Politics Jan 05 WATCH: Kevin McCarthy elected House speaker on 4th chaotic day McCarthy was elected House speaker on a historic post-midnight 15th ballot early Saturday, overcoming holdouts from his own ranks and floor tensions boiling over after a chaotic week that tested the new GOP majority’s ability to govern.
Politics Jan 04 WATCH: House meets for 3rd day of speaker vote after McCarthy fails to win more Republican support The House stalemate over choosing a new speaker is continuing for a long, excruciating third day of voting with no end in sight.
Politics Jan 04 House adjourns for 2nd day without a speaker after McCarthy fails to win enough Republican support House Republicans plowed through the second day of the new Congress, with no clear off-ramp from their political chaos over electing leader Kevin McCarthy as the new speaker.
Politics Jan 03 WATCH: House adjourns on the 2nd day of voting after McCarthy falls short of majority House Republicans plowed through the second day of the new Congress, with no clear off-ramp from their political chaos over electing leader Kevin McCarthy as the new speaker.
Politics Jan 03 Kevin McCarthy fails in 2 votes for House speaker, pledges to keep fighting Republican leader Kevin McCarthy failed in two rounds of voting to become House speaker Tuesday, a historic defeat with no clear way out as House Republicans dug in for a long, messy start for the new Congress.
Nation Dec 30 Afghan refugees in U.S. face uncertainty as legislation stalls Nearly 76,000 Afghans who worked with American soldiers since 2001 as translators, interpreters and partners arrived in the U.S. on military planes after the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021.
Politics Dec 23 Trump 'lit that fire' of Capitol insurrection, Jan 6 Committee report says The House Jan. 6 committee's final report asserts that Donald Trump criminally engaged in a "multi-part conspiracy" to overturn the lawful results of the 2020 presidential election and failed to act to stop his supporters from attacking the Capitol.
Politics Dec 19 Jan. 6 panel urges ethics review for Kevin McCarthy, GOP lawmakers The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack has referred Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and three other GOP lawmakers to undergo an ethics investigation for their refusal to comply with congressional subpoenas.
Politics Dec 19 Jan. 6 committee issues criminal referrals against Trump and lawyer Eastman The panel’s seven Democrats and two Republicans are recommending criminal charges against Trump and associates who helped him launch a multifaceted pressure campaign to try to overturn his 2020 election loss.
Politics Dec 18 What to watch for as the Jan. 6 committee cites Trump's 'attempted coup' The House committee investigating the Capitol riot will make its final public presentation Monday. Here's what to watch for.