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Government officials testified at a hearing on the enforcement of antitrust laws. Witnesses included Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Joseph Simons and Makan Delrahim, assistant attorney…

Google CEO Sundar Pichai testified at a hearing on his company’s use of consumer data. He answered lawmakers' questions on issues that included search results, algorithms, privacy policies, …

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen appeared at an oversight hearing of her department’s border security actions and immigration enforcement policies. Secretary Nielsen expressed he…

The House approved H.R.6691, the Community Safety and Security Act of 2018. The bill further defines the term “crime of violence” in immigration law that may be used in determining whether a…

The House debated and approved a bill that expedites Department of Energy permit approvals for liquified natural gas. Members also voted to meet with senators to negotiate differences betwee…

Representatives of Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter testified at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on efforts by the social media companies to filter content from their users, and to answer …

FBI Agent Peter Strzok, who was removed from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian involvement in the 2016 U.S. elections, testified before a joint hearing of two House c…

The House approved legislation that would classify synthetic opioids such as fentanyl as controlled substances and create new federal criminal penalties for misusing such drugs. Throughout t…

The House passed a six year Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) reauthorization, 256-164.

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein testified before the House Judiciary Committee about Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russia’s influence in the 2016 presidential elec…

FBI Director Christopher Wray testified in an oversight hearing before the House Judiciary Committee. He addressed members' questions on several issues including the investigation led by Spe…

Attorney General Jeff Sessions testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Justice Department oversight issues and Russia’s role in the 2016 election. Attorney General Sessions told th…

The House debated and passed a bill making it easier for the secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs to remove employees for misconduct, and another that governs tax credits in the R…

The House passed bills under suspension of the rules related to the veterans' health, businesses that self insure employees, and separate bankruptcy proceedings for banks and large instituti…

The House debated several bills under suspension of the rules.

The House began consideration of two bills dealing with regulations from the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Members also approved legislatio…

The House passed a bill that requires congressional approval of federal regulations with an economic impact of over $100 million. Members also passed a resolution opposing the U.S. decision …

The House convened for one-minute speeches and then passed six bills debated under suspension of the rules. Members then debated H.R. 21, the Midnight Rules Relief Act, which would allow Con…

Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey testified at an oversight hearing of the FBI’s operations. Members focused their questions primarily on the FBI’s handling of the investi…

The House passed a bill requiring the Treasury Department to report to Congress on assets of Iranian political and military leaders. Members also approved another bill that delays government…