Politics Oct 31 WATCH: Johnson says Trump’s demand to end filibuster ‘not my call’ By Associated Press
Politics Oct 30 WATCH: Johnson says House GOP ‘just fed up’ with the shutdown at news conference The speaker has kept the House out of legislative session for more than a month, a remarkable closure preventing other business during the shutdown. By Margery A. Beck, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press
Politics Oct 28 WATCH: Johnson urges Democrats to end shutdown with union providing political ‘cover’ Johnson, who has refused to call the House into session, said during his daily press conference at the partly closed Capitol that Democrats have political "cover” now that the largest federal workers union has urged them to reopen government. By Associated Press
Politics Oct 28 Congress faces pressure to end shutdown, but breakthrough appears unlikely Millions of Americans face the prospect of losing food assistance. More federal workers will miss their first full paycheck. And more frequent delays at the nation’s airports are snarling travel plans. By Kevin Freking, Stephen Groves, Associated Press
Politics Oct 21 House GOP preparing report on Biden’s use of autopen The report, which is likely to be released in the coming weeks, centers on contested and thus far unsubstantiated claims that Biden not only visibly aged while in office, but that his mental state declined to a degree that allowed… By Matt Brown, Associated Press
Oct 20 Watch 6:54 How GOP-led redistricting efforts may disenfranchise Black voters By Geoff Bennett, Jonah Anderson Republicans in North Carolina moved forward with a plan to redraw the state’s congressional map and eliminate its only swing district. It's part of a GOP push to maintain control of Congress through maps that have the effect of diluting… Continue watching
Oct 16 Ohio lawmaker condemns ‘inappropriate symbol’ found in his D.C. office By Associated Press “The content of that image does not reflect the values or standards of this office, my staff, or myself, and I condemn it in the strongest terms,” Rep. Dave Taylor said. Continue reading
Oct 15 WATCH: ‘Only way forward’ is for GOP to negotiate with Dems and address health care costs, Jeffries says By Mary Clare Jalonick, Stephen Groves, Associated Press Entering the third week of a government shutdown, Democrats say they are not intimidated or cowed by President Donald Trump’s efforts to fire thousands of federal workers or by his threats of more firings to come. Continue reading
Oct 13 LISTEN: SCOTUS hears redistricting case that could reduce representation for Black voters By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court appears inclined to limit the use of the Voting Rights Act to force states to draw electoral districts favorable to minority voters. Continue reading
Oct 08 ‘Tennessee Three’ Democrat announces bid for Congress against longtime Memphis representative By Adrian Sainz, Associated Press Democratic state Rep. Justin Pearson went to a Memphis park near the neighborhood where he grew up to announce that he will challenge longtime Democratic congressman Steve Cohen to represent the majority-Black city in 2026. Continue reading