Tag: House
Democrats lay out timeline in case against Trump
House impeachment managers accused President Trump of trying to "cheat" in the 2020 election as they made their case for his removal from office on the second day of the Senate trial.
Chief Justice Roberts, senators sworn in for impeachment trial
The Senate formally accepted the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump shortly after noon on Thursday, officially triggering only the third trial of a president in U.S. history.
House to vote on war powers resolution limiting Trump on Iran
The House is set to vote Thursday afternoon on a resolution limiting President Trump's ability to engage in hostilities against Iran under the 1973 War Powers Resolution.
Next up in impeachment hearings: A parade of key witnesses
Several more witnesses are scheduled to testify in the House impeachment hearings over the next week.
Legislators advance tougher penalties for pharmacy break-ins
Some North Carolina lawmakers want more severe punishments for breaking into a building to steal drugs from a pharmacy.
North Carolina considers hand-held phone ban while driving
Distracted driving dangers are getting revisited in North Carolina, where lawmakers are advancing a prohibition on hand-held cellphone use in the name of reducing fatalities and potentially reining in insurance rates.
House approves bill to expand gun-sale background checks
The Democratic-controlled House on Wednesday approved a measure requiring federal background checks for all firearms sales and transfers, the first major gun control legislation considered by Congress in nearly 25 years.
Dueling Senate bills would end shutdown in different ways
Two different votes are set in the Republican-controlled Senate with the aim to end the partial government shutdown.
House passes bill to honor first ‘World War II City’
The push to get Wilmington honored as "an American World War II City" is one step closer to reality.