Jan 03 Watch 8:50 Israel’s new far-right national security minister sparks controversy with holy site visit By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Dan Sagalyn Five days after taking office, Israel’s new national security minister made a rare visit to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem. The site is revered by both Muslims and Jews, who call it the Temple Mount, and has for decades… Continue watching
Jan 03 Democratic women lawmakers who broke through in 2018 now step into leadership roles By Grace Panetta, Mel Leonor Barclay, The 19th A number of Democratic women from the House class of 2018 are poised to exert more influence than ever before on the future of their party. Continue reading
Jan 03 Kevin McCarthy fails in 2 votes for House speaker, pledges to keep fighting By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Republican leader Kevin McCarthy failed in two rounds of voting to become House speaker Tuesday, a historic defeat with no clear way out as House Republicans dug in for a long, messy start for the new Congress. Continue reading
Jan 03 Kevin McCarthy falls short in 1st vote for House speaker By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Republican leader Kevin McCarthy appeared headed toward a historic defeat in first-round voting Tuesday to become House speaker, sending the new Congress into a tangle as conservative colleagues opposed his leadership. Continue reading
Jan 03 U.S. Virgin Islands fires attorney general in Jeffrey Epstein cases By Dánica Coto, Associated Press The removal comes just days after she filed a lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase in New York and accused the company of helping Epstein finance the illegal exploitation of women and children in the U.S. Virgin Islands and beyond. Continue reading
Jan 03 The GOP drama behind the House speaker vote By Lisa Desjardins There's a possible deadlock over who will be the speaker of the House. Here's a brief rundown on what can happen today (and maybe later this week). Continue reading
Jan 03 WATCH: McConnell celebrates milestone as longest serving Senate party leader By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Democrats are again claiming the Senate majority, but much of the chamber’s focus is on the top Republican as Mitch McConnell becomes the longest serving Senate leader in history. Continue reading
Jan 03 WATCH: White House says Biden won’t ‘insert himself’ into House speaker battle By Associated Press The future of House leadership remained unclear Tuesday as McCarthy failed in two rounds of voting to become House speaker, a historic defeat with no clear way out as House Republicans dug in for a long, messy start for the… Continue reading
Jan 03 WATCH: State Department ‘deeply concerned’ over holy site visit By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press The U.S. State Department says it is "deeply concerned"over an ultranationalist Israeli Cabinet minister's visit to a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site in Jerusalem for the first time since Netanyahu's new far-right government took office last week. Continue reading
Jan 02 Jan. 6 panel shutting down after concluding 18-month investigation By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The House Jan. 6 committee is shutting down, having completed a whirlwind 18-month investigation of the 2021 Capitol insurrection and having sent its work to the Justice Department along with a recommendation for prosecuting former President Donald Trump. Continue reading