Politics Jan 03 Mike Johnson reelected House speaker in dramatic first-round floor vote Republican Mike Johnson won reelection to the House speakership on a first ballot Friday, pushing past GOP hard-right holdouts and buoyed with a nod of support from President-elect Donald Trump.
Politics Dec 23 4 key findings from the House Ethics report on Matt Gaetz misconduct allegations Gaetz has denied any wrongdoing and has insisted he never had sex with a minor.
Politics Dec 21 Rejecting Trump’s demands, Congress averts government shutdown just after midnight President Joe Biden signed a bill into law Saturday that averts a government shutdown, bringing a final close to days of upheaval after Congress approved a temporary funding plan just past the deadline and refused President-elect Donald Trump’s core debt…
Politics Dec 20 WATCH: White House holds news briefing as Trump threatens government shutdown over debt ceiling Hours before the start of a federal government shutdown, President-elect Donald Trump doubled-down on his insistence that a debt ceiling increase be included in any deal.
Politics Dec 20 WATCH: House approves funding bill, sends to Senate hours before shutdown deadline Hours to go before a midnight government shutdown, the House approved a new plan late Friday from Speaker Mike Johnson that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, but drops President-elect Donald Trump's demands for a debt limit increase…
Politics Dec 19 WATCH: House rejects Trump-backed stopgap funding bill, leaving next steps uncertain In a hastily convened evening vote punctuated by angry outbursts over the self-made crisis, the lawmakers failed to reach the two-thirds threshold needed for passage — but House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared determined to regroup, before Friday's midnight deadline.
Politics Dec 19 Government shutdown looms as Speaker Johnson struggles to meet Trump’s demands Trump said early Thursday that Johnson will "easily remain speaker" for the next Congress if he "acts decisively and tough" in coming up with a new plan to also increase the debt limit, a stunning request just before the Christmas…
Politics Dec 18 House Ethics Committee secretly voted to release Matt Gaetz ethics report, source says The House Ethics Committee has voted in secret to release the long-awaited ethics report into former Rep. Matt Gaetz.
Politics Dec 14 Pelosi gets hip replacement surgery at U.S. military hospital in Germany after injury from fall Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had hip replacement surgery Saturday at a U.S. military hospital in Germany after falling while at an event in Luxembourg with other members of Congress.
Politics Dec 12 Pressure on Iowa senator shows consequences for Republicans who oppose Trump Sen. Joni Ernst is facing an aggressive pressure campaign from President-elect Donald Trump’s allies, complete with threats of primary challengers.