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Ban On Abortion Funding Stays In House Bill As 2020 Democrats Promise Repeal
Presidential candidates oppose the Hyde Amendment, which bars federal funding for abortion services. But House Democrats kept it in a spending package that's expected to pass Thursday. -
House Judiciary Committee Approves Funds For Sept. 11 First Responders
The measure is expected to pass the full House. The fund established to compensate sick and dying Sept. 11 first responders is nearing depletion with about 19,000 unpaid claims to address. -
Jon Stewart Lashes Out At Congress Over 9/11 Victims Fund
Comedian Jon Stewart scolded Congress Tuesday for failing to ensure that a victims' compensation fund set up after the 9/11 attacks never runs out of money. -
Nancy Pelosi Has A Difficult Job Balancing Impeachment Rhetoric, Says CNN's John King
CNN's John King joined BPR to discuss the latest comments House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has made about impeachment. -
Jon Stewart Blasts Lawmakers In Hearing For Sept. 11 Victim Compensation Fund
Stewart, a longtime advocate for victims and first responders of the 2001 attacks, said it was "shameful" more lawmakers didn't attend the hearing. -
House Democrats To Get Some Mueller Report Material, But Contempt Vote Is Still On
The Justice Department reached an accord on Monday with the House Judiciary Committee, but members of Congress are nonetheless expected to press ahead with authorizing a potential lawsuit on Tuesday. -
Key Nixon Accuser Returns To Capitol With Sights Set On Another President
John Dean's willingness to compare Nixon and Trump, and to link their handling of investigations into their election campaigns, explains why he is expected to prompt live TV coverage again. -
House Contempt Vote Against The Attorney General: What You Need To Know
Lawmakers are expected to vote Tuesday after months of political and legal disputes with the executive branch. Here's how we got here, what it means and what's coming next. -
Top Democrat 'Confident' Mueller Will Testify 'Soon.' Here's What Congress Might Ask
Special counsel Robert Mueller hasn't closed the door to a hearing but has said his report includes everything he'd have to say. Lawmakers could play by those rules and still learn something new. -
GOP Senators Line Up Against Trump's 5% Mexico Tariff Plan
With the tariffs set to start next Monday, fellow Republicans in Congress warned the White House they are ready to stand up to the president.
