Republican Speaker Ryan re-elected to U.S. House from Wisconsin

EghtesadOnline: Republican Paul Ryan was re-elected to the U.S. House of Representatives by voters in his Wisconsin district on Tuesday, positioning him to reassert his claim to remain speaker of the House, the highest-ranking post in the U.S. Congress.

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Publish Date:09/November/2016 | 08:43

Republicans march toward defense of Senate, House majorities

EghtesadOnline: Republicans will maintain their six-year control over the U.S. House of Representatives , major TV networks projected on Tuesday night, and were also on track to defend their Senate majority, against a handful of failed Democratic challengers.

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Publish Date:09/November/2016 | 07:24

Wasserman Schultz wins Florida Democratic nod in House race: Miami Herald

EghtesadOnline: U.S. Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida, who last month lost her job as head of the Democratic National Committee, won a bid on Tuesday to be her party's nominee for a seventh term in the U.S. House of Representatives , the Miami Herald reported.

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Publish Date:31/August/2016 | 08:36

Democratic fund-raising group for Congress candidates confirms hack

EghtesadOnline: A committee that raises money for Democratic candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives confirmed on Friday it had been hacked in an intrusion possibly linked to Russian hackers, similar to an earlier breach targeting another Democratic Party group.

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Publish Date:31/July/2016 | 08:48

House votes to bar heavy water purchases from Iran

EghtesadOnline: The House of Representatives passed legislation on Wednesday to block the purchase of "heavy water" from Iran, defying President Barack Obama's veto threat a year after the announcement of the landmark Iran nuclear agreement.

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Publish Date:16/July/2016 | 06:48

$500 billion coronavirus aid package passes U.S. Senate, headed to House

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Senate on Tuesday unanimously approved $484 billion in fresh relief for the U.S. economy and hospitals hammered by the coronavirus pandemic, sending the measure to the House of Representatives for final passage later this week.

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Publish Date:22/April/2020 | 24:23

US House Curbs Trump’s Ability to Wage War Against Iran

EghtesadOnline: The US House of Representatives voted on Thursday to stop US President Donald Trump from further military action against Iran, as the Middle East remained tense after the US assassination of a top Iranian commander and Iran’s retaliatory missile strikes.

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Publish Date:11/January/2020 | 24:31

Democrats Call for Returning to Iran Nuclear Deal

EghtesadOnline: As tensions rise with Iran, lawmakers in the Democratic-controlled US House of Representatives introduced a resolution to urge the Trump administration to reenter the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

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Publish Date:20/July/2019 | 10:54

US congressmen urge Obama to stop support for Saudis

EghtesadOnline: A group of 64 members of the House of Representatives of the United States have called on President Barack Obama to stall over sale of 1.15 billion dollars of arms to Saudi Arabia calling Washington support for Riyadh as 'immoral and unlawful.'

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Publish Date:14/September/2016 | 10:22

U.S. House votes to allow Sept. 11 families to sue Saudi Arabia

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on Friday that would allow the families of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia's government for damages, despite the White House's threat to veto the measure.

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Publish Date:10/September/2016 | 08:46

House to Vote on 9/11 Lawsuit Bill Opposed by Saudi Arabia

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. House of Representatives plans to vote this week on Senate-passed legislation that would allow families of the Sept. 11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia for liability in the attacks.

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Publish Date:08/September/2016 | 09:42