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The U.S. House of Representatives voted again on Wednesday to impeach Donald Trump, making him the only president to ever be impeached twice. Before the vote, the fissures in American society were on full display as Representatives went after each other — and Trump — on the House floor. Click on the video above for…

UPDATED with more details: It was just 13 months ago that the U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump for abuse of power in the Ukraine phone-call scandal and the Russia investigation. He was acquitted in a Senate trial weeks later. Not that there’s been much news here or around the world…

Nancy Pelosi was elected to another term as Speaker of the House, in an ever-so-tight vote that reflected Democrats’ narrower majority in the next Congress. Pelosi was elected 216-208 and will serve as speaker for her fourth term. Pelosi got the support of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and others on the left flank of the…

House leaders paid tribute to Luke Letlow, the 41-year-old congressman-elect from Louisiana who died on Tuesday after being hospitalized for complications from Covid-19. He was set to take office next week. Andrew Bautsch, a spokesman, confirmed to the Associated Press that Letlow died at Ochsner-LSU Health…

The House of Representatives will allow for proxy voting for the first time in its history, as a way to address concerns over the gathering of lawmakers on Capitol Hill during the coronavirus crisis. The rules change was approved on Friday in a party line vote, 217 to 189. It came in advance of a vote on a $3…

UPDATED: President Donald Trump signed a massive $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill, just a couple hours after the House of Representatives have its approval by voice vote. “I want to thank Democrats and Republicans for coming together and putting America first,” Trump said. Joining him were Republican leaders but no…

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the National Endowment for the Arts each got funding boosts in the government funding agreement passed by the House on Tuesday. House and Senate negotiators agreed to a $20 million increase in funding for CPB, which distributes grants to public television stations and other…

Rep. Katie Hill (D-CA) blasted what she called a “double standard” as she resigned from her House seat following the publication of explicit photos on the right-wing site RedState. “I am leaving now because I no longer want to be used as a bargaining chip,” she said on the floor of the House on Thursday. “I am leaving…

The latest U.S. government shutdown ended before it began after members of the House of Representatives approved a budget deal early Friday morning. The move means that the shutdown, which became official at midnight Eastern time, should end before the working day begins. The House voted 240-186 to approve the bill…

Another US government shutdown became official at midnight Eastern time, but it might be over by morning. That’s the situation facing legislators, who will reconvene and work through the night in hopes of hammering out a compromise on a funding deal. As of shortly after midnight ET on Friday morning, the plan was to…

The House of Representatives passed again the $1.5T GOP tax overhaul at 12:56 PM Wednesday, cutting the audio immediately after House Speaker Paul Ryan brought down the gavel, lest viewers watching on cable news networks get to hear all of the reax in the hall. One day earlier, the House did same but only after cries…

Setting the stage, and the tone, for Wednesday’s promised White House presser after the House passes – again – the tax overhaul it previously passed Tuesday night, President Donald Trump trashed media outlets who will be attending. “Tax Cuts are so large and so meaningful, and yet the Fake News is working overtime to…