Jan 07 Republican states aim to restrict transgender health care in first bills of 2023 By Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press More than two dozen bills seeking to restrict transgender health care access have been introduced across 11 states — Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Virginia — for the legislative sessions beginning in… Continue reading
Jan 07 McCarthy elected House speaker after chaotic votes in late-night session By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Republican Kevin McCarthy was elected House speaker on a historic post-midnight 15th ballot early Saturday, overcoming holdouts from his own ranks and floor tensions boiling over after a chaotic week that tested the new GOP majority’s ability to govern. Continue reading
Jan 06 Chaotic scene unfolds as McCarthy fails on 14th ballot for speaker By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Before the vote, McCarthy had flipped 15 conservative holdouts to become supporters, including the chairman of the chamber's Freedom Caucus, leaving him just a few shy of seizing the gavel for the new Congress. Continue reading
Jan 06 Watch 6:07 McCarthy still short of votes to become speaker, but emerging deal chips away at holdouts By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz After four days and 13 rounds of voting, the House made some progress Friday but has still failed to elect a speaker. More than a dozen Republicans switched their votes to support Congressman Kevin McCarthy, but a handful of hard-right… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch 3:16 Jan. 6 attack anniversary marked with ceremonies at Capitol and White House By Geoff Bennett, Sam Weber Friday marks two years since the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The anniversary was marked in ceremonies in front of the Capitol building itself and at the White House. Geoff Bennett reports. Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch 4:43 News Wrap: New border restrictions in place for asylum seekers In our news wrap Friday, asylum seekers from Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti ran into new restrictions along the southern border that sends them back to Mexico if they cross illegally, Mexican authorities are working to restore order in Culiacan after… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch 4:59 Journalist and critic of Indian government faces sham charges designed to silence her By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi Indian journalist and Washington Post contributor Rana Ayyub is one of the main critics of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu-nationalist government. She recently won the highest award for press freedom from the National Press Club but is now headed back… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch 9:28 Where Jan 6. prosecutions stand two years after Capitol attack By Lisa Desjardins, Maea Lenei Buhre, Mike Fritz Two years on from the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, Congressional Correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports on where efforts to hold those responsible stand. Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch 10:20 Brooks and Capehart on the political chaos in the House New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the political fight in the House unlike any seen since the Civil War and the second anniversary… Continue watching
Jan 06 Kevin McCarthy makes big gains for speaker, but still short as House adjourns till evening By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press House leader Kevin McCarthy is getting closer to victory in the grueling, hard-fought struggle to become speaker of the new Congress. Continue reading