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Drama-Filled Vote-Trading on House Floor Ends With Passage of Massive Defense Bill
The House of Representative passed the National Defense Authorization Act, an annual defense bill, by a vote of 312-112 Wednesday evening after a drama-filled day on the House floor. The NDAA, with over a $900 billion price tag, received support from both Republicans and Democrats, a rarity this Congress, as House Speaker Mike Johnson has… -
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House Passes HALT Fentanyl Act, Sending Bill to Trump’s Desk
The House passed the HALT Fentanyl Act on Thursday, sending the bill to President Donald Trump’s desk for his signature. “Fentanyl is a bioweapon, and this bill treats it like one,” Rep. Addison McDowell, R-N.C., whose younger brother died from a fentanyl overdose, told The Daily Signal. “The HALT Fentanyl Act slams the… -
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House GOP Passes DOGE Cuts by a Whisker After Chaos on Floor
The House Republicans successfully passed a rescissions package to cut $9.4 billion from foreign aid and public broadcasting Thursday, in the first major codification of President Donald Trump’s efforts to restructure the federal government. The rescissions package, which targeted funding for the U.S. Agency for International Development as well as for National Public Radio and… -
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House Anti-Opioids Bill Easily Passes Despite Unexpected Opposition
A bill on the normally bipartisan issue of combating America’s opioid epidemic faced some opposition from Democrats in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, but still passed handily. Dubbed the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025, the legislation reauthorizes funding for the fiscal years 2026 to 2030 for grants and other programs… -
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House Passes ‘Big, Beautiful’ Budget Bill
The House of Representatives passed a budget reconciliation bill that, if signed into law, would secure a number of President Donald Trump’s campaign promises, such as extending his first-term 2017 tax cuts and funding border security. The bill passed by a 215-214 margin with one “present” vote. It will now go to the Senate. House… -
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House Passes Spending Bill Without Debt Limit Raise
After a tumultuous 48 hours and change, the House has voted in favor of a continuing resolution that funds the government until March. The continuing resolution passed under suspension of the rules, which requires a two-thirds majority of the lower chamber. With the Senate’s approval and President Joe Biden’s signature, the government shutdown scheduled to… -
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House Passes Massive Defense Bill With Provision Blocking Pentagon From Funding Abortions
The House of Representatives on Friday approved a massive National Defense Authorization Act, complete with an amendment blocking the Pentagon from funding abortions with taxpayer dollars. Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, had introduced an amendment to the $883.7 billion act blocking President Joe Biden’s administration from using taxpayer funds to reimburse abortion-related expenses. Van Duyne… -
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House Passes Bill to Restore Citizenship Question to Census
Legislation adopted Wednesday by the House of Representatives would restore a question about U.S. citizenship to the 2030 census, potentially reshaping congressional representation and the Electoral College. Lawmakers voted, 206-202, to pass the Equal Representation Act, a bill championed by Reps. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., and Warren Davidson, R-Ohio. (See how your representative voted.) Sen. Bill… -
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House Votes to Stop Biden’s Green ‘Slush Fund’
By a vote of 209-204, the House passed legislation Friday to eliminate what critics call a green energy slush fund. The Daily Signal first reported last year on the bill, called the Cutting Green Corruption and Taxes Act and sponsored by Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Ala., chairman of the Republican Policy Committee. “This is a major… -
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NO SURPRISE: Liberal Media Ignore House Panel’s Hunter Biden Hearing
For the first two years of Joe Biden’s presidency, the partisan Democrats of our “legacy media” treated the “Pelosi-Picked Panel” on Jan. 6 as a dominant story, worthy of hundreds of hours of television, both live coverage of the hearings and breathless cycles of previews and reviews. Once Republicans took over the House, would… -
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Conservatives Protest as House Passes $1.2 Trillion Spending Package
By a vote of 286-134 over conservatives’ objections, the House passed a $1.2 trillion spending package late Friday morning, avoiding a partial government shutdown but putting House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., in jeopardy of losing the speakership. The bill now goes to the Senate, where it is expected to pass because Democrats have a working… -
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Here’s How DC Created ‘Crime and Disorder Crisis,’ Witness Testifies at House Hearing
The nation’s capital has seen a drastic jump in violent crime in recent years, putting residents, visitors, and lawmakers at elevated risk of victimization. A House committee held a hearing Thursday to address the crime issue in the District of Columbia. Among the witnesses was Rafael A. Mangual, the Nick Ohnell fellow at the Manhattan… -
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‘Easy Vote’: House Passes Bipartisan Rebuke of Biden Admin’s ‘Radical’ Natural Gas Restriction
The House passed a bill Thursday that would effectively lift the Biden administration’s pause on new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals. The lower chamber passed the “Unlocking Our Domestic LNG Potential Act,” introduced by Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, by a 224-200 bipartisan vote, with nine House Democrats crossing the aisle to join Republicans in… -
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House Passes Bill to Repeal Biden’s Student Loan Repayment Plan
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill that would repeal the student loan plan issued by the Biden administration after its original plan was ruled unlawful by the Supreme Court. The Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan was issued by the Department of Education on July 10, less than two weeks after the Supreme… -
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House Passes Bill Barring Funding to House Illegal Aliens on Federal Land
The federal government shouldn’t be permitted to use taxpayer funds to house illegal aliens on federal government land, under a bill passed by the House on Thursday. The legislation was introduced by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., and specifically prohibits federal funding from being used to provide housing for illegal aliens on land that is under the… -
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House Passes Bill Keeping Spending at Current Levels Through Early 2024
The House voted to pass a spending bill to keep the government running at current levels through early 2024—with no new funding for border security, Israel, or Ukraine. The continuing resolution, which passed 336 to 95, also has no spending cuts. Ninety-three Republicans and two Democrats voted against the bill, while one Republican and two… -
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House Votes to Advance Resolution to Censure Rashida Tlaib for Antisemitic Rhetoric
The House of Representatives declined to table a resolution that would censure Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan for her pro-Gaza advocacy and criticism of Israel, which many have accused of being antisemitic, in a vote on Tuesday. Tlaib has been criticized for her rhetoric on the dispute between Israel and Hamas following the latter’s terrorist attacks… -
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House Liberals Use Hearing on Global Religious Persecution to Decry ‘Christian Nationalism’ in America
At a congressional hearing about global religious persecution last week, some House Democrats hijacked the event to fearmonger about a small school of political thought that espouses a position that its proponents call “Christian nationalism.” The Oct. 25 hearing was held by the House Oversight subcommittee on national security, the border, and foreign affairs. Yet, rather than… -
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Mike Johnson Becomes Speaker of the House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives has voted in Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana as speaker. "It is the honor of a lifetime to have been elected the 56th Speaker of the House," Johnson said Wednesday. "Thank you to my colleagues, friends, staff, and family for the unmatched support throughout this process." "It has been… -
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House Votes to Oust Kevin McCarthy as Speaker
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted from his position Tuesday afternoon. Eight Republicans and all Democrats present voted to remove McCarthy. “The office of speaker of the House of the United States House of Representatives is hereby declared vacant,” Rep. Steve Womack, R-Ark., who was presiding over the House chamber, said following the vote. Rep….