Politics Nov 13 New Supreme Court ethics code 'does very little' to hold justices accountable, expert says The nine Supreme Court justices handed down a surprise unanimous decision binding themselves to a new code of ethics. It comes after criticism over undisclosed perks for some of the justices. Amna Nawaz unpacked the court’s new rules with Kathleen…
Politics Nov 07 In domestic violence gun ban case, Supreme Court considers dangers and due process The Supreme Court heard a case on Tuesday about whether people with domestic violence court orders should be barred from owning guns. Supreme Court analyst Marcia Coyle joins Geoff Bennett to discuss the arguments.
Politics Nov 06 What to know about Trump's testimony in the New York civil fraud trial Former President Trump took the stand in New York on Monday, defending himself in the $250 million civil fraud trial brought by state Attorney General Letitia James. Geoff Bennett speaks with Andrea Bernstein, who has been in the courtroom covering…
Politics Nov 02 Tensions flare in Congress over Israel aid and Tuberville's block on military promotions New House Speaker Mike Johnson passed $14 billion in aid to Israel on Thursday, but the bill faces problems ahead. And Senate Republicans took on one of their own over top military promotions. Congressional Correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports from Capitol…
Politics Oct 26 House of Representatives gets back to work with new Speaker Mike Johnson It was back to business on Capitol Hill as new House Speaker Mike Johnson spent his first full day meeting with the Australian prime minister and President Biden. Now, a major test of Johnson’s leadership awaits. Congressional Correspondent Lisa Desjardins…
Politics Oct 25 Who is new House Speaker Mike Johnson and what can he accomplish? The House of Representatives has a new speaker after 22 days of leaderless, gridlocked chaos following the ouster of Kevin McCarthy. Mike Johnson of Louisiana won all 220 Republican votes cast on the House floor Wednesday. After emerging from the…
Politics Oct 20 The next steps for House Republicans after dropping Jim Jordan as speaker nominee At the Capitol, Republican Jim Jordan is out in the race for speaker of the House. GOP lawmakers voted behind closed doors to dismiss him as their nominee after he again failed to win the job on the House floor.
Politics Oct 19 GOP rejects empowering interim House speaker as Jordan says he's still running for the job The leadership crisis in the House of Representatives became even more chaotic on Thursday. Republicans, unable to agree on a speaker, also rejected a plan to temporarily give the acting speaker more powers. Lisa Desjardins was outside the heated meeting…
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…