Associated Press
| May 14, 2013
Attorney General Eric Holder defended the Justice Department's decision to seize two months of Associated Press phone records (including for the AP phone in the House of Representatives press gallery) because of one of the "most serious leaks" he ...
CNN
| Apr 22, 2013
Two men linked to al-Qaeda "elements" in Iran have been charged with plotting a terror attack on a Canada train in the greater Toronto area, according to law enforcement authorities. A US congressman told CNN that the men were targeting a US-...
Newsy
| Apr 21, 2013
The hacktivist collective Anonymous is calling on sympathizers to take the Internet dark Monday to protest the passage in the US House of Representatives of the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act. The measure would al...
Newsy
| Mar 23, 2013
US Senate Democrats successfully passed their first budget in four years early Saturday. The plan was only passed by a slim margin and after 20 hours of debate, and the question remains whether budget will be able to pass the Republican House.
Newsy
| Feb 3, 2013
The House of Representatives has pressed pause on Spotify indefinitely citing data security concerns, and the music streaming service is calling foul. The popular music service isn't alone in its fight, gaining support from some prominent Capitol ...
The Wall Street Journal
| Jan 2, 2013
Chris Christie didn't hide his disgust with his fellow Republicans after the House of Representatives canceled a vote on a Superstorm Sandy aid package. The furious New Jersey governor slammed John Boehner and other House Republicans, accusing the...
Al Jazeera English
| Jan 2, 2013
After months of tense negotiations in the US, a deal has finally been done to avert the so-called fiscal cliff. The agreement to avoid massive spending cuts and tax rises passed the House of Representatives after mont...
Democracy Now!
| Dec 28, 2012
As President Obama meets with congressional leaders at the White House in a last-ditch effort to reach a budget deal, we speak to outgoing Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich about the so-called fiscal cliff. If an agreement is not reached in time, US...
Al Jazeera English
| Dec 20, 2012
A deal to avert a Jan. 1 fiscal cliff steep enough to push the US back into recession now looks as far away as ever. House Speaker John Boehner was forced to pull his 'Plan B' with a tax rise on those earning more than $1 million after a humiliati...
Associated Press
| Nov 7, 2012
Democrats held their narrow majority in the Senate, grabbing GOP seats in Massachusetts and Indiana, and rebuffing Republican challenges in Missouri, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio. Republicans retained control of the House, assuring that Preside...
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...time, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) has passed the US House of Representatives with 288 votes in favor. The controve...
— Apr 19 at 01:29 pm
...to share customers' personal information with any government authorities The US House of Representatives has passed the Cyber Intelligence Shari...
— Sep 14, 2012 at 03:41 am
...(DOJ), demanding answers about illegal email and telephone call surveillance at the National Security Agency (NSA). “As Congress gears up to rec...
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...of 2010." Two Democrats joined 227 Republicans i voting for repeal while 195 Democrats voted to keep this oppressive bill. Nine Representatives ...
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The United States House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the United States Congress. It is frequently referred to as the House. The other house is the Senate.
The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the United States Constitution. The major power of the House is to pass federal legislation that affects the entire country although its bills must also be passed by the Senate and further agreed to by the U.S. President before becoming law. The House has several exclusive powers: the power to initiate revenue bills, to impeach officials, and to elect the U.S. President in case there is no majority in the Electoral College.
Each U.S. state is represented in the House in proportion to its population but is entitled to at least one representative. The most populous state, California, currently has 53 representatives. The total number of voting representatives is fixed by law at 435. Each representative serves for a two-year term. The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, who presides over the chamber, is elected by the members of the House, and is therefore traditionally the leader of the House Democratic Caucus or the House Republican Conference, whichever party has more voting members.
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