John Boehner's path to power - his history in the House
The House speaker announced Friday he would relinquish the top job in the House and leave Congress at the end of October
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Senate blocks spending bill defunding Planned Parenthood
A government shutdown looms if lawmakers can't resolve their differences over the embattled women's health care provider
GOP leaders eye tactics to defund Planned Parenthood
To avoid a shutdown, Republicans may use an obscure budget process called reconciliation
House votes against Iran agreement
Democrats had already blocked the GOP's resolution of disapproval of the Iran nuclear deal in the Senate Thursday
Senate to vote on Iran deal Thursday, House considers other measures
The deal gives Iran billions of dollars in sanctions relief in exchange for restraints to keep it from becoming a nuclear-armed state
Iran disapproval resolution stalls in the House
The House and Senate began consideration of a resolution to disapprove the Iran nuclear deal this week - the agreement is scheduled to go into effect Sept. 17
What Congress left undone before its August recess
Lawmakers were surprisingly productive in the first half of the year, but they still left much unfinished, adding to an already packed agenda in the fall
House Republicans say they have the votes to disapprove Iran nuclear deal
It is not clear that Republicans have the votes needed to override a presidential veto
Ahead of recess, House votes to fund highways, transit
The Senate plans to take up the House bill before a midnight Friday deadline
House votes to block mandatory GMO labeling
The food industry was fighting attempts to label foods that include genetically modified organisms
Democrats unveil sweeping LGBT anti-discrimination bill
The Equality Act of 2015 would enshrine a number of protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in federal law
Senate passes No Child Left Behind replacement
The bill needs to be reconciled with the House version, which changes the way federal dollars are doled out
GOP postpones House vote on breast cancer bill
Republican leaders took issue with funding a group that works with Planned Parenthood
Congress greets Iran deal with skepticism
Lawmakers have 60 days to review the agreement, and they could vote to block Congress from lifting sanctions
House votes to fund faster FDA approvals, NIH research
Bipartisan approval for controversial bill, which funds the changes with crude oil sales
Confederate flag controversy scuttles House bill
An amendment that is slated for a vote Thursday would block efforts to ban the flag in National Park Cemeteries
Will Congress finally overhaul No Child Left Behind?
The House and Senate are each advancing proposals to replace the controversial 2001 education bill, but significant hurdles remain
U.S. House approves ban of Confederate flags at federal cemeteries
Rep. Jared Huffman says cemeteries can honor history without "all of the dreadful things" the Confederate flag symbolizes
Dennis Hastert's attorney calls leaks in case "unconscionable"
Prosecutors and lawyers in the Hastert case appeared in court Thursday for a status hearing
Republican leaders putting together trade rescue plan
A piece of controversial trade legislation, backed by the White House, was blocked by Democrats in the House last week
NSA surveillance reform bill advances in the Senate
The House has passed a version of the bill, which adjusts a controversial phone data collection program, but the Senate could change it
Lawmakers move on research tax break bill
Members of the House of Representatives passed a tax credit that gives businesses rewards for investments in research and development
House passes another temporary infrastructure funding bill
The measure, which funds the Highway Trust Fund for two months, is the 12th temporary patch passed in the last six years
Benghazi chairman: No Clinton testimony until documents received
GOP Rep. Trey Gowdy says the State Department is slow-walking the release of materials related to the 2012 terror attack in Libya
House passes bill giving Congress say on any Iran nuclear accord
Lawmakers have insisted on chance to review, possibly nix what could be a significant international accord to get Tehran to curb its nuclear program
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she's resigning from Congress
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia announced Friday she will resign from Congress early next year.
Trump praises Mamdani after White House meeting: "I want him to do a great job"
President Trump and incoming New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said they looked forward to working together in a remarkable scene at the White House.
Comey seeks to dismiss charges over alleged "fundamental errors" before grand jury
Comey's lawyers said in a filing that errors in the grand jury process "reflect the reckless and ill-conceived nature of this prosecution."
Zelenskyy talks with allies on peace plan as Trump sets Thanksgiving deadline
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says U.S. peace plan forces Ukraine to choose between losing "dignity" or "a key partner."
Democratic senator clashes with Ric Grenell over Kennedy Center operations
Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Kennedy Center president Ric Grenell are clashing over the Kennedy Center's spending and operations.
Supreme Court halts ruling that tossed out Texas' House maps — for now
Texas asked the Supreme Court on Friday to halt a court order that threw out the state's redrawn House maps in time for next month's candidate filing deadline — arguing the new maps were driven by politics, not race.
Watch: Trump says he and Mamdani "agree on a lot more than I would have thought"
In a surprising shift of tone, the two were positive and often complimentary, with President Trump saying NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani "can do some things that I think are gonna be really great."
Stepbrother eyed in teen's cruise ship death may be called to testify, attorney says
A 16-year-old who is being eyed for possible involvement in the death of his stepsister on a Carnival cruise ship may be called to testify in person about the incident, an attorney said.
Trump says he is ending deportation protections for Somalis in Minnesota
President Trump on Friday said he is ending deportation protections for Somali immigrants in Minnesota.