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West Virginia Public Broadcasting
April 23, 2018
On April 23, 1861, Union loyalists from Virginia's 11th District elected Kellian Whaley to the U.S. House of Representatives, replacing former Congressman Albert Gallatin Jenkins, who'd stepped down to support the Confederacy. The vote came just six days after Virginia had voted to secede from the UnionÃâà...
New Bern Sun Journal
April 16, 2018
U.S. House of Representatives District 3 candidates were sent the following questions by The Daily News in advance of the May 8 primary election. Phil Law and Scott Dacey are challenging incumbent Walter Jones for the seat. Name: Phil Law. Political Party: Republican. Seeking: US House 3rdÃâà...
BBC News
April 11, 2018
US House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan will not run for re-election this year, in a big blow to Republicans with mid-term elections looming. Congress' most powerful lawmaker said he would not stand for another term in his Wisconsin district this November. Republicans already face a toughÃâà...
Quartz
April 9, 2018
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is heading to Washington, to finally address lawmakers in two hearings this week. He will be grilled on the Cambridge Analytica scandal, in which a shadowy data firm obtained the information of up to 87 million people without their permission, as well as Russian meddlingÃâà...
The Cut
April 6, 2018
A record-breaking number of women have filed to run for seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, and the majority of them are registered as Democrats. According to the AP, 309 women across the country have filed candidacy papers to run, beating out the previous record of 298 women in 2012.
Lexology
March 30, 2018
On March 20, 2018, Reps. Steve Stivers (R-Ohio) and Bill Foster (D-Ill.) announced in an article that they would introduce the STRONGER Patents Act to the U.S. House of Representatives. More formally referred to as The Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth and Economic ResilienceÃâà...
Chicago Tribune
March 26, 2018
To win a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, Democrats would need a tremendous electoral wave not seen in more than 40 years to overcome Republican advantages from gerrymandered districts in key states, according to an analysis from the Brennan Center for Justice . The report projectsÃâà...
Prague Daily Monitor
March 26, 2018
Prague, March 25 (CTK) - Paul Ryan, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, was due to arrive in Prague on Sunday for a private visit during which he would meet Czech PM Andrej Babis (ANO) on Monday and visit both houses of parliament on Tuesday. A meeting with President Milos Zeman is notÃâà...
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
March 26, 2018
PRAGUE -- The speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives said President Donald Trump made the "right call" in deciding to expel dozens of Russian diplomats in response to the poisoning of a Russian ex-spy on British soil. House Speaker Paul Ryan (Republican-Wisconsin) made the comments in aÃâà...
Houston Public Media
March 26, 2018
To win a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, Democrats would need a tremendous electoral wave not seen in more than 40 years to overcome Republican advantages from gerrymandered districts in key states, according to an analysis from the Brennan Center for Justice. The report projects thatÃâà...
Haaretz
March 25, 2018
The Democratic Minority leader in the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, will lead a delegation of ten other fellow House Democrats on a trip to Israel and Jordan on Saturday. The trip is to focus on "global and regional security and cooperation issues," a statement by Pelosi's office said,Ãâà...
Lake County News
March 25, 2018
Palsson to run for U.S. House of Representatives seat for California's Fifth District ... NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – Teacher, nonprofit communications director and former Lake County resident Nils Palsson has filed as a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in the Fifth Congressional District in theÃâà...
World Socialist Web Site
March 23, 2018
The US House of Representatives voted Thursday afternoon to approve the federal budget for the current fiscal year, including a record $695 billion for the Pentagon, the largest amount ever, and more than half the total. The budget passed by a bipartisan vote of 256-167, with majorities of both theÃâà...
Mondaq News Alerts
March 23, 2018
In their article, Reps. Stivers and Foster indicate that the STRONGER Patents Act is needed now because "recent changes to patent laws have made patents harder to defend and enforce, and they have devalued American intellectual property." They also enumerate perceived shortcomings of the PatentÃâà...
Sun Sentinel
March 21, 2018
"A version of the Taylor Force Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously," Michael Makovsky, president and CEO of JINSA, a pro-Israel think tank that has been lobbying for the bill, told JNS. "Apparently, Senate Democrats are more favorable to that legislation, but the Senate RepublicanÃâà...
New York Magazine
March 21, 2018
The House missed one deadline last night, but Congress is expected to pass an omnibus appropriations bill by the end of the week, with or without more drama. Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images. The U.S. House of Representatives missed its own internal deadline of midnight Monday for releasing theÃâà...
