Congress

The U.S. House cleared legislation just after midnight Friday that will cancel $9 billion in previously approved spending for public broadcasting and foreign aid, marking only the second time in more than three decades Congress has approved a presidential rescissions request.

Congress has just one week left to approve the Trump administration’s request to cancel $9.4 billion in previously approved funding for public media and foreign aid, setting up yet another tight deadline for lawmakers.

U.S. Reps. Dan Newhouse and Kim Schrier and other members of the Washington Congressional Delegation held a moment of silence this week on the House floor for the deaths of the three Decker sisters.

A Lewiston town hall hosted by former United States Congressmen drew roughly 200 attendees on March 22nd. N-W-P-B’s Rachel Sun reports.

The League of Women Voters is calling on Congress to take action against what it sees as President Trump’s overreach of power. In a letter signed by all 50 state chapters and the Washington, D.C. chapter, the organization urged lawmakers from both parties to use their authority as a check on the president and help restore stability to the country.

(00:56)U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier, a Democrat, won re-election Thursday in Washington’s 8th Congressional District, defeating Republican challenger Carmen…

(Runtime 1:03)U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse has fallen behind in votes against Donald Trump-endorsed challenger Jerrod Sessler in the primary election for…

(Runtime 1:09)Washington state voters face a choice: Re-elect incumbent U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse, one of the few House Republicans who voted to impeach…

(Runtime 1:22)In a recent heated committee hearing on Capitol Hill, U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Washington, argued against bringing grizzly bears to the…

(Runtime 1:01) A $78 billion bipartisan tax package unveiled by Congressional negotiators this week includes a provision that its backers hope will spur…