House votes to defuse debt limit crisis
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House overwhelmingly passed a bill Wednesday to permit the government to borrow enough money to avoid a first-time default for at least four months...
Congress ends without move on Superstorm Sandy aid
WASHINGTON (AP) - The current term of the U.S. Congress is set to end this week with no action on aid for the superstorm that left more than 100 dead...
House moves to reverse administration welfare plan
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans on Thursday followed up Mitt Romney's remarks about people who get federal aid with a bill that would reverse what they call President Barack Obama's relaxation of welfare-to-work requirements...
House files suit against Holder over gov't records
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Republican-run House has asked a federal court to enforce a subpoena against Attorney General Eric Holder. The subpoena demands that Holder produce records related to a bungled gun-tracking operation known as Operation Fast and Furious...
33rd time's the charm: GOP ♥'s health care repeal
SLIDESHOW - When the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives voted today to repeal the Affordable Care Act -- also known as "Obamacare" -- it will be their 33rd bite of the apple...
GOP memo calls abortion 'leading cause' of blacks' death
A controversial memo circulated by House Republicans has surfaced saying that African-American abortions are different from those of any other race...
House Republicans reject 2-month payroll tax cut
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Tuesday rejected legislation to extend a payroll tax cut and jobless benefits for two months, drawing a swift rebuke from President Barack Obama...
