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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Keeping Republican control of the House is, of course, a top priority for McCarthy this November.
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Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2024
Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has said that Russia is firing 10 times more artillery shells than Ukraine can and had warned that Ukraine could lose the war if the House did not approve the aid package.
—Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 21 Apr. 2024
Hard-right Republican opposition to the legislation — both on the House floor and in the critical Rules panel — forced Mr. Johnson to rely on Democrats to push the legislation across the finish line.
—Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
The legislation passed Saturday gives ByteDance nearly a year to divest itself of the social media platform, with 90 of those days subject to a presidential waiver — longer than the six-month time frame in a version of the legislation the House passed earlier this year.
—Steven T. Dennis, Fortune, 20 Apr. 2024
With overwhelming bipartisan support, the House passed a resolution earlier on Thursday condemning Iran’s weekend attack and affirming support for Israel’s right to defend itself.
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 19 Apr. 2024
Carlos Uriarte, a senior Justice Department official, sent the letter to Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) the chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee.
—Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
Cantwell said committee members were also meeting this week with Schumer and Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, who chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee and has backed the House bill.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
Hur testified to the House Judiciary Committee in a marathon hearing in March and stood by his report’s findings.
—USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2024
Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has said that Russia is firing 10 times more artillery shells than Ukraine can and had warned that Ukraine could lose the war if the House did not approve the aid package.
—Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 21 Apr. 2024
Hard-right Republican opposition to the legislation — both on the House floor and in the critical Rules panel — forced Mr. Johnson to rely on Democrats to push the legislation across the finish line.
—Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
The legislation passed Saturday gives ByteDance nearly a year to divest itself of the social media platform, with 90 of those days subject to a presidential waiver — longer than the six-month time frame in a version of the legislation the House passed earlier this year.
—Steven T. Dennis, Fortune, 20 Apr. 2024
With overwhelming bipartisan support, the House passed a resolution earlier on Thursday condemning Iran’s weekend attack and affirming support for Israel’s right to defend itself.
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 19 Apr. 2024
Carlos Uriarte, a senior Justice Department official, sent the letter to Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) the chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee.
—Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
Cantwell said committee members were also meeting this week with Schumer and Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, who chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee and has backed the House bill.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
Hur testified to the House Judiciary Committee in a marathon hearing in March and stood by his report’s findings.
—USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
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