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Massachusetts will retain all nine of its U.S. House seats following the release of new Census Bureau data Monday that showed the state’s total population topping 7 million for the first time — up from 6.5 million in the 2010 census. Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin, who oversees the census in Massachusetts, said he was pleased with the count….

The first set of results from the 2020 census left Massachusetts lawmakers relieved: the state isn’t losing any seats this time around.

Rhode Island is enjoying a census surprise: The state’s population grew enough for it to retain its two seats in Congress, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures released Monday. The state’s population increased by 4.3%, from about 1.05 million residents in the 2010 census to nearly 1.1 million in 2020, the agency reported. Demographers and political experts have been warning…

The U.S. Census Bureau on Monday released state population totals that determine the number of House seats each state gets out of 435. According to the data, southern states grew the fastest, with a 10.2% overall increase in population.

A very divided U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday debated and passed a $1.9 trillion package that is expected to funnel billions of dollars to Massachusetts for state and local government aid, education and transportation funding, and direct payments to more than three million families. Passage of the American Rescue Act that will provide state governments with direct federal aid…

The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to pass the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill.

The House is expected to vote on a $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill that includes billions in relief money for states, local governments, schools, vaccines and small businesses. The bill includes a $1,400 for low and middle-income families, as well as up to an additional $300 per child.

The Capitol Police force “is not postured to track, assess, plan against, or respond to this plethora of threats” facing the complex, the report found.

Asian American lawmakers, along with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other House Democrats, denounced on Friday a rise in hate incidents targeting members of the Asian community across the country and called for stronger action — both by Congress and the Biden administration.

Congressman Ron Wright, R-Tx., has died at the age of 67 after contracting COVID-19.

The Republican Accountability Project has placed a billboard calling on the controversial Georgia Congresswoman to resign in her home district, and locals are voicing their support.

In a 232-197 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump, charging him with “incitement of insurrection.”

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., spoke to the National Guard on Wednesday as the House of Representatives began impeachment hearings against President Donald Trump.

Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., announced he will vote to impeach President Donald Trump saying “there is no excuse for President Trump’s actions.”

President Donald Trump is finishing his fourth year in office just like he did his third – by getting impeached. NBCLX’s Ashley Holt and Chase Cain break down how a presidential impeachment works.

The U.S. House of Representatives approved a resolution urging Vice President Mike Pence and President Donald Trump’s Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment and remove Trump from office. Hours earlier, Pence had sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., stating he would not do so.

House Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., brought a resolution asking Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment and remove President Donald Trump from office. The resolution was introduced by Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md. Unanimous consent passage was blocked by Rep. Alex Mooney, R-W.Va.

Some members of Congress from New England on Wednesday related what happened in real time as supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol to support his baseless claims of voter fraud. Many New England politicians, Democrat and Republican, decried the riot that had broken out after a Trump rally, and some — including the Republican governor of Vermont…

Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol as the House and Senate began the process of certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s win.

Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., implored his fellow Congress members to forego objections to the certification of the 2020 presidential election, calling the proceedings a “stain on democracy.”