house of representatives

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On Wednesday, the House of Representatives voted to extend the crackdown until 2029.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

The midterm elections are scheduled for November, and will feature races for the US House of Representatives, a third of the US Senate, and multiple governor and state legislature races.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Mullin, a staunch Trump supporter, was elected to the Senate from Oklahoma in 2022 after serving 10 years in the US House of Representatives.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

That legislation will cost Washington roughly $2 billion to $3 billion over the next three years, said Joe Fitzgibbon, the Democratic majority leader in Washington’s House of Representatives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

She even urged that the Alien Act be used to remove Albert Gallatin, the Swiss-born leader of the Republican party in the House of Representatives.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis