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The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday to eliminate federal funds for public media outlets.
WASHINGTON (7News) — For more than 30 years, Eleanor Holmes Norton has been the lone voice for D.C. on Capitol Hill. She turned 88 on Friday. She's the oldest serving member of the U.S. House of Representatives. She's indicated she wants to run for a 13th term in office, but nothing has been announced officially.
President Trump's $9.4 billion spending cuts proposal faces uncertainty as moderate House Republicans express concerns about the measure.
The U.S. House voted Thursday on a rescission bill to claw back money for foreign aid programs, along with the next two years of funding for the public media system. The measure now goes to the Senate.
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FOX 32 Chicago on MSNEx-Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan sentenced in corruption caseEx-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is expected to be sentenced Friday after his conviction on bribery and conspiracy charges.
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed the HALT Fentanyl Act on Thursday, per an announcement from bill co-sponsor Bob Latta (R-OH).
During a vote in the House of Representatives, NY-22 Representative John Mannion was heard shouting at another congressman, later identified as downstate Representative Mike Lawler. Watch our coverage above, and read the congressmen's statements below.
The House passed bills imposing voting and policing policies on the District of Columbia, but the G.O.P. has refused to consider a measure to restore hundreds of millions of dollars of its funding.