May 22 California lawmaker Vince Fong will finish ousted Speaker McCarthy's term By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press With the district once held by Kevin McCarthy remaining in GOP hands, it will give Republicans 12 seats in the state delegation and boost the party's fragile edge in Congress by a single vote. Continue reading
May 16 WATCH: Statue of Rev. Billy Graham unveiled at U.S. Capitol By Associated Press The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association says House Speaker Mike Johnson, other congressional members and the family of the Charlotte-born evangelist are expected to attend Thursday's unveiling in Washington. Continue reading
May 08 Watch 5:10 Congress grills district leaders on rise in antisemitic incidents at high schools By Lisa Desjardins, Eliot Barnhart While most of the national attention around protests lately has been focused on much larger college campuses, there have been some problems in some high schools as well. It was the focus of another charged hearing on Capitol Hill as… Continue watching
May 02 WATCH: Lisa Desjardins on the future of Congress in a time of tension | UVA's Jim Lehrer Lecture By News Desk PBS NewsHour Capitol Hill Correspondent Lisa Desjardins addressed the third annual James C. Lehrer Lecture at the University of Virginia's Miller Center. Continue reading
May 01 WATCH: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she'll push vote to oust Johnson By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Speaking outside the Capitol, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene ranted against Republican Party leaders at the highest levels and pushed back against their public entreaties, including from Donald Trump, to avoid another messy political fight so close to the November election. Continue reading
Apr 23 WATCH: Senate passes military aid to Ukraine and Israel By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The Senate has passed $95 billion in war aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, sending the legislation to President Biden. Continue reading
Apr 22 Approval of aid by Congress brings Ukraine closer to replenishing troops struggling to hold front lines By Samya Kullab, Associated Press Approval by the U.S. House of Representatives of a $61 billion package for Ukraine puts the country a step closer to getting an infusion of new firepower. Continue reading
Apr 19 How the U.S. could rush weapons to Ukraine to battle Russia By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Pentagon has had supplies ready to go for months but hasn’t moved them because it is out of money. Continue reading
Apr 19 WATCH: Ukraine and Israel aid clears procedural hurdle, House pushes toward weekend votes By Stephen Groves, Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Associated Press It was a victory for the strategy Johnson set in motion this week after he agonized for two months over the legislation. Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch 6:35 Why right-wing Republicans are blocking the reauthorization of FISA By Lisa Desjardins, Saher Khan GOP infighting continues on Capitol Hill as Speaker Mike Johnson tries to rally his conference into passing a controversial intelligence provision before the weekend. A faction of House Republicans broke rank and failed to reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act,… Continue watching