Jan 26 Watch 6:31 An early look at key 2024 Senate races and candidates By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman Congress has just started its new term, but many senators and Senate hopefuls are already thinking about the next election. Rep. Adam Schiff became the second Democrat to jump into the race for Senate in California, and Democratic Rep. Ruben… Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch 6:14 McCarthy locks out leading Democrats from key committees, sparking partisan outrage By Amna Nawaz, Lisa Desjardins Historic levels of drama played out over the first few weeks of the new Congress. Legislative leaders are just now beginning to get into the day-to-day of Capitol Hill. This week, Speaker Kevin McCarthy sparked outrage when he locked out… Continue watching
Jan 25 House commends Iranian protesters in bipartisan vote By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a bipartisan resolution Wednesday expressing solidarity with people in Iran who have been risking imprisonment and even death to protest the country's theocracy. Continue reading
Jan 19 Watch 5:57 U.S. hits borrowing limit as Congress debates raising debt ceiling By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura The United States government reached its debt limit Thursday, according to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. This means her agency must use accounting tactics to keep the government solvent while it waits on Congress to act. Congressional Correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports… Continue watching
Jan 18 Analysis: What is the debt ceiling? By Steven Pressman, The Conversation Treasury Secretary Yellen announced the U.S. will hit its $31 trillion debt ceiling on Jan. 19. Economists and markets are worried Congress won’t act in time, which could trigger a financial crisis. Continue reading
Jan 17 Watch 8:49 Economists and business leaders raise alarm about looming debt ceiling deadline By Laura Barrón-López, Kyle Midura The U.S. is expected to bump into its borrowing limit in just a few days. The Treasury Department said it is taking "extraordinary measures" to allow the country to keep paying its debts for now, but Congress must vote to… Continue watching
Jan 13 U.S. expected to hit debt limit Thursday, Yellen tells Congress By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen notified Congress on Friday that the U.S. is projected to reach its debt limit on Thursday and will then resort to “extraordinary measures” to avoid default. Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch 3:28 News Wrap: Air travel back to normal day after FAA outage In our news wrap Thursday, U.S. air travel returned to close to normal after a government computer system broke down and grounded all flights for a time, the mayor of Selma, Alabama, reports significant damage from a large tornado that… Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch 6:25 More Republicans call for scandal-plagued Congressman George Santos to resign More Republican lawmakers are calling for New York Congressman George Santos to resign, just days after the scandal-plagued freshman was sworn in to the House. Santos is under investigation by state and federal authorities after he admitted to lying about… Continue watching
Jan 11 House Republicans use new majority to approve anti-abortion measures By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Neither is expected to pass the Democratic-led Senate, but Republicans said they were making good on promises to address the issue along with other legislative priorities in the first days in power. Continue reading