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Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) issued a statement responding to the Speaker Pelosi’s proposed House Rules, calling the package “a blatant and cowardly assault on the voices and views of the Republican minority.”

The House voted Monday evening to override President Donald Trump’s veto of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, in a 322-87 vote.

The coronavirus relief package making its way through Congress includes a tax break for owners of racehorses.

Rep. Paul Mitchell (R-MI), an outgoing member of the United States House of Representatives, announced his intention to resign from the Republican Party on Monday.

The Democrat-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted on Friday to legalize marijuana at the federal level, a first for either body of Congress to vote in support of the matter.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) insisted during a Friday press conference that House Democrats received a “mandate” to pursue their progressive agenda based on the 2020 election results, despite several losing seats, because they collectively garnered “nearly 2 million more votes than Donald Trump.”

The House modified its format on Friday evening after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) defended holding a large dinner for incoming members of Congress — a move that swiftly triggered a wave of criticism as Democrats begin to urge Americans to cancel their traditional Thanksgiving plans.

American Christians are celebrating the election of at least 13 new pro-life women and the reelection of 11 incumbent pro-life women to the U.S. Congress.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) could once again see her speakership challenged following a lackluster showing of House Democrat candidates in Tuesday’s 2020 election.

State Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, the Republican nominee for New York’s 11th congressional district, is running against incumbent Democrat Max Rose in a race that the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) termed a top offensive target for 2020.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that she would run for her leadership position again if Democrats retain their House majority in November’s election.

Republican candidate Sean Parnell has outraised his Democrat challenger, Conor Lamb, for the second quarter in a row in the race to represent Pennsylvania’s 17th Congressional District, according to an emailed press release from Parnell’s campaign.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has officially informed her Democratic Party caucus that the House of Representative could decide the November election — and has urged them to focus on winning races that could decide the outcome.

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) introduced a bill Tuesday that would permanently ban isotonitazene, or “iso,” a dangerous synthetic opioid with no legitimate medical or industrial use.

During an interview with Mobile, AL radio’s FM Talk 106.5, Rep. Gary Palmer (R-AL), the chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee, argued that Republicans regaining control of the House of Representatives was not as far-fetched as some political watchers in the media say it is.

Georgia congressional candidate Marjorie Greene told The Kyle Olson Show on Saturday she is running for the U.S. House to maintain a “free America.”

Wednesday on the Fox Business Network, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said he remains optimistic the Republicans can retake the U.S. House of Representatives in November.

Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-MA) wrote a letter to the House of Representatives’ clerk on Friday stating he could not attend House proceedings because of the “ongoing public health emergency,” but then posted a photo of himself participating in early voting in his Senate primary in Massachusetts.

Peter Meijer won the contested Republican primary in Michigan’s 3rd Congressional District on Tuesday.

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Il) crossed party lines on Thursday to back a GOP-led measure that would allow civil suits against the government of the People’s Republic of China over its handling of the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Joe Biden is calling on Congressional Republicans and President Donald Trump to extend the Voting Rights Act if they are serious about honoring the legacy of John Lewis.

House Republicans will on Tuesday rally behind a push to formally condemn the Chinese Communist Party for hindering the coronavirus pandemic response here in the United States and around the world, Breitbart News has exclusively learned.

New polls show trouble for President Donald Trump’s re-election prospects, as well as for Republicans wishing to take the House and hold the Senate in 2020.

U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) is one of a growing number of Republican Members of Congress who have filed suit against Speaker Nancy Pelosi over new rules allowing proxy voting.

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said during a press conference on Tuesday that Rep. Tom Tiffany’s (R-WI) and Mike Garcia’s (R-CA) elections are a “good indication” for Republicans’ chances of taking back the House in November. 

The massive $3 trillion stimulus bill passed by House Democrats on Friday is “dead on arrival” in the Senate, Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) told Breitbart News Saturday evening.

California’s Congressman-elect Mike Garcia joined Sirius XM’s Breitbart News Tonight on Thursday where he discussed the “renaissance and awakening” from the American public and what his race portends for November.

On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) stated that the House of Representatives’ new proxy voting rules are “unconstitutional,” and that any significant pieces of legislation that are passed under the rules

The House Democrats’ rule providing for the consideration of their $3 trillion, 1,815-page phase four coronavirus bill would allow House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to recess the House until July 21.

House GOP Leader House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy told Breitbart News this weekend that Democrats under orders from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi backed out of a planned bipartisan commission to investigate the Chinese Communist Party and in particular the Chinese origins of the coronavirus.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) — alongside Republican leaders Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK.), ranking member of the House Rules Committee, and Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL), ranking member of the House Administration Committee — on Monday outlined a plan to reopen the People’s House during the coronavirus pandemic.

Steve Scalise said Nancy Pelosi could reconvene Congress while implementing social distancing and other measures regarding the coronavirus.

The House of Representatives has dropped plans to return to Washington, D.C., next week due to concerns stemming from the Chinese coronavirus pandemic, according to a top congressional Democrat. 

“If the House will not agree to that adjournment, I will exercise my Constitutional authority to adjourn both chambers of Congress,” Trump said.

“Do not let fear go viral,” Conroy prayed, asking for guidance for members of the House of Representatives.

In America, we are known for having thoughtful discussions about painful topics. But as the federal, state, and even municipal governments around the country are making decisions and taking actions to respond to the threat of the coronavirus, I can’t help but wonder – when did I fall asleep in America and wake up elsewhere?