When Mike Johnson gifted Trump the gavel used to enact the Republicans' tax breaks and spending bill, it was a memorable ...

Pronounced with a twang under the Gold Dome as sigh-knee die, the Latin phrase refers to the final day of business in the legislative session. The witching hour arrived on sine die in Georgia last ...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) was forced to bang her gavel dozens of times as she lost control of a Delivering on Government Efficiency subcommittee hearing. During Wednesday's hearing on ...

A symbolic act during a major bill signing highlights a significant power shift from Congress to the presidency. The acquiescent GOP lawmakers, spurred by Trump's leadership, show an inclination to ...

House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy is facing calls to resign after he joked about having to restrain himself from hitting Speaker Nancy Pelosi over the head if his party takes control of the chamber i… ...

Passing One Of Many, Many Gavels The House of Representatives goes through a bunch of the lacquered wooden mallets every year, as they're broken from frequent use or given away as gifts.

Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said on July 31 that it “will be hard not to hit” Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) with the gavel if he takes her position in 2022 (Video: Main Street Nashville) ...

Pelosi repeats history, recaptures the speaker's gavel. The House of Representatives votes to elect Nancy Pelosi as speaker. By John Parkinson. January 3, 2019, 2:50 PM. 6:43.

There were at least three gavels wielded during the drama of Sunday’s marathon healtcare debate and vote. Rep. John Dingell lent House Speaker Nancy Pelosi the gavel he used when presiding over ...

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