December 30, 2016 Obama sits down with leaders of new GOP-run Congress President Barack Obama and Republican congressional leaders paid lip service to the notion of bipartisanship in their first meeting of the year Tuesday, but neither side appeared to give ground on GOP priorities that have been met with a flurry of veto threats from the White House.
December 14, 2016 Intel panel nixes briefing on alleged Russian interference in US election after resistance The House Intelligence Committee abruptly canceled a briefing set for Thursday on alleged Russian interference in the U.S. election, after intelligence agencies refused to provide representatives for the session, Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ is told.
December 6, 2016 House backs away from vote to impeach IRS commissioner The House of Representatives turned aside an attempt by conservative hard-liners to impeach IRS Commissioner John Koskinen for his handling of congressional investigations into the tax agency.
November 22, 2016 'The house is burning down': Ryan, set to challenge Pelosi, fears for Democratic Party The Ohio congressman running to unseat Nancy Pelosi as House minority leader said Monday that the Democratic Party is playing with fire.
November 16, 2016 Ryan halts House GOP attempt to restore earmarks House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., unilaterally halted a bid Wednesday to restore earmarks, those directives that steer federal funds to specific projects back home.
October 12, 2016 Trump on Ryan: 'I don't want his support, I don't care about his support' Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump lashed out again at members of his own party Tuesday night, saying he was "tired of nonsupport" from GOP leaders who distanced themselves from him after the emergence of lewd comments Trump made about women a decade ago.
September 28, 2016 House leaders reach 'bipartisan agreement' on Flint water issue House Speaker Paul Ryan and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi came to an agreement late Tuesday to address the water crisis in Flint, Mich., and possibly avoiding a complete government shut down later this week.
September 15, 2016 Huelskamp may force impeachment vote against IRS chief despite deal One of the authors of impeachment articles against IRS Commissioner John Koskinen said Thursday that he could move to hold a House floor vote on the issue next week, scuppering an agreement among House Republicans to postpone the potentially divisive action.
September 15, 2016 House Republicans reach deal to avoid vote on impeaching IRS commissioner House Republicans reached an agreement late Wednesday to avoid a potentially divisive floor vote on impeaching IRS Commissioner John Koskinen.
September 8, 2016 IRS head Koskinen meets with House Republicans as impeachment vote looms IRS Commissioner John Koskinen met with two groups of House Republicans Wednesday amid an internal GOP debate about whether to move forward with an impeachment vote.