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Georgia’s Scott to make history in taking Agriculture gavel
Georgia Democratic Rep. David Scott will become chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, the first African American to do so in its 200-year history.
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Georgia Democratic Rep. David Scott will become chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, the first African American to do so in its 200-year history.
Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, a Howard University Law School graduate, beat a Californian and a Texan for the gavel of the House's foreign policy-making panel.
The Bureau of Land Management is pushing ahead to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska for oil and gas drilling. But Biden could intervene.
Michelle Fischbach was one of nearly 20 new Republican women elected to the House in 2020 and one of a handful who flipped Democratic districts.
The Senate confirmed Christopher Waller for a seat on the Federal Reserve board by one vote as Sen. Rand Paul joined Democrats in opposition
Former Ambassador Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley has usually been the only African American, female diplomat in the room.
The House calendar for 2021 is scheduled to begin on Jan. 3 and will continue the pandemic practice of separate committee work weeks.
Rep. David Scott, D-Ga., would become first African American to lead House Agriculture if his colleagues endorse a Steering Committee recommendation
Emanuel, former Obama chief of staff, faces fierce opposition from progressive Democrats over his tenure as Chicago's mayor.
Democratic incumbents and future challengers are assessing whether the pledges pay. Meanwhile, companies with PACs grapple with diminished clout.
The House Oversight and Reform Committee released internal census documents that identified errors involving more than 900,000 records across the country
In a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Adm. Michael M. Gilday outlined which sailors and marines will get vaccinated first.
The House Republican Steering Committee recommended Rep. Mike D. Rogers to be the next ranking member of the Armed Services Committee.
The lighting of the Capitol Christmas Tree on Wednesday will be a scaled-back affair, with a smaller festive entourage and no public audience.
Mark Kelly took the oath of office, replacing GOP Sen. Martha McSally and claiming the final two years of the late John McCain’s Senate term
Coronavirus relief package talks got a jolt of momentum Wednesday when top Democratic leaders all but endorsed a bipartisan $908 billion interim measure.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell gave a tearful tribute to retiring Sen. Lamar Alexander on the Senate floor Wednesday morning.
Washington area’s Metro is latest transit system to announce drastic service reductions as Congress is unable to agree on an economic relief package.
The next few months of the COVID-19 pandemic will likely be the most difficult yet, CDC Director Robert Redfield warned Wednesday.
“Operation Christmas Drop” turns a bureaucratic cost-saving process into a magical and tropical Christmas romp. Defense experts are less than impressed.