Republican infighting over speakership has left the chamber effectively shut down for more than two weeks
Latest Articles
It was not the day of triumph that Jim Jordan had hoped for.
Jordan says he plans another speaker vote later Tuesday
On Friday, Jordan won the speaker nomination against GOP Rep. Austin Scott of Georgia – who made a surprise last-minute bid – in a 124-81 vote.
Republican Congressman Steve Scalise has dropped out of the race to become Speaker of the House just a day after his party nominated him.
Unclear if Scalise can get the votes to win gavel
New York lawmakers aim to expel the accused fraudster, who faces new charges under a superseding federal indictment
US prosecutors have filed an array of criminal counts against embattled Rep George Santos, accusing him of running up multiple charges on the credit cards of campaign donors.
The first-of-a-kind dethroning of a US House speaker shows that Americans don’t want to write blank checks for Ukraine
Nancy Pelosi has said she was ordered to leave her office in the US Capitol by the new interim House Speaker Patrick McHenry.
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.
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.
Speaker unable to make last-minute deal to retain the gavel
Gaetz to file motion this week, McCarthy says ‘bring it on’
Right-flank Republicans refused to support bill despite its steep spending cuts
The California Democrat, the oldest member of the Senate, had been declining in health for months.
New Jersey senator strikes defiant tone to reporters and accuses some of ‘rushing to judge a Latino and push him out of his seat’
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.
