“House of Representatives” on The Daily Caller

Speaker of the House John Boehner and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi announced the closing of an iconic Capitol Hill institution Monday. The House Page Program, the leaders said, is coming to a close. (more)

After a wild and bumpy ride, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed Speaker of the House John Boehner’s Budget Control Act Friday evening. The vote fell along party lines at 218–210, with 22 Republicans voting against the bill. (more)

A group of freshmen GOP members of Congress swept into office with Tea Party support stood on the steps of the U.S. Capitol Thursday pledging to vote for Speaker of the House John Boehner’s debt-ceiling bill — and encourage the others in their class to do so. (more)

Harry Reid has really been working hard on this whole “raise the debt ceiling before the world ends” thing. The guy deserves a break, and he’s gonna get one. (more)

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives approved the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act, Tuesday night. The measure passed on a fairly party-line vote, 234-190. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Tuesday failed to stop the enactment of new energy-saving standards for light bulbs they portrayed as yet another example of big government interfering in people’s lives. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Challenging presidential power, a defiant U.S. House voted overwhelmingly Friday to deny President Barack Obama the authority to wage war against Libya. But Republicans fell short in an effort to actually cut off funds for the operation in a constitutional showdown reflecting both political differences and unease over American involvement. (more)

(Reuters) – The House of Representatives is expected to vote this week on a proposal to cut off funds for U.S. military hostilities in Libya, lawmakers in the Republican majority said on Wednesday. (more)

WASHINGTON—A congressional ethics panel is investigating allegations that Florida Democratic Rep. Alcee Hastings sexually harassed a member of his staff, according to people familiar with the matter. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled House on Friday adopted a resolution rebuking President Barack Obama for dispatching U.S. military forces against Libya without congressional approval. The vote was 268-145, over White House objections. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans invited to a White House meeting with President Barack Obama on the troubling U.S. debt are trying to build up pressure for trillions in spending cuts in exchange for any increase in the government’s ability to borrow. (more)

This week, 106 members of Congress will take to YouTube, posting videos and trying to boost their page views. The goal: To become one of the top 96 who will make it into the bracket and go on to compete in the House Republican Conference New Media Challenge. (more)

Pro-lifers are mounting an aggressive offensive supporting the passage of a bi-partisan bill to establish a permanent prohibition on federal funding for abortions. (more)

Republicans lashed out at Nevada Secretary of State Ross Miller after he announced that the special election to fill Republican Rep. Dean Heller’s soon-to-be vacant seat would be a ‘free-for-all’ in which any candidate who wished to run need only file a petition with the Secretary of State’s office. (more)

Nevada Secretary of State Ross Miller announced Monday that the special election for the vacant congressional seat in Nevada’s second district would be what many have called a “free-for-all,” in which any candidate who files a petition to run with the secretary of state’s office is eligible to be on the ballot. (more)

Republican leaders distanced themselves from the White House’s release of President Obama’s birth certificate Wednesday, calling it a “sideshow” and a “distraction” and knocked the administration for releasing it. (more)

Although they lack a clear presidential front-runner, Republican Party leaders are confident on their 2012 prospects when it comes to House races. National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) political director Mike Shields rattled off a list of Democrats nationwide they’re targeting in the upcoming cycle, including Reps. Jim Matheson of Utah, Adam Smith and Rick Larsen of Washington state, Raul Grijalva of Arizona, Ben Chandler of Kentucky and John Barrow of Georgia. (more)

Call it a debt hawk’s dream, but Rep. Tom Reed introduced a resolution last week to install a ticking clock to blare the national debt directly onto the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. (more)

While it’s no secret where HBO “Real Time” host Bill Maher’s political loyalties lie, his idea of government’s role in society is a bit odd, at least when it comes to how public money should be spent. (more)