
House votes to impeach President Trump
The House of Representatives voted Wednesday night, largely along party lines, to impeach President Trump, the third time in U.S. history that a president has been impeached.

The House of Representatives voted Wednesday night, largely along party lines, to impeach President Trump, the third time in U.S. history that a president has been impeached.

The House voted today to pass H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, which would lower the costs of key medicines and medical treatments by thousands of dollars, making lifesaving care more affordable for American families.

Rep. Abigail Spanberger’s bipartisan legislation — introduced alongside Rep. Will Hurd (R-TX-23) — to combat Central American trafficking and smuggling networks as part of the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act.

The urge to save is part of reasonable consumer behavior. Discounts and special offers allow us to reduce spending and manage the family budget wisely.

The House of Representatives voted today to pass legislation that would crack down on illegal robocalls.

Was the first Thanksgiving in the U.S. celebrated in Virginia? University Libraries’ Kira Dietz is asked that question every year. “Like many good questions, the answer is it depends,” said Dietz.

Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) led a bipartisan House delegation including Reps. Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Ken Calvert (R-CA), and Tony Cárdenas (D-CA) in reintroducing the Humane Cosmetics Act.

Rep. Abigail Spanberger — a member of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee — today released the following statement after the U.S. Trade Representative and the USDA announced that China will lift its ban on the import of U.S. poultry products.

The House Judiciary Committee has approved a resolution that would eliminate the time limit for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).

Rep. Abigail Spanberger and a bipartisan group of her House colleagues introduced legislation to improve predictability for Central Virginia agriculture employers and to reform the immigration system for farmworkers.
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