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House Democrats ask Biden to get tougher with Saudi Arabia

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER April 13, 2022 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly three dozen House Democrats are pushing the administration to get tougher with Saudi Arabia, calling it a bad strategic partner after it has refused to help ease the world’s oil supply crunch during Russia’s Ukraine invasion.

Congress holds field hearing in Baltimore over mail service

February 13, 2022 GMT

BALTIMORE (AP) — A congressional committee is coming to Baltimore to examine the city's poor mail service.

A subcommittee chaired by Virginia Democrat Gerry Connolly is planning a field hearing late Monday morning in Baltimore.

All eyes on vulnerable House Democrats after election losses

By WILL WEISSERT and STEVE PEOPLESNovember 4, 2021 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — For many House Democrats, 2021 is looking a lot like 2009, a year when a Republican elected governor in Virginia foreshadowed a dreadful blowout in the next year's midterm elections.

House OKs 2.6 percent pay raise for civilian federal workers

By MATTHEW DALYJanuary 30, 2019 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled House on Wednesday approved a pay raise for civilian federal employees, a step that lawmakers said shows respect for a workforce that just endured a 35-day partial government shutdown.