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House Approves Bill to Tighten Visa-Free Travel to US

The House of Representatives has passed a bill tightening visa-free travel to the US following the Paris attacks. The measures…

9 years ago

House Passes Refugee Bill

Dozens of Democrats joined Republicans as the House of Representatives has passed a bill that tightens restrictions on the resettlement…

9 years ago

Paul Ryan Elected as New Speaker of House of Representatives

Paul Ryan has been elected as the new Speaker of the House of Representatives. Hesitant to run at first, the…

9 years ago

House Votes to Keep Cuba Travel Restrictions

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives has voted to keep restrictions on American citizens travelling to Cuba, despite a recent thaw…

9 years ago

USA Freedom Act: House Rejects NSA’s Bulk Collection of Phone Records

House of Representatives has rejected the NSA's bulk collection of Americans' phone records after voting in favor of the USA…

9 years ago

House authorizes Keystone XL oil pipeline construction

On November 14, the House of Representatives passed legislation authorizing construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline by a decisive…

10 years ago

House approves lawsuit against President Barack Obama

The House of Representatives has passed a resolution to sue President Barack Obama for allegedly exceeding his constitutional powers. The…

10 years ago

House votes to sue Barack Obama

The House of Representatives is voting to pass a resolution authorizing it to sue President Barack Obama for what Republican…

10 years ago

Wikipedia bans US Congress edits

Wikipedia has imposed a ban on page edits from computers at the US House of Representatives, following "persistent disruptive editing".…

10 years ago

House of Representatives approves NSA snooping limits

The House of Representatives has passed legislation that would curb electronic snooping. The measure would bar the National Security Agency…

10 years ago