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
Jan 10 Watch 5:04 House Republicans take aim at IRS and what they consider government overreach After a tumultuous start to its term, the Republican-led House is targeting its biggest priorities. GOP lawmakers started work on their top agenda items and launched key subcommittees that would focus on China as well as investigations into the Biden… Continue watching
Jan 10 There are new House rules under GOP leadership. Here's a short guide By Lisa Desjardins After 15 votes, House Republicans managed to elect a speaker last week. And now, they approved a new rules package. Here's a rundown of the significant changes that will affect how the House will operate in the new session. Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch 5:16 Republicans deciding House rules package after contentious week of speaker votes By Lisa Desjardins In the first big test of Kevin McCarthy's speakership, the House is voting on a controversial rules package that will set the procedural plans for this new Congress. The package includes provisions from closed-door deals made with hardliners in the… Continue watching
Jan 06 Chaotic scene unfolds as McCarthy fails on 14th ballot for speaker By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Before the vote, McCarthy had flipped 15 conservative holdouts to become supporters, including the chairman of the chamber's Freedom Caucus, leaving him just a few shy of seizing the gavel for the new Congress. Continue reading
Jan 05 Watch 6:33 GOP divide leaves House without speaker for 3rd day as McCarthy again falls short By Lisa Desjardins, Saher Khan, Kyle Midura After three days and hundreds of votes cast, the house has still not elected a speaker. There is no sign that Kevin McCarthy has broken his GOP opposition, leaving the Republican party divided and Congress paralyzed. Lisa Desjardins reports on… Continue watching
Jan 05 Religiously, Congress doesn't reflect modern America, Pew finds By Peter Smith, Associated Press The religious makeup of the incoming 118th Congress looks more like what America used to be than what it is today. Continue reading