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Iowa Certifies House Winner, by 6 Votes

Race shows 'every vote counts,' secretary of state says

(Newser) - Iowa officials on Monday certified a Republican candidate as the winner by six votes of an open seat in the US House, in what is shaping up to be the closest congressional election in decades. Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks finished ahead of Democrat Rita Hart in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District...

Pelosi Hasn't Forgotten Pledge to Bow Out in 2022

Next 2 years as House speaker could be her last

(Newser) - House Democrats nominated Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday to be the speaker who guides them again next year as Joe Biden becomes president, and she quickly seemed to suggest these would be her final two years in the leadership post. Pelosi already has served six years in the job, but with...

Pelosi Gets a Nod From House Dems to Be Speaker
In a House
Divided, a
Nod to Nancy
Nov 18, 2020 10:50 AM CST

In a House Divided, a Nod to Nancy

She gets the nomination from Dems to be the next speaker, but there's friction

(Newser) - House Democrats nominated Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday as the speaker to lead them into Joe Biden's presidency, but she'd be guiding a smaller and ideologically divided majority as she tries shepherding his agenda toward enactment. Democrats used a voice vote to make Pelosi their choice to serve two...

Democrats: 'We Have the Gavel, We Have the Gavel'

Dems clinch control of House, though their majority is shrinking

(Newser) - Democrats clinched two more years of controlling the House but with a potentially razor-thin majority, a bittersweet finale to last week's elections that has left them divided and with scant margin for error for advancing their agenda. The party on Tuesday nailed down at least 218 seats, according to...

After House Results, Grumbles About Pelosi Surface

And centrists reportedly blame liberal members for pushing ideology that's a turnoff

(Newser) - As Joe Biden inches closer to a White House win, Democrats are starting to celebrate. But the mood wasn't one of elation during a Thursday conference call among House Dems, who sources tell the Washington Post engaged in a three-hour-plus "bitter exchange" in which centrists accused more progressive...

House Democrats Blame Losses on Ground Game

Their majority shrank after campaign failures

(Newser) - Their majority shrunk, House Democrats cast blame Thursday on their election message, ground game, and leadership under Speaker Nancy Pelosi's team after expectations for big wins came crashing down by a stark reversal in Trump country. Lawmakers unloaded during a caucus call Thursday—Democratic freshman Rep. Abigail Spanberger, in...

AOC Loses &#39;Youngest Member in Modern History&#39; Title
Youngest House
Member in Centuries:
'Cry More, Lib'
ELECTION 2020
Nov 4, 2020 11:51 AM CST

Youngest House Member in Centuries: 'Cry More, Lib'

Madison Cawthorn, 25, elected in NC's 11th Congressional District

(Newser) - "Cry more, lib." So reads the first post-election tweet from Madison Cawthorn, who will become the youngest House member in centuries. The 25-year-old Republican defeated Democratic opponent Moe Davis to take North Carolina's 11th Congressional District seat, vacated by White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, per...

Dems Fight to Grow House Majority
Dems Will Likely Retain 
Control of House, but...
ELECTION 2020
Nov 4, 2020 3:23 AM CST

Dems Will Likely Retain Control of House, but...

Yes, there's a 'but'

(Newser) - Democrats currently hold a 232-197 advantage over Republicans in the House—with one Libertarian and five vacancies—and they are fighting to increase that majority by flipping GOP seats in the Sun Belt and elsewhere. The party flipped 41 seats in 2018 to regain control of the chamber. This time...

Pelosi Plans for Rarity: Election by House
Pelosi
Prepares for
No-Decision
Sep 28, 2020 7:30 PM CDT

Pelosi Prepares for No-Decision

To guarantee presidential victory, speaker says Democrats need a majority of seats per state

(Newser) - Here's another possibility should the outcome of the presidential election be in dispute long after Nov. 3: the House deciding the winner. It hasn't happened since 1877, but Speaker Nancy Pelosi has addressed that scenario in a letter to Democrats, NPR reports. "We cannot leave anything to...

Report on 737 Max: 'Horrific Culmination' of Missteps

'Grossly insufficient oversight' by FAA and 'lack of transparency' by Boeing cited by House committee

(Newser) - As regulators get closer to OKing recertification for Boeing's beleaguered 737 Max planes, what CNBC calls a "damning" report from a Congressional committee that took a year and a half to complete was released Wednesday, pointing to a series of fails during the development of the aircraft. The...

House Votes to Drop $25B on USPS
House Votes to
Drop $25B on USPS
Aug 23, 2020 5:33 AM CDT

House Votes to Drop $25B on USPS

Trump is against the measure, which is likely to stall in the Senate

(Newser) - With heated debate over mail delays, the House approved legislation in a rare Saturday session that would reverse recent changes in US Postal Service operations and send $25 billion to shore up the agency ahead of the November election. Speaker Nancy Pelosi recalled lawmakers to Washington over objections from Republicans...

Pelosi in Rare Saturday Session: 'Ignore' Trump

The speaker calls in lawmakers over Republican objections

(Newser) - The House is meeting for a rare Saturday session over mail delivery disruptions, poised to approve legislation that would reverse recent changes in US Postal Service operations and send $25 billion in emergency funds to shore up the agency ahead of the November election, the AP reports. Speaker Nancy Pelosi...

Pelosi Takes Action on USPS Drama
Pelosi Takes
Action on
USPS Drama
Aug 17, 2020 6:43 AM CDT

Pelosi Takes Action on USPS Drama

She calls House back early to vote on legislation

(Newser) - US representatives will see their summer recess cut short due to the ongoing US Postal Service drama. Nancy Pelosi announced Sunday she is calling the House back into session this week, Politico reports. Per the AP , a vote is expected Saturday to bar the Trump administration from making any changes...

House Dems to Postal Leaders: We Want to Talk

An emergency oversight hearing is set for Aug. 24

(Newser) - The Democratic-run House on Sunday demanded that leaders of the US Postal Service testify at an emergency oversight hearing Aug. 24 on mail delays, as concerns grow that the Trump White House is trying to undermine the agency during the coronavirus pandemic while states expand mail-in voting options for the...

Gohmert Questions Whether Wearing Mask Led to Virus

As Nancy Pelosi announces new requirement

(Newser) - Rep. Louie Gohmert opposed the idea of a mandate to wear masks on the House floor, then tested positive for COVID-19 himself —and now such a mandate has come to pass. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Wednesday that masks are now required on the House floor, in the House...

House Votes 305-133 to Remove Confederate Statues

Roger Taney bust would also be removed

(Newser) - The House has approved a bill to remove statues of Robert E. Lee and other Confederate leaders from the US Capitol, as well as a bust of Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, the author of the 1857 Dred Scott decision that declared African Americans couldn't be citizens. Besides Taney,...

House Passes Sweeping Police Overhaul Bill

It has almost no chance of becoming law, per the AP

(Newser) - The House has approved a far-reaching police overhaul from Democrats in a vote heavy with emotion and symbolism as a divided Congress struggles to address the global outcry over the deaths of George Floyd and other Black Americans, the AP reports. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi gathered with members of the...

Newcomer Declares Victory in AOC-Like Stunner
Newcomer Declares Victory
in AOC-Like Stunner
the rundown
Jun 25, 2020 11:20 AM CDT

Newcomer Declares Victory in AOC-Like Stunner

Jamaal Bowman says he has ousted longtime Congressman Eliot Engel in New York City

(Newser) - The race hasn't been officially called, but it appears that longtime New York City Congressman Eliot Engel is being ousted by a political novice in the mold of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The newcomer is Jamaal Bowman, a 44-year-old middle school principal and progressive, who declared victory in the Democratic primary...

Pelosi's New House Rule: No Face Mask, No Entry

Several GOP congressmen, including one who got the virus, have been resistant to wearing them

(Newser) - Members of the US House of Representatives trying to get into a committee meeting had better have a face mask on—or they'll now be turned away by the on-duty sergeant-at-arms. That's according to a new order issued Tuesday by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a senior Democratic aide tells...

Republicans Sue to Stop House Voting by Proxy

First-ever proxy votes were cast Wednesday

(Newser) - It was a day for the history books on Capitol Hill: For the first time, House lawmakers voted by proxy, an unprecedented move to avoid the risks of travel to Washington during the pandemic. To mark Wednesday's history-making moment, House Republicans sued to stop the Democratic majority's new...

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