116th Congress takes office as the most diverse in U.S. history
There are more than 100 female House members, including Native American and Muslim women
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White House says it's up to Pelosi to end shutdown
The partial government shutdown reached its 13th day on Thursday, when the new congressional class was seated
Nancy Pelosi says a sitting president can be indicted
Incoming House speaker also says she is not ruling out the possibility of impeaching President Trump
Democrats agreed to a border fence in 2006 – is Trump’s wall different?
The Secure Fence Act was signed in 2006 by President Bush and supported by 90 Democratic members of Congress
Pelosi praises "transformative freshman class" in speech
Nancy Pelosi is expected to be elected speaker of the House of Representatives Thursday
No deal after Trump meets with Republicans, Democrats
Republicans and Democrats have been in a stalemate, with no clear path to ending the partial government shutdown
Some Democrats to oppose House rules package
They say they'll vote against House rules package, which includes treatment of debt, ethics and also hats
Trump invites congressional leaders to White House
Democratic congressional aides expressed skepticism about the briefing, saying the agenda for the session is unclear
House Democrats will try to reopen the government
Democrats take control of the House this week, and one of the first agenda items is reopening federal agencies
Pelosi hopes to end shutdown as Democrats take control of the House
With no deal, nearly 800,000 will either stay home or work without pay
Shutdown showdown is first battle for Trump in new era
It's the first glimpse of what Washington will be when Democrats control the House this week
EPA implements its shutdown plan
EPA spokeswoman Molly Block said many of the agency's 14,000 employees were being furloughed
"I'm not sure how this ends": Shutdown could last until January
In a message to her caucus on Saturday evening, Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi warned "it is unlikely that there will be any progress to end the Trump shutdown in the next several days"
House passes spending bill, increasing likelihood of shutdown
Trump said Thursday that he would not sign the Senate bill passed one day earlier because it did not contain funding for a border wall
White House says it wants to avoid government shutdown
"At the end of the day we don't want to shut down the government, we want to shut down the border," Sarah Sanders said
Trump says Mexico will pay for wall; Mexican president says he didn't talk wall funding with Trump
Trump and Obrador spoke on the phone Wednesday about immigration
Nancy Pelosi speaks at weekly press conference
Pelosi has secured enough Democratic votes to become the speaker of the House
Nancy Pelosi secures votes to be speaker again with term-limit deal
The Democratic leader and former speaker announced Wednesday evening she would serve a maximum of four more years as speaker
CIA chief Gina Haspel briefs House members on Khashoggi murder
After meeting with Senate leaders last week, administration officials briefed a handful of House lawmakers on the Saudi journalist's brutal killing
Pelosi holdouts negotiating deal to limit her term as speaker
The deal could help Nancy Pelosi, D-California, secure the votes she needs to be elected on the House floor
Pelosi compares Trump to a skunk after Oval Office clash
The Democratic House leader and Sen. Chuck Schumer spared with the President in a bombastic White House meeting
Trump had a "temper tantrum" over border wall, Schumer says
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the president had a "temper tantrum" in a meeting that spiraled out of control over border wall funding
Thousands of troops deployed to border to return home for the holidays
Some three thousand troops will be heading home as active duty troops are pulled back from the border
Congress passes bill to keep government running through Dec. 21
Congress passed a two-week extension of government funding. Now the bill will go to the president to be signed
Pelosi says House will receive briefing on Khashoggi murder next week
After a briefing with senators, the Trump administration will hold a meeting with a handful of House members, Pelosi said
Trump announces Russia will release millions of tons of diesel to help with costs
Isaias lashes Southeast after making landfall in the U.S.
Pentagon's plan to livestream execution sparks intense backlash
Blanche, other DOJ appointees can take part in political campaigns, memo says
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Iran's Houthi allies step up deadly attacks on Saudi Arabia
NYPD body camera footage shows aftermath of ICE agent shooting
Panama struck by 2 powerful earthquakes, U.S. Geological Survey says
Katie Zacharia is Trump's pick for next White House press secretary
