...
White House pushes narrow virus aid; Pelosi blasts GOP delay
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday assailed Republican “disarray†over a new pandemic relief package as the White House suggested a...
Body of civil rights icon John Lewis crosses Selma bridge
SELMA, Ala. (AP) - THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.SELMA, Ala. (AP) - The late U.S. Rep. John Lewis...
Hunger organization pushes out Yoho after Capitol incident
WASHINGTON (AP) - A nonpartisan Christian organization that seeks to end hunger said Saturday it asked for and received the resignation of Rep. Ted...
Women reflect on sexist slur that often goes unpunished
Ask a woman if she’s been called the B-word by a man - perhaps modified by the F-adjective - and chances are she’ll say,...
With no new law to curb drug costs, Trump tries own...
WASHINGTON (AP) - Unable to land the big deal with Congress to curb drug costs, President Donald Trump on Friday moved on his own...
Trump, GOP ally vow Confederate base names won’t change
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump and a top Senate Republican are pushing Congress to preserve the names of military bases that honor Confederate...
Despite COVID crisis, Congress seeks to do its day job
WASHINGTON (AP) - Even as lawmakers stumble in their quest to pass another coronavirus response measure, both the House and Senate sought to return...
Congress defies Trump veto threat on Confederate base names
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Thursday joined the House in defying a veto threat from President Donald Trump to approve defense legislation that...
House votes to remove Confederate statues from Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House has approved a bill to remove statues of Gen. Robert E. Lee and other Confederate leaders from the U.S....
