The House of Representatives was sent home for the duration of the government shutdown. Members returned to the Capitol Wednesday with a lot on their minds.

Morgan Stanley's underwriting of Zijin Gold International's Hong Kong IPO placed it and its U.S. investors at risk of regulatory, financial and reputational harm, a U.S. House of Representatives committee told the bank on Thursday.

A new Congresswoman entering the House as early as Wednesday could be a deciding factor on whether the Justice Department releases files relating to the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.

Jeffrey Epstein said in 2018 he could "take down" Donald Trump, in an exchange released along with thousands of other files.

China for decades has sought to manipulate global critical minerals prices, using its control as an economic weapon to expand its manufacturing sector and its geopolitical influence, a U.S. House of Representatives committee said on Wednesday.

House members anticipate intensive work on a continuing resolution passed Monday night in the Senate that would fully fund the federal budget through January and keep certain departments, including Agriculture and Veterans Affairs, open for the rest of the federal fiscal year — or through September. Second District Congressman Derek Schmidt: