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Tag: U.S. House of Representatives

National

WATCH LIVE: The House Is Expected To Impeach Trump A 2nd Time. Here’s How It Will Work

Deirdre Walsh, NPR

Posted on January 13, 2021 · The article of impeachment accuses President Trump of "incitement of insurrection" for his comments and actions leading up to last week's riot at the Capitol. Watch the proceedings live at 9 a.m. ET.

Tags Donald Trump Impeachment Joe Biden Nancy Pelosi U.S. House of Representatives

National

House Approves 25th Amendment Resolution Against Trump, Pence Says He Won’t Invoke

Alana Wise, NPR

Posted on January 12, 2021 · Democrats and some Republicans have called for President Trump's removal from office for his role in inciting a violent mob that overtook the U.S. Capitol last week.

Tags 25th amendment Chuck Schumer congress Donald Trump Mike Pence Nancy Pelosi U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate

National

Impeachment Resolution Cites Trump’s ‘Incitement’ Of Capitol Insurrection

Brian Naylor, NPR

Posted on January 11, 2021 · The article references President Trump's repeated false claims of widespread voter fraud as well as specific comments during a rally ahead of the riot. Read the full text of the resolution.

Tags Democrats Donald Trump Impeachment incitement insurrection riot U.S. Capitol U.S. House of Representatives

National

Republican Lawmakers Divided On Election Certification

Matthew S. Schwartz, NPR

Posted on January 4, 2021 · Dozens of Republicans in the House and Senate have said they will object to certification of the Electoral College results. Others say it's time to move on.

Tags bill barr Democrats Department of Justice Donald Trump Joe Biden Mitt Romney Republicans ron johnson ted cruz U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate

Election 2020

Congressional Dems Ask 5th Circ. To Expand Mail-In Ballot Drop-Off Locations In Texas

Grace Hatfield, HPM Intern

Posted on October 12, 2020 · The federal appellate court had halted a lower court's ruling to allow multiple mail-in ballot drop-off locations across the state.

Tags congress greg abbott mail in ballot sheila jackson lee TXDecides U.S. House of Representatives voting

Election 2020

Mike Siegel Will Again Challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul For Seat That Spans From Houston To Austin

Andrew Schneider

Posted on July 14, 2020 · It’s the second time Siegel will challenge the longtime Republican incumbent.

Tags congress Michael McCaul Mike Siegel Pritesh Gandhi U.S. House of Representatives

News

House Passes Resolution Formalizing Impeachment Inquiry

Brandon Carter, NPR

Posted on October 31, 2019 · In a press conference ahead of the vote, Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed back on Republican claims that the process is unfair to the president, saying the procedures are "very transparent and open."

Tags Impeachment Trump U.S. House of Representatives

Politics

Congressman Pete Olson Won’t Run For Re-Election In 2020

HPM Digital Team / Houston Matters

Posted on July 25, 2019 · Olson was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2008. Political analyst Nancy Sims tells Houston Matters that the Texas 22nd Congressional District becomes a target for both Democrats and Republicans.

Tags Brazoria County Fort Bend County harris county Pete Olson texas U.S. House of Representatives

National

Supreme Court Leaves Citizenship Question Blocked For Now From 2020 Census

Nina Totenberg, NPR / HANSI LO WANG, NPR

Posted on June 27, 2019 · The decision comes more than a year after the Trump administration announced plans to include on forms for the national head count the question, "Is this person a citizen of the United States?"

Tags census supreme court Trump U.S. House of Representatives Wilbur Ross

National

House Passes $4.5 Billion In Emergency Border Aid

Scott Neuman, NPR

Posted on June 26, 2019 · President Trump has threatened to veto the measure in favor of a Senate Republican version of the bill that would include about $50 million more for immigration courts.

Tags mexico Mitch McConnell Nancy Pelosi U.S. U.S. House of Representatives

Politics

After Delay Initiated By U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, Congress Finally Passes $19.1 Billion Disaster Aid Package

Adam Willis, Texas Tribune

Posted on June 4, 2019 · The bill includes a provision aimed at forcing the federal government to release more than $4 billion to Texas that Congress allocated to the state more than a year ago.

Tags disaster relief bill Hurricane Harvey U.S. House of Representatives

News

Texas Defies Congressional Request For Information On Voter Roll Review

Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune

Posted on April 12, 2019 · The U.S. House's main investigative committee had asked for documents and communications from state officials involved in the review.

Tags Committee on Oversight and Reform Elijah Cummings ken paxton texas U.S. House of Representatives

Party Politics

Government Shutdown Continues Over Border Wall Funding

HPM Digital Team

Posted on January 3, 2019 · The new Democratic majority in the U.S. House of Representatives makes it harder to get a deal and the White House is digging in.

Tags Beto Julian Castro romney Trump U.S. House of Representatives United States wall white house

Politics

Beto O’Rourke No Longer Ruling Out 2020 Presidential Run

Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune / Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune

Posted on November 26, 2018 · U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso, said at a town hall in El Paso Monday that he and his wife had "made a decision not to rule anything out."

Tags Beto O'Rourke El Paso senate ted cruz texas Trump U.S. House of Representatives white house

News

Report: Democrats Would Need Huge Wave To Win U.S. House

DAVID A. LIEB, AP

Posted on March 26, 2018 · The report projects that a 10 percentage point national margin would gain 21 seats for Democrats — still shy of the 23 or 24 needed to claim a House majority

Tags Democrats election Republicans U.S. House of Representatives

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