the House
noun
: the larger part of the U.S. Congress or of the Parliament of Australia or New Zealand : the House of Representatives
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Texas’s first Jewish Speaker of the House has said that, in a private meeting, Dunn told him that only Christians should hold leadership positions.
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Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
The debate is the point With Republicans controlling the House, the prospects for impeachment are no better than those for the 25th Amendment.
—Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Robbins is expected to give his own version of events to the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
The bills have been sitting in either the House Ways and Means or Senate Finance committees since their introduction in March 2025.
—Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
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Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
The debate is the point With Republicans controlling the House, the prospects for impeachment are no better than those for the 25th Amendment.
—Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Robbins is expected to give his own version of events to the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
The bills have been sitting in either the House Ways and Means or Senate Finance committees since their introduction in March 2025.
—Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
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