the House
noun
: the larger part of the U.S. Congress or of the Parliament of Australia or New Zealand : the House of Representatives
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Barely four years later, he was elected President, Democrats ran the Senate, and Pelosi was the first female Speaker of the House.
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Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
The endorsement jockeying has heated up faster in the Senate, but the resulting intraparty intrigue over primaries is arguably higher on that side of the Capitol than in the House.
—Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 4 May 2026
Last November, California approved Proposition 50, which redrew districts across the state in an effort to flip five seats from red to blue amid a nationwide gerrymandering war that will determine who controls the House of Representatives next year.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
The legislation passed the House in July 2025 but lost momentum in the Senate as banks and stablecoin companies sparred over the treatment of stablecoin yield.
—Jack Kubinec, Fortune, 4 May 2026
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Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
The endorsement jockeying has heated up faster in the Senate, but the resulting intraparty intrigue over primaries is arguably higher on that side of the Capitol than in the House.
—Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 4 May 2026
Last November, California approved Proposition 50, which redrew districts across the state in an effort to flip five seats from red to blue amid a nationwide gerrymandering war that will determine who controls the House of Representatives next year.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
The legislation passed the House in July 2025 but lost momentum in the Senate as banks and stablecoin companies sparred over the treatment of stablecoin yield.
—Jack Kubinec, Fortune, 4 May 2026
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“The House.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20House. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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