Topic: Eleanor Holmes Norton

Officials from the construction, manufacturing and transportation industries the challenges they face in implementing President Biden's Build America, Buy America provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

The House Oversight Committee heard from two IRS whistleblowers who testified Wednesday the federal tax investigation into Hunter Biden warranted more serious criminal charges than two tax misdemeanors.

The Republican-controlled House voted to block a pair of laws passed by the D.C. Council that would have updated the capital's criminal code and allowed non-citizens to vote in local elections.

On the opening day of its October term, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a ruling that said Washington, D.C., is not entitled to a voting representative in the U.S. House.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday signed a bill to award Congressional Gold Medals to police who responded to riots at the building on Jan. 6.

The Senate held a rare hearing to evaluate statehood for Washington, D.C., with supporters pushing for voting rights and opponents questioning the legality of creating a new state without a constitutional amendment.

The House voted along party lines Thursday to pass a bill that would make Washington, D.C., the 51st state, sending it to the Senate for consideration.

Following a contentious floor debate, the House oversight and reform committee approved legislation to grant Washington, D.C., statehood, paving the way for a full House vote.

Democrats argued in favor of statehood for Washington, D.C., at a testy House hearing Monday, calling it a civil rights issue, while Republicans dismissed the effort as a partisan "power grab."

The public paid tribute to civil rights leader and longtime Rep. John Lewis as he lay in state for the final day on Tuesday before he will be moved to his native Georgia.