Nov 15 McCarthy passes 1st vote toward House speakership, but faces objections in his own party By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Republicans are on the cusp of House control and McCarthy will face a formal vote when the new Congress convenes in January. Continue reading
Nov 15 Republicans likely to control House after wins in California By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press Two threatened U.S. House Republicans in California have triumphed over Democratic challengers, helping move the GOP within a seat of seizing control of the chamber. Meanwhile, a string of congressional races in the state remain in play. Continue reading
Nov 14 Katie Hobbs wins Arizona governor's race, flipping state for Dems By Associated Press Democrat Katie Hobbs was elected Arizona governor on Monday, defeating an ally of Donald Trump who falsely claimed the 2020 election was rigged and refused to say she would accept the results of her race this year. Continue reading
Nov 14 Prosecutors say no criminal charges expected from Rudy Giuliani raid in April By Larry Neumeister, Tom Hays, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani will not face criminal charges over his interactions with Ukrainian figures in the runup to the 2020 presidential election. Continue reading
Nov 14 Watch 4:08 News Wrap: CIA director meets with Russian counterpart In our news wrap Monday, CIA Director William Burns met with his Russian intelligence counterpart to convey the consequences if Moscow were to use a nuclear weapon in Ukraine, police arrested a Syrian woman suspected of carrying out the bombing… Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch 10:26 Biden meets with Chinese president amid heightened tensions between superpowers By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn President Biden and Chinese President Xi held their first in-person meeting as the U.S. and China increasingly confront each other over technology, Taiwan and human rights. The two sides did not agree to step back from their respective positions but… Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch 5:43 Republican leadership on Capitol Hill in flux after midterm results Lawmakers return to Capitol Hill after a drawn-out midterm battle for power. Democrats kept control in the upper chamber, but a Georgia runoff will determine if they gain a seat or return to a 50-50 Senate. The balance of power… Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch 6:09 How election deniers fared in their midterm races Nearly a week after Election Day, we're getting a clearer picture of the winners and losers. We're also seeing how the candidates who spread baseless lies about the last presidential election are faring. Tammy Patrick of the non-partisan Democracy Fund… Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch 8:18 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on what happened in the midterms and what's next for Congress NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including what happened in the midterm elections and what to expect in Congress over the next two… Continue watching
Nov 14 AP report: Former DEA agent tells his own story of corruption before jail time By Jim Mustian, Joshua Goodman, Associated Press All this revelry was rooted, Irizarry said, in a crushing realization among DEA agents around the world that there's nothing they can do to make a dent in the drug war anyway. Continue reading