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 24 GOP loses 3rd House speaker nominee after pushback from Trump dooms Emmer’s bid The House Republican Conference has lost another speaker nominee, its third this month. Pushback from former President Trump and his allies doomed Congressman Tom Emmer’s bid and he withdrew hours after getting the nomination. Lisa Desjardins has been following the…
Politics Oct 23 New book ‘Romney: A Reckoning’ explores fraught relationship with his own party It wasn’t that long ago that Mitt Romney was the Republican presidential nominee. But today, the GOP he once led is dominated by Donald Trump. Romney shared his thoughts about the changes within the party and his own actions over…
Nation Oct 22 Exploring ways to build faith and security in U.S. elections Last month, a group of election experts warned that American democracy is under great stress. Their report outlines 24 recommendations spanning law, media, politics and tech to protect American elections. Rick Hasen, the director of UCLA Law School's Safeguarding Democracy…
World Oct 21 UN aid chief hopes to increase flow of critical supplies to Gaza Twenty trucks of humanitarian aid crossed into Gaza from Egypt on Saturday, the first life-saving supplies to reach Gazans since the Israel-Hamas war began. Before the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas, 450 trucks of aid arrived daily in Gaza. UN…
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 18 What’s next for Republicans after Jim Jordan’s 2nd defeat in House speaker vote Republican Congressman Jim Jordan’s second try for speaker of the House went more poorly than his first. In Wednesday's vote he received two fewer Republican votes than he did on Tuesday. Lisa Desjardins reports on the Capitol frozen in legislative…