Belleville News-Democrat
March 21, 2018
Current St. Clair County State's Attorney Brendan Kelly will be facing incumbent Rep. Mike Bost in the general election for the 12th District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Republican Bost received about 31,000 votes, and his opponent Preston Nelson earned just more than 6,000. In theÃâà...
TIME
March 21, 2018
Delaware as also on the list until it elected Democrat Lisa Blunt Rochester to the U.S. House of Representatives in November 2016. (She is also the state's first African-American representative.) California has sent the most women — 41 — to Congress than any other state, according to Rutgers. Hyde-SmithÃâà...
Kankakee Daily Journal
March 21, 2018
Kelly, Kinzinger in position to continue. Robin Kelly and Adam Kinzinger cleared the first hurdle Tuesday in their efforts to remain as members of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Meadville Tribune
March 20, 2018
Today is the deadline for candidates seeking election to the U.S. House of Representatives in Pennsylvania's May primary election to submit announcements to The Meadville Tribune. The Tribune deadline coincides with the deadline for filing petitions set by the Pennsylvania Department of State whichÃâà...
89.3 KPCC
March 9, 2018
Compton Mayor Aja Brown is running for a U.S. House of Representatives seat, she announced Thursday, ahead of a formal announcement later in the day. "The people of the 44th District deserve to be represented by someone who lives, serves and exhibits genuine love for our community, families andÃâà...
NBCNews.com
March 8, 2018
WASHINGTON — The big news story out of the Texas primary: The state is virtually certain to send its first two Latinas to the U.S. House of Representatives. Experts say their victories could be used to help boost fellow Democrats in some of the state's most competitive races. Sylvia Garcia, a Texas stateÃâà...
Crowdfund Insider
March 7, 2018
The US House of Representatives has just passed a Bill, HR 4768, that will require the US Department of the Treasury, in consultation with various U.S. agencies, to develop a national strategy to combat the financial networks of transnational organized criminals. The Bill passed the House floor on a voiceÃâà...
KVRR
March 7, 2018
FARGO, N.D. — Former North Dakota Senate Minority Leader Mac Schneider has officially kicked off his campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives. Schneider, a lawyer with officers in Fargo and Grand Forks, is seeking the Democratic–NPL endorsement to replace Kevin Cramer, who is running forÃâà...
Vail Daily News
March 7, 2018
If we want a true representative from western Colorado in the U.S. House of Representatives, we cannot do better than Diane Mitsch Bush. First, as our state representative, she was able to get an amazing amount done because she can work across the aisle. How else could she be awarded Legislator ofÃâà...
Odessa American
February 28, 2018
Paul Myers of Midland is a Republican candidate challenging incumbent Mike Conaway for the Congressional District 11 office in the Primary Election March 6. Posted: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 4:25 pm. U.S. House of Representatives District 11: Paul Myers (Challenger). Age: 37. Website: Myers for Congress 2018.
LaGrange Daily News
December 31, 1999
Drew Ferguson is a candidate to represent Georgia's third district in the U.S. House of Representatives. Ferguson said he campaigned on the promise that he would work to make America the best place in the world to do business. He said working with the Trump Administration, many of the burdensomeÃâà...
Bucks Local News
December 31, 1999
WASHINGTON, D.C. >> Right to Try legislation introduced by Bucks County Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-08) passed the House on March 21 by a bipartisan vote of 267-149. The bill – the Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2018 [H.R. 5247]Ãâà...
CNBC
December 31, 1999
Democrat Conor Lamb said his Republican opponent in a U.S. House of Representatives special election on March 13 in Pennsylvania had conceded the race. Lamb made the statement on Twitter about Rick Saccone. That cemented a stunning Democratic upset in a long-time Republican area thatÃâà...
CNN
December 31, 1999
Washington (CNN) The US House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday to fund more security at schools, exactly one month after a gunman killed 17 people at a high school in Parkland, Florida, and as thousands of students take part in a national walkout in protest of gun violence. While the bill hadÃâà...
Greeley Tribune
December 31, 1999
Work on the Upper Colorado and San Juan fish recovery programs got a boost recently with the passage of U.S. House of Representatives Resolution 4465, which continues operational funding for the programs through 2023. The bill still requires U.S. Senate approval, but Tom Chart, director of the UpperÃâà...
Odessa American
December 31, 1999
U.S. Rep. Mike Conaway, R-Texas, is the incumbent candidate for District 11 in the Primary Election March 6. Posted: Sunday, March 4, 2018 12:00 am. U.S. House of Representatives District 11: Mike Conaway (Incumbent). Age: 69. Website: Mike Conaway. Facebook page: Conaway for Texas. How Long have you lived inÃâà...
