House votes to repeal law allowing senators to sue for $500k, jamming Senate

Washington — The House approved an amendment to a must-pass funding package Thursday that would repeal a controversial provision that allows senators to sue for $500,000 if federal investigators search their phone records without their knowledge. In a unanimous vote, the House approved an amendment to the rule that governs the package of funding bills,

Watch Live: Jack Smith testifies publicly for first time on Trump probes

Rep. Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the committee, heaped praise on Smith in his opening remarks, thanking him for appearing before the committee and for his work, despite intense criticism from the GOP and the president.  “Mr. Smith, thank you for appearing before the American people. I’m glad that the committee has finally granted

House aims to vote on final funding measures ahead of shutdown deadline

Washington — The House is aiming to vote Thursday on the remaining bills to fund the government as the deadline to avoid another shutdown nears.  After weeks of working through funding measures following the longest shutdown in history last year, House and Senate appropriators released the text of the final four bills earlier this week.