Oct 11 Watch 7:27 GOP moves closer to electing Rep. Scalise as next House speaker By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz, Kyle Midura, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako, Ian Couzens House Republicans are one step closer to selecting a new speaker. They nominated House Majority Leader Steve Scalise for the role, but not all members are on board and it is not yet clear if he has the votes to… Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch 4:59 Candidates for House speaker tell fellow Republicans why they should have the gavel By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura House Republicans gathered behind closed doors to try to pick their next speaker. Candidates for the job made their case why they should be entrusted with the gavel. Congressional Correspondent Lisa Desjardins spent the day polling GOP members and reports… Continue watching
Oct 09 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. drops his Democratic primary bid, will run as an independent By Ali Swenson, Associated Press The decision by Kennedy adds a wrinkle to a 2024 race that's heading toward a likely rematch between Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican ex-President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch 10:38 Brooks and Marcus on the future of the GOP after McCarthy’s ouster New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Ruth Marcus join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the fallout of Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s ouster and how it's reshaping the Republican Party. Continue watching
Oct 06 To keep election leadoff spot, Iowa Democrats announce plan for January caucus with delayed results By Will Weissert, Associated Press Iowa's Democratic Party announced Friday it will hold a caucus on Jan. 15 but won't release the results until early March, attempting to retain their state's leadoff spot on the presidential nominating calendar without violating a new national party lineup… Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch 12:26 Republicans face unclear choice for new House speaker after ouster of McCarthy By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz, Ian Couzens, Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura Two candidates are entering the Republican race to be the next Speaker of the House, but it's unclear how long it will take to find a successor to the ousted Kevin McCarthy. Congressional Correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports on the historic… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch 8:00 What led to the collapse of McCarthy’s speakership and what’s next for the House By Kyle Midura, Ian Couzens, Lisa Desjardins For the first time in this nation’s history, the House of Representatives formally ousted its speaker. A handful of hard-right Republicans and every Democrat voted together to remove the gavel from Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s hand. The move came nine months… Continue watching
Oct 03 WATCH: McCarthy confronts challenge to his leadership, rules out power-sharing with Democrats By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The Republican McCarthy's fate is deeply uncertain as he faces what's known as a "motion to vacate" from Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, a strident critic allied with Donald Trump. Continue reading
Sep 29 Watch 11:44 Brooks and Capehart on why a government shutdown could last a long time New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the country barreling toward a government shutdown and the first hearings in House