Politics Oct 17 A look at Jim Jordan’s often controversial record in Congress In the first round of balloting for the next House speaker, Rep. Jim Jordan got 200 votes from his GOP colleagues, short of the 217 he needed. But the Ohio congressman is closer to the gavel than he's ever been…
Politics Oct 11 GOP moves closer to electing Rep. Scalise as next House speaker House Republicans are one step closer to selecting a new speaker. They nominated House Majority Leader Steve Scalise for the role, but not all members are on board and it is not yet clear if he has the votes to…
Politics Oct 10 Candidates for House speaker tell fellow Republicans why they should have the gavel House Republicans gathered behind closed doors to try to pick their next speaker. Candidates for the job made their case why they should be entrusted with the gavel. Congressional Correspondent Lisa Desjardins spent the day polling GOP members and reports…
Politics Oct 04 Republicans face unclear choice for new House speaker after ouster of McCarthy Two candidates are entering the Republican race to be the next Speaker of the House, but it's unclear how long it will take to find a successor to the ousted Kevin McCarthy. Congressional Correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports on the historic…
Politics Oct 03 What led to the collapse of McCarthy’s speakership and what’s next for the House For the first time in this nation’s history, the House of Representatives formally ousted its speaker. A handful of hard-right Republicans and every Democrat voted together to remove the gavel from Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s hand. The move came nine months…
Politics Oct 02 McCarthy faces revolt from far-right Republicans after deal to avoid government shutdown The government is open after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy side-stepped the hard-right flank of his party and cut a temporary funding deal with Democrats this weekend. But this week, he may need to broker another cross-aisle bargain to keep his…
Politics Sep 29 How the looming shutdown will impact government agencies and programs The highly partisan government funding plan from House Republicans imploded on the chamber floor Friday, leaving the country on the cusp of shutdown without a clear path out. Congressional Correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports on every twist and turn in this…
Politics Sep 28 Government shutdown imminent as House Republicans reject latest Senate effort Federal workers were put on notice that a shutdown is imminent and millions of government employees and military members could stop being paid in three days. The Senate has worked in a bipartisan manner to prevent a shutdown, but the…
Politics Sep 28 What happened during the first hearing of the Biden impeachment inquiry House Republicans held their first impeachment hearing into President Biden. The Republicans argue there is a real concern about the Biden family, but Democrats say it's an attempt to distract from the criminal charges against former President Trump. Amna Nawaz…
Politics Sep 27 GOP Rep. Lawler on the disagreements in his party that could lead to a government shutdown As the nation moves closer to a government shutdown, there is still no sign of a way out ahead of the Saturday night deadline. Whenever a deal is ultimately struck to avoid a shutdown or reopen the government, moderate Republicans…