Republicans win control of the House of Representatives after also retaking the Senate, CBS News projects. Nov 13, 2024 Trump wins, Harris says "do not despair." ...

According to the Revised Statutes of the United States, at the first session of Congress, the body must first swear in a speaker who then administers the oath of office to all members present ...

Until a House Speaker is chosen, no one can be sworn in, and everyone's technically a member-elect. This is the first time it's happened in a century.

The United States House of Representatives on Friday passed the Department of Defence Appropriations Act, 2026, which ...

Members of the 118th Congress cannot be sworn into the U.S. House of Representatives without a speaker. They also cannot vote or introduce legislation.

After nearly 29 hours of debate, the United States House of Representatives have passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill”, an enormous tax cut and spending package that represents a pillar of ...

A s America’s House of Representatives began its fourth week without a speaker, it seemed like nothing would ever get Republicans to unite behind a new leader. But it turns out something could ...

Expand the US House of Representatives ... The 1920 Census revealed that the United States was no longer a primarily agrarian nation. It showed that the majority of Americans lived in urban ...

Constitution of the United States, 1787 1. ... Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.

Article III: Judicial Section 1 The judicial Power of the United States shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish ...

The final count in the House will be 220 Republicans to 215 Democrats. Democrat Kristen McDonald Rivet has won Michigan's open 8th Congressional District seat, defeating Republican Paul Junge, CBS ...

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