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# House Of Representatives

Yesterday
1st December 2023
'Crook' congressman George Santos expelled from US House of Representatives
Santos has become notorious for a series of bizarre fabrications, including claiming to be Jewish and having been a college volleyball star.
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This year
2023
Larry Donnelly: A new House Speaker has been elected in the US - Mike Johnson, now what?
Our columnist looks at the right-wing constitutional lawyer and close associate of Trump is now the House Speaker and hence an extremely powerful man.
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Oct 28th 2023, 8:00 PM
'Be careful what you wish for': Both Republicans and Democrats may live to regret axing speaker
The ousting of speaker Kevin McCarthy is seen as a “big victory” for the hard-right, but at what cost?
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Oct 4th 2023, 2:26 PM
US veterans testify of ‘catastrophic’ impact of chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan
The initial hearing displayed the open wounds from the end of America’s longest war in August 2021.
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Mar 9th 2023, 7:29 AM
US House speaker finally chosen after bitter Republican dispute
A far-right revolt in the party had extended the contest to a historic 15 rounds of voting.
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Jan 7th 2023, 7:36 AM
Explainer: Why can't the House of Representatives elect a speaker?
Twenty hardline Republicans are blocking their party’s candidate, Kevin McCarthy.
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Jan 6th 2023, 1:12 PM
Deadlock deepens in US House showdown as Republicans again fail to elect speaker
US President Joe Biden called the Republicans’ struggles “embarrassing”.
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Last year
2022
Pelosi to step down as Speaker as Republicans set to retake US House of Representatives
The California Democrat rose to become the nation’s first woman to wield the speaker’s gavel.
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Nov 17th 2022, 6:02 PM
Nancy Pelosi tests positive for Covid-19
Pelosi, 82, received a positive result a day after attending a bill signing event at the White House with President Joe Biden.
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Apr 7th 2022, 7:32 PM
All time
House of Representatives scraps today's session amid threats of US Capitol 'breach'
The warning was prompted by intelligence about an unnamed militia group.
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Mar 4th 2021, 7:04 AM
Radical US Republican under fire over social media posts signalling support for execution of Democrats
Marjorie Taylor Greene also posted a video of herself confronting a school shooting survivor, calling him a “coward”.
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Jan 28th 2021, 10:30 PM
House Republicans who helped Capitol Hill rioters could be prosecuted - Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi said there was “strong interest” in Congress for a 9/11-style investigation of the attack on the Capitol.
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Jan 16th 2021, 7:45 AM
US President Donald Trump impeached by House of Representatives for second time
Ten Republican representatives joined with Democrats to vote to impeach Donald Trump.
Pelosi referred to the rioters as "domestic terrorists"
McCarthy calls for unity but says impeachment will divide
President Trump calls for demonstrations to be non-violent
Mike Pence rules out invoking 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office
Timeline: Is there time to impeach Trump and could he be banned from running in the future?
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Jan 13th 2021, 11:12 PM
House of Representatives votes to override Trump’s veto of defence bill
If approved by the Senate, the override would be the first of Trump’s presidency.
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Dec 29th 2020, 7:16 AM
US House of Representatives approves bill to decriminalise cannabis at federal level
The bill, which passed 228-164, will now go to the Republican-controlled Senate.
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Dec 5th 2020, 7:42 AM
Here's what you need to know about the US Senate and House post-election
The Democrats look unlikely to flip the Senate, as some had predicted.
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Nov 5th 2020, 5:30 PM
QAnon-supporting Republican wins US House of Representatives seat
A transgender person has also been elected to the US Senate for the first time.
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Nov 4th 2020, 4:06 AM
US politician and civil rights leader John Lewis dies aged 80
He was the youngest and last survivor of the Big Six civil rights activists.
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Jul 18th 2020, 5:34 PM
US House of Representatives passes police reform bill after George Floyd death
US President Donald Trump’s administration said he would veto the bill.
