Politics Apr 19 House leaders work together to push aid for Ukraine and allies over key hurdle On Friday, Capitol Hill saw one of the most significant votes of the year. In the House, the leaders of both parties worked together to oppose the most fiery voices in their caucuses, pushing aid for Ukraine and other allies…
Politics Apr 17 Senate dismisses impeachment articles against DHS Secretary Mayorkas before trial begins At the U.S. Capitol, there was another collision of the biggest issues facing the country and the world. In the House, Speaker Johnson made more moves in his attempt to pass aid for Ukraine and other allies. But in the…
Politics Apr 16 Johnson faces another threat to speakership over Ukraine and Israel aid plans On Capitol Hill, House Speaker Mike Johnson spent the day juggling his foreign aid priorities for Ukraine and Israel with potential threats to his job from members of his own party. Lisa Desjardins reports.
Politics Apr 16 How the Mayorkas impeachment process could be cut short House Republicans are expected to deliver the articles Tuesday, jump-starting impeachment proceedings that will bring unprecedented questions of process to the Senate.
Politics Apr 15 Here’s how the tax policies proposed by Biden and Trump differ It’s tax day and millions of people are filing at the last minute. What many may not know is that the clock is ticking on some potentially big changes that will be decided by the outcome of the 2024 election.
Politics Apr 11 Why right-wing Republicans are blocking the reauthorization of FISA GOP infighting continues on Capitol Hill as Speaker Mike Johnson tries to rally his conference into passing a controversial intelligence provision before the weekend. A faction of House Republicans broke rank and failed to reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act,…
Politics Apr 09 Speaker Johnson faces legislative dilemmas as he fights to hold job among divided GOP Congress arrived back in Washington with a long list of priorities for House Speaker Mike Johnson to accomplish and a razor-thin margin to get it done. Lisa Desjardins reports.
Nation Apr 08 Biden announces new plan to forgive student loan debt for millions President Biden on Monday announced new plans to cancel student debt for millions of borrowers, his broadest student loan forgiveness attempt since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down his more sweeping plan over a year ago. Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, who covers…
Politics Apr 03 Anatomy of a Donald Trump speech Whatever you want to call him, Donald Trump is a showman. That is key to his campaign. His strength comes directly from his words and speeches, not staff or infrastructure. Voters are already exhausted by political shrapnel, but Trump’s speeches…
Politics Mar 22 House GOP may face another leadership battle after effort to avoid government shutdown The federal government is just hours away from shutting down as Capitol Hill scrambles to finalize its $1.2 trillion spending deal. That agreement would keep the lights on but could also cost Speaker Mike Johnson his job. Congressional Correspondent Lisa…