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The Republican-controlled House has voted to block oil from the country’s emergency stockpile from going to China. Rep. Cathy McMorris, R-Wash., the new head of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said the bill would help end what she called President Joe Biden's "abuse of our strategic reserves.”
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Last Sunday, members of the 117th Congress were sworn in. Among them was Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland, representing Washington's 10th District. She is…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans reversed themselves Tuesday under pressure from President-elect Donald Trump, and dropped plans to swiftly gut an…
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Democrats need to win districts like this suburban D.C. one in Virginia to cut into House Republicans' margin. And it will show just how much Republicans can separate themselves from Donald Trump.
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Once the House was gaveled into session, Democrats shouted down the chair. Republican leaders recessed the House, but returned later in the day to vote on unrelated measures.
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Rep. Paul Ryan remains quiet about whether he'll enter the speaker's race to succeed John Boehner, but a growing number of lawmakers say they're interested in the job.
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Rep. John Boehner became the 53rd speaker of the House in 2011. His tenure has been marked by fierce confrontations with Democrats and sometimes his own party.
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http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-981392.mp3Tonight is your last chance to weigh in on which communities will be…
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The new US Census data is out, and Washington is among eight states to add a seat in Congress. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announced the 2010 data this…