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Jun 26th 2020, 7:21 AM
US moved to freeze Ukraine aid 90 minutes after Trump's phone call with Zelensky
Trump is accused of withholding $400 million in assistance to Ukraine to push Kiev to investigate his political rival, Joe Biden.
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Dec 23rd 2019, 2:52 PM
Trump accepts Pelosi invite to deliver State of Union speech on 4 February
The speech will take place in the US House of Representatives.
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Dec 20th 2019, 8:37 PM
Trump demands 'immediate' impeachment trial in US Senate
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has delayed sending the articles of impeachment to the Senate.
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Dec 20th 2019, 10:44 AM
Donald Trump has been impeached by House of Representatives in historic vote
The Republican-dominated Senate will now open a trial expected in January and is all but certain to acquit the president.
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Dec 19th 2019, 1:35 AM
Donald Trump faces historic impeachment vote today
Trump would become only the third US president to be impeached.
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Dec 18th 2019, 7:24 AM
Articles of impeachment against Trump approved by House of Reps committee
The president is set to face charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
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Dec 13th 2019, 5:22 PM
House of Representatives to proceed with articles of impeachment against Donald Trump
Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi made the announcement this afternoon.
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Dec 5th 2019, 2:43 PM
Trump's White House chief of staff summoned to testify in impeachment probe
Mick Mulvaney is the latest official to be summoned in the investigation. paimage
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Nov 6th 2019, 8:01 AM
Trump's racist tweets condemned by US House of Representatives
At the weekend, the US President tweeted that four congresswomen should “go back” to their countries of origin.
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Jul 17th 2019, 7:06 AM
Who are the progressive congresswomen Trump tweeted should 'go back' to where they came from?
Trump said they should ‘go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came’.
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Jul 16th 2019, 6:28 PM
Steve Bannon refuses to answer lawmakers' questions following 'White House instructions'
This is the first time Bannon has testified in the probe around Trump’s campaign involvement with Russia.
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Jan 17th 2018, 7:14 AM
Trump hails 'historic' victory as Republican tax plan passes through Congress
Republican lawmakers were headed to the White House later today to celebrate with the president.
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Dec 20th 2017, 9:52 PM
Republicans look set to hold House of Representatives and Senate
While the final numbers aren’t in, it looks like yet more good news for the Republican Party.
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Nov 9th 2016, 6:26 AM
Opinion: US midterm elections – why they’re important to America and the world
The midterms are equally worthy of your attention as the US presidential elections.
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Oct 20th 2014, 10:30 PM
The US House of Representatives voted to sue Obama
The house claims the US President overstepped his powers with the Obamacare reform bill.
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Jul 31st 2014, 10:26 AM
Blow to hopes of illegal Irish as immigration officers slam bill
The union representing immigration service employees say proposals to reform US immigration ‘will damage public safety’.
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May 20th 2013, 10:00 PM
United States braced for swingeing sequester of €85bn budget cuts
Analysts say that the cuts, due to come into force overnight, will take a number of months to take effect and will see growth fall by as much as 0.7 per cent.
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Mar 1st 2013, 8:01 AM
New US Congress sworn in ahead of tough spending talks
Curbing the US’s runaway national debt, and reforming immigration law, are points on the 113th Congress’s agenda.
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Jan 4th 2013, 8:06 AM
Superstorm Sandy: Congress to vote on aid after stinging rebuke from governor
New Jersey governor Chris Christie pulled no punches in condemning “toxic internal politics” within his own Republican party.
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Jan 3rd 2013, 9:00 AM
Explainer: What is the 'fiscal cliff' and why does it matter?
The US is facing a potentially devastating financial crisis in less than a week but what is it all about, what impact will it have on Ireland and what’s got to happen if it is to be avoided? TheJournal.ie explains…
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Dec 27th 2012, 3:16 PM
Republicans will keep control of US House of Representatives
John Boehner will remain as the Speaker, as the Republicans are set to keep a clear majority in the 438-member House.
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Nov 7th 2012, 2:28 AM
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