Oct 19 Watch 5:27 GOP rejects empowering interim House speaker as Jordan says he's still running for the job By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura 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… Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch 3:56 What Sidney Powell's guilty plea means for Trump in his Georgia election subversion case By Amna Nawaz, Matt Loffman The wide-ranging racketeering case against former President Trump took a new turn in a Georgia courtroom as a second co-defendant pleaded guilty to charges in the alleged scheme to overturn the 2020 election. This time it was one of Trump's… Continue watching
Oct 19 Most Americans have favorable view about Mexico as partner in border control, AP-NORC poll says By Adriana Gomez Licon, Linley Sanders, Associated Press Most Americans see southern neighbor Mexico as having at least a friendly relationship with the U.S. A sizable majority also say Mexico and the U.S. should be responsible for stopping drug trafficking. Continue reading
Oct 19 Trump is winning fundraising race against GOP rivals, what does that mean for the Republican primary? By Brian Slodysko, Associated Press Donald Trump is crushing his Republican presidential rivals in the contest to raise campaign cash, putting the other White House hopefuls in an unenviable position before the first votes are cast in January. Continue reading
Oct 19 WATCH: President Biden's Address to the Nation | PBS NewsHour's full evening coverage By Chris Megerian, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press President Joe Biden delivered only the second Oval Office address of his term on Thursday night to make the case for U.S. backing of Ukraine and Israel in a time of war. Continue reading
Oct 19 Sidney Powell pleads guilty in deal with prosecutors over efforts to overturn Trump loss in Georgia By Kate Brumback, Associated Press Lawyer Sidney Powell pleaded guilty to reduced charges Thursday over efforts to overturn Donald Trump's loss in the 2020 election in Georgia, becoming the second defendant in the sprawling case to reach a deal with prosecutors. Continue reading
Oct 19 WATCH: House convenes as temporary speaker plan fails and Jordan continues his run By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Stephen Groves, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Refusing to give up, Rep. Jim Jordan told GOP colleagues Thursday he was still running for the House gavel — leaving Republicans few viable options after his hardline backers resisted a plan to expand the temporary speaker's powers to re-open the House. Continue reading
Oct 19 Live updates: What's happening on Day 13 of the Israel-Hamas war By Associated Press The conflict between Israel and Hamas enters its 13th day. Continue reading
Oct 18 U.S. eases oil and gold sanctions on Venezuela after electoral roadmap signed By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The move comes in response to Venezuela's government and a faction of its opposition formally agreeing to work together to reach a series of basic conditions for the next presidential election. Continue reading
Oct 18 U.S. resumes deportation flights to Venezuela By Valerie Gonzalez, Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press A flight of Venezuelan migrants deported from the U.S. under new measures by the Biden administration has landed outside the South American country's capital. Continue reading