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Budget negotiations are under way in the House of Representatives with two members of the Budget Committee: Republican Jeb Hensarling of Texas and Democrat Jim Moran of Virginia. NPR's John Ydstie reports.

With no elected Speaker of the House, not much can get done in Washington.

House Republicans are meeting again Tuesday to try to pick a new nominee for speaker.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with associate professor Chloe East of the University of Colorado Denver about the impact of undocumented immigrants on the U.S. housing market.

The House votes to block credit card companies from sending funds to offshore gambling houses, part of a move to tighten restrictions on Internet gambling. The bill that passed also would allow Internet service providers to block certain gambling Web sites in the United States.

The Senate's energy bill is significantly different than the one passed by the House. The two chambers may have trouble getting a unified bill to the president's desk.

Ryan publicly declined to run for speaker at least three times this year, but then said he relented after pressure from Republican leaders.