House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) talked to reporters about the deal with President Biden to raise the debt limit and cap federal spending. He was joined by Reps. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) an…
1,714 viewsThe House approved the Senate-passed final version of the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, which provides $886 billion in national defense funding. It also includes an ex…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,975 viewsFormer House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced that he will retire from Congress at the end of the year. Rep. McCarthy spoke about his 17 years in House and the leadship positions he held. He…
1,359 viewsIn a 314-117 vote, the House debated and passed legislation to increase the nation’s debt limit until January 2025 ahead of the June 5, 2023, deadline. The measure, which would next go to th…
View in Congressional Chronicle5,468 viewsHouse Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), along with other House Republicans from California, held a news conference in Orange County on mass burglaries and organized crime in that area. The elec…
2,197 viewsHouse Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made brief remarks to the media prior to a meeting at the U.S. Capitol.
163 viewsSpeaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) held a news conference after the House passed the rule for floor debate on four spending bills funding the Departments of Agriculture, Defense, State, and Homel…
1,200 viewsHouse Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) reacted to news that former President Trump is a target in the investigation of the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Speak McCarthy accused th…
2,554 viewsIsraeli President Isaac Herzog said he respects criticism from some U.S. lawmakers but argued that such fault-finding cannot “cross the line into negation of the state of Israel’s right to e…
8,543 viewsFormer House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) was honored with a portrait unveiling ceremony in Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol. Top congressional leaders, including current Speaker Kevin McCarthy…
1,373 viewsRep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) for the third time failed to get a majority of the floor votes needed to be elected speaker, garnering just 194 votes. Following the vote, the House recessed subject t…
View in Congressional Chronicle11,619 viewsHouse Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said House lawmakers would vote soon on raising the federal debt ceiling, but the proposal by the Republican majority would also include caps on federal s…
1,999 viewsHouse Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) held a swearing-in ceremony for Representative Jennifer McClellan (D-VA), who became the first Black woman to represent Virginia in Congress.
347 viewsThe House met for one-minute speeches.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,273 viewsHouse Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) spoke to reporters border security and immigration issues as he leads a congressional delegation to the U.S.-Mexico border.
785 viewsOutgoing Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was asked how he could still support Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential election bid in light of the former president ignoring Rep. McCarthy’s pleas to stop…
102 viewsThe House debated legislation to repeal a Washington, D.C., policing reform law. Members also began debate on a bill to ban transgender athletes from playing on girls' sports teams at K-12 p…
View in Congressional Chronicle957 viewsA bronze statue of author Willa Cather (1873-1947) was unveiled in the U.S. Capitol National Statuary Hall, representing Nebraska - the scene of prairie life depicted in her novels. She was …
210 viewsU.S. House leadership, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, and others participated in an unveiling ceremony of a new postage stamp honoring the late civil rights activist Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) …
1,140 viewsThe House approved a resolution condemning the Chinese Communist Party’s use of a high-altitude surveillance balloon that flew over the U.S. Lawmakers also passed two measures to repeal Wash…
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