Tag: House

Northwestern University accused of caving to protesters as House opens antisemitism probe

Northwestern University’s decision to cut a deal with anti-Israel student protesters may have created more problems than it solved. The House Education and the Workforce Committee added Northwestern to its list of universities under investigation for campus antisemitism, accusing the leadership of caving in to campus protesters with its “shameful agreement” agreeing to fund Palestinian […]

House Speaker Mike Johnson Survives GOP Ouster Attempt

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., can breathe a little easier now that more than 80% of his House colleagues put an end to the latest drama gripping Capitol Hill. Six months after ascending to the speakership, a bipartisan coalition of Democrats and Republicans overwhelmingly voted to table a motion to vacate the chair—the House’s terminology for […]

Bill to Restore US Citizenship Question to Census Wins House OK

Legislation adopted Wednesday by the House of Representatives would restore a question about U.S. citizenship to the 2030 census, potentially reshaping congressional representation and the Electoral College. Lawmakers voted, 206-202, to pass the Equal Representation Act, a bill championed by Reps. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., and Warren Davidson, R-Ohio. Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., introduced the Senate […]

House mulls fixes to taxpayer-funded NPR’s liberal slant

Congress should eliminate or change the rules for taxpayer funding to National Public Radio because it reports news with a significant liberal bias, experts told the House on Wednesday. Lawmakers on the Energy and Commerce Committee were eager to grill NPR President and CEO Katherine Maher about her left-wing posts on social media and her […]