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House Democrats, joined by a group of Republicans, successfully bypassed GOP leadership Tuesday to pass legislation aimed at speeding up negotiations for newly formed labor unions seeking their first collective bargaining agreements. The House approved the Faster Labor Contracts Act in a 230-193 vote, with 20 Republicans crossing party lines …

Over the objections of Speaker Mike Johnson, a bipartisan coalition in the House voted Wednesday to advance legislation that would revive enhanced pandemic-era health insurance subsidies that lowered costs for roughly 22 million Americans but expired last month. The 221–205 vote cleared a critical procedural hurdle ahead of final passage …

Defying their party’s leadership, four House Republicans on Wednesday joined Democrats in signing a rarely successful discharge petition, giving lawmakers the votes needed to force a floor vote on extending enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies that are set to expire at the end of the year. The move hands Democrats …

A bipartisan push to compel the Justice Department to release long-secret materials related to Jeffrey Epstein cleared a major hurdle Wednesday after House Speaker Mike Johnson had delayed a new Democrat’s swearing-in for seven weeks — a move that had stalled the effort. The measure, known as the Epstein Files …