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Representatives Peter Meijer (R-MI) and Seth Moulton (D-MA) make an unannounced trip to Kabul "to conduct oversight on the mission to evacuate Americans and our allies". However, the U.S. State Department, Defense Department, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi issue a warning for lawmakers not to travel to Afghanistan.
2021-08-24

The U.S. House of Representatives votes 222–190 to establish a committee to investigate the January 6 riot at the United States Capitol, with Liz Cheney (WY-1) and Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) being the only two Republicans to vote for the committee.
2021-06-30

The Republican-controlled United States House of Representatives votes in favor of the repeal of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and passage of the House's 2017 American Health Care Act, by a narrow, 217–213 vote. Twenty Republicans and all Democrats opposed the bill, which now heads to the United States Senate for its legislative action.
2017-05-4

Democratic candidates face off with Republican candidates in a primary for a U.S. House seat vacated by Tom Price, now Health and Human Services Secretary, in a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia.
2017-04-18

Members of the Republican party in the United States House of Representatives nominate Paul Ryan of Wisconsin to replace John Boehner of Ohio as Speaker of the House. There will be a formal vote Thursday on the House floor.
2015-10-28

Mia Love, a 38-year-old Brooklyn-born daughter of Haitian immigrants and a convert to Mormonism, wins election to the House of Representatives in Utah's 4th congressional district. She will become the first black female Republican to ever serve in Congress.
2014-11-4

In the United States Congress, the Senate is projected to maintain a Democratic majority with a two seat increase, while Republicans lose 8 seats but maintain marginal control in the House.
2012-11-6

Incumbent Ohio Congresswoman Jean Schmidt is defeated in the Republican primary in the 2nd district by Brad Wenstrup.
2012-03-6

Former Republican United States House of Representatives Majority Leader Tom DeLay is sentenced to three years in prison for money laundering.
2011-01-10

The Republican Party wins six gubernatorial elections including Pennsylvania, Michigan, Tennessee, Kansas, Oklahoma and Wyoming.
2010-11-2