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McCarthy was elected to Congress in 2006, and was quickly put into the job of chief deputy whip and majority whip.

Last Friday, House Speaker John Boehner walked up to a podium in the Capitol dome singing.

McCarthy’s “candid admission”, he writes, exposes the true aim of the Benghazi committee – “exploiting the death of four Americans for partisan political gain”. But we put together a Benghazi special committee, a select committee.

Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards answered questions before a hearing of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on September 29, as congressional efforts to end taxpayer funding of the nation’s largest abortion provider continue.

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield on Monday formally launched his bid to become speaker of the House, promising to change the culture in Washington but offering few specifics on how he would unite the fractured Republican Party that controls Congress.

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced Monday that he will run for speaker, vowing that if elected to the chamber’s top post he would “change the culture” of Washington and strive for the “most conservative solution” he can get.

Frustrated with the protracted budget stalemate, Republican legislative leaders on Wednesday said they will allow a vote next week on Gov. Wolf’s proposals to raise the sales and personal income taxes – if only to show the administration there is no support for them....

Orrin Hatch went off on far-right conservatives who would shut down the federal government over funding for Planned Parenthood, an approach he called “downright stupid”.

The makers claim it shows Planned Parenthood employees negotiating the sale of fetal tissue for profit, which is illegal.

In an emotional hearing on Capitol Hill, Planned Parenthood’s chief had a heated conversation with House of Republicans on Tuesday as she tried to protect her organization from questions about the ethics and legality of the activities going on inside its clinics. In truth,...

Congress is expected to approve a measure on Wednesday, which will avoid a government shutdown, and continue funding health services at Planned Parenthood, at least for several more months.

“There is no Speaker in history who has done more to defend innocent human life, to combat a lawless executive branch and to advance a conservative governing vision for our country”. I humbly ask for your support for Majority Whip so that I can use my experiences and...

The U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday for a stopgap spending bill to avoid a government shutdown, but it did so without Congressman Ralph Abraham’s vote.

It will fund the government until December. 11, setting up a showdown in Congress down the road on several fronts.

The five-term California Republican moved aggressively to lock up support to move into Congress’ top job, second in line to the presidency.