House leaders were forced to rush Representative Wesley Hunt, Republican of Texas, to the Capitol with a police escort to avoid an embarrassing defeat on the floor.

Amid backlash against ICE after deadly incidents involving federal agents, Rep. Tom Suozzi of N.Y. said he made a mistake. Here’s what the other six House Democrats who also crossed party lines to help pass a DHS funding bill last week have said.

The House advanced its final four appropriations bills Thursday, including the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill, bringing the House one step closer to meeting the Jan. 30 funding deadline.

The Alabama House of Representatives Thursday approved a bill removing a 1965 mandate from the Code of Alabama requiring the University of Alabama to have a stand alone school for Social Work. HB 152,

House Speaker Mike Johnson said he was surprised by Republican Texas Rep. Wesley Hunt’s decision to miss a critical vote

The failed vote comes a week after the White House peeled off GOP support for a similar measure in the Senate.

The Missouri House of Representatives voted 138-10 to sanction Rep. Jeremy Dean for sending an obscene text message to Rep. Cecile Williams during a hearing, resulting in his removal from committee assignments and additional sexual harassment training.

Party-line votes still dominate the House of Representatives, but a small group of lawmakers regularly break ranks — defying leadership, reshaping close outcomes and exposing the fault lines inside both parties. Based on voting data from the 119th ...