December 20, 2015 House GOP majority aiming to soften financial overhaul law The House moved Tuesday toward approving a measure aimed at softening legislation responding to the 2008 financial crisis that put banks and Wall Street under the most sweeping rules since the Great Depression.
December 20, 2015 New GOP faces at the helm of 9 House committees Republicans remain in charge of the House, but it won't be the same Republicans leading many committees.
October 29, 2015 Paul Ryan: What to expect with new speaker in charge of the House A new beginning is upon us with the election of Paul Ryan as Speaker of the House of Representatives.
October 29, 2015 Will Paul Ryan be able to unite the GOP? Paul Ryan was elected Speaker of the House Thursday. The burning question now is can he unite his fractured party?
October 28, 2015 A litmus test for the next House Speaker This should be the “litmus test” for a new Speaker: Will you continue to break faith with citizens by taking an illegal ObamaCare waiver for your own benefit or will you insist that Congress is not above the law?
October 28, 2015 Sen. Lankford, Rep. Forbes: Let Coach Kennedy remain free to pray, as we are in Congress As members of the House and Senate, we open each daily legislative session with prayer.
October 25, 2015 After delay, lawmakers advance California vaccine bill Opponents of a proposal that would require California schoolchildren to be vaccinated vowed to continue their fight after a Senate committee overwhelmingly approved the bill Wednesday.
October 24, 2015 The Elephant in the House: Congress, conflict and the GOP Great leaders are expected to do three things: create change, confront conflict, and to know themselves. These interdependent pursuits lie at the core of everything truly successful leaders do.
October 18, 2015 Five myths about the House Freedom Caucus Here are five popularly repeated myths about the House Freedom Caucus.
October 8, 2015 Newt Gingrich for next House Speaker? The shaky state of things in Washington If the conservative Freedom Caucus that ousted Speaker John Boehner continues to frighten the next Speaker away from any legislative deals and budget compromises with Democrats then the nation will be in for political dysfunction and even government shutdown threats.