House of Representatives News

GOP wins slim House majority, complicating ambitious agenda A shaky majority will present immediate challenges for GOP leaders Votes in competitive races are still being counted, but the full scope of the party's majority may not be apparent for several days or weeks

Nepal plunged into a political crisis on December 20 after President Bidya Dev Bhandari dissolved the House of Representatives. She announced fresh elections on April 30 and May 10 at the recommendation of Prime Minister Oli, amidst a tussle for power within the ruling party.

Earlier on May 30, Nepal's Parliamentary Affairs Minister Shivamaya Tumbahangphe had tabled the bill for discussions at Parliament to amend the constitution to update the country’s map. 

Lawmakers in the US House of Representatives have decided that they will not return to work next week as planned due to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, Democratic leaders said on Tuesday (April 28). 

Two Thai political parties were meeting leaders of a pro-army party on Monday to discuss a possible deal to keep military junta chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha on as prime minister more than two months after a disputed election.

All 435 seats in the US House of Representatives, 35 US Senate seats and 36 governorships are up for grabs.

The mid-term polls are held every four years in the United States. 

Donald Trump's upcoming 'State of the Uniom' could be an 'unpresidented' 'covfefe'.

Despite clearance from the House of Representatives, the fight to get the stopgap spending bill passed through Congress isn't over yet. 

The Bill is likely to benefit Indians given that they constitute the largest number of students doing PhD in the US.

Brazilian President accused of taking bribes and endorsing bribes to silence a witness in a corruption case.  

The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved legislation on Thursday to tighten sanctions on North Korea by targeting its shipping industry and companies that do business with the reclusive state.

Myanmar's ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) is leading in Saturday's parliamentary by-election, so far winning five out of the 19 seats at stake, initial results released by the country's Election Commission showed on Sunday.

Republicans mostly blame the U.S. Congress, and not President Donald Trump or party leaders, for failing to pass their party's healthcare overhaul, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Wednesday.

Fresh off a defeat on U.S. healthcare legislation, the White House warned rebellious conservative lawmakers that they should get behind President Donald Trump's agenda or he may bypass them on future legislative fights, including tax reform.

U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan on Friday acknowledged the unthinkable for a Republican leader: he could not deliver the votes to repeal and replace Obamacare, even though he and his fellow Republicans had vowed to do so for seven years.

The U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee will ask the directors of FBI and the National Security agency to appear in a closed session in its probe of allegations of Russian interference in U.S. elections and U.S. spy agency surveillance of President Donald Trump's team, the head of the panel said on Friday.

U.S. President Donald Trump may face his first major legislative hurdle on Thursday: a do-or-die vote in the House of Representatives on a plan that would roll back the signature healthcare law of former President Barack Obama.

Hawaii lawmaker Beth Fukumoto, ousted last month as Republican leader of the state`s House of Representatives after publicly criticizing President Donald Trump, resigned on Wednesday from her party to seek membership as a Democrat.