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Omar elevated to No. 2 slot among House Budget Democrats - Roll Call

Rep. Ilhan Omar, who was booted off the House Foreign Affairs Committee earlier this year, won a consolation prize Wednesday.

Roll Call · Jun 7, 2023

House GOP presses forward with contempt against FBI director - Roll Call

The House Oversight and Accountability Committee plans to consider Thursday whether to hold the head of the FBI in contempt of Congress.

Roll Call · Jun 7, 2023

Capitol Lens | O Pioneers! - Roll Call

House leaders and Nebraska elected officials gathered in the Capitol’s Statuary Hall to dedicate a statue honoring novelist Willa Cather.

Roll Call · Jun 7, 2023

Still steaming over debt deal, conservatives derail House action - Roll Call

Hard-right House conservatives derailed legislation scheduled for floor votes Tuesday in a rebuke to GOP leadership.

Roll Call · Jun 6, 2023

Merck sues government over drug price negotiation - Roll Call

The lawsuit argues that the negotiation program violates the Fifth Amendment by not paying the company “just compensation” for its products.

Roll Call · Jun 6, 2023

Cybersecurity, nondefense research may face cuts in debt deal - Roll Call

Spending on cybersecurity, research, and basic science could take a hit from the cap on nondefense spending included in the debt measure.

Roll Call · Jun 6, 2023

Removed from Foreign Affairs, Omar amplifies her voice - Roll Call

Rep. Ilhan Omar, removed from the Foreign Affairs panel by House Republicans early this year, has amplified her message since.

Roll Call · Jun 6, 2023

How Abigail Spanberger represents Frontline Democrats on leadership - Roll Call

Abigail Spanberger, who ended a 36-year GOP hold in her Virginia district, is battlground representative for House Democratic leadership.

Roll Call · Jun 6, 2023

Congress tees up FAA, pipeline safety, rail, supply chain bills - Roll Call

Senate Democrats may push for an airline "passengers' bill of rights" in the aviation reauthorization effort on the agenda this summer.

Roll Call · Jun 6, 2023

IRS budget battle not over after debt ceiling agreement - Roll Call

A handshake deal to redirect IRS funding to offset tight spending caps for other domestic programs won’t mark the end of a partisan battle.

Roll Call · Jun 5, 2023