Politics

October 04, 2023

Interim House Speaker ordered me to give up Capitol office, Pelosi says

Nancy Pelosi has said she was ordered to leave her office in the US Capitol by the new interim House Speaker Patrick McHenry.

October 04, 2023

October 04, 2023

Kevin McCarthy has gone. Why was he removed and who might replace him?

A search is under way for a Speaker of the House of Representatives after Republican Kevin McCarthy was unexpectedly pushed out by right-wingers in his own party.

October 04, 2023

October 04, 2023

House Is Paralyzed, With No Speaker After McCarthy Ouster

After a historic vote to remove the speaker, lawmakers departed Washington on Tuesday night with the House of Representatives in chaos and no clear sense of who might lead it.

October 04, 2023

October 03, 2023

US in ‘chaos’ as Speaker removed

Kevin McCarthy has been removed from his position as Speaker of the House after a historic vote, sparking political chaos in the United States.

October 03, 2023

October 03, 2023

Kevin McCarthy Ousted as US House Speaker in Historic Vote

Speaker unable to make last-minute deal to retain the gavel

October 03, 2023

October 02, 2023

Laphonza Butler of EMILY's List to replace Dianne Feinstein as senator

A strategist who runs an organisation devoted to electing Democratic women who support abortion rights is to replace US senator Dianne Feinstein, who died last week at the age of 90.

October 02, 2023

October 01, 2023

McCarthy to Face Far-Right Attempt to Oust Him as House Speaker

Gaetz to file motion this week, McCarthy says ‘bring it on’

October 01, 2023

October 01, 2023

Congress Dodges Government Shutdown With Last-Minute, Short-Term Deal

The US government has avoided a federal shutdown after both House and Senate agreed on a short-term funding deal.

October 01, 2023

September 29, 2023

U.S. federal government shutdown appears likely as Republicans reject McCarthy's plan

Right-flank Republicans refused to support bill despite its steep spending cuts

September 29, 2023

September 29, 2023

Prospects dim as US scrambles to avoid government shutdown

The US inched closer to a government shutdown on Friday as the prospects of a successful short-term funding deal grow bleaker.

September 29, 2023

September 29, 2023

Senator Dianne Feinstein Dies at 90

The California Democrat, the oldest member of the Senate, had been declining in health for months.

September 29, 2023

September 28, 2023

Second Republican debate: The biggest moments from debate stage

There was a whiff of desperation in the air at the second Republican debate in Los Angeles on Wednesday night as Donald Trump skipped the event once again.

September 28, 2023

September 26, 2023

N.Y. judge finds Donald Trump committed business fraud for a decade

A judge overseeing a $250 million lawsuit against Trump ruled that the ex-president and his company committed fraud by inflating his net worth in business transactions.

September 26, 2023

September 25, 2023

Bob Menendez refuses to quit and says $480,000 in cash was for personal use

New Jersey senator strikes defiant tone to reporters and accuses some of ‘rushing to judge a Latino and push him out of his seat’

September 25, 2023

September 22, 2023

New Jersey Gov. Murphy, Assembly speaker call on Sen. Bob Menendez to resign

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, the state’s General Assembly speaker and the Democratic State Committee chairman all called on U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez to resign Friday after their fellow Democrat was indicted on federal bribery charges.

September 22, 2023

September 22, 2023

Which Candidates Will Be on Stage for the Second Republican Debate?

Here are the six candidates who say they have met the criteria to be on the debate stage.

September 22, 2023

September 21, 2023

Could the 14th Amendment bar Donald Trump from becoming president again?

Some conservative legal scholars think so—but the idea is a long shot.

September 21, 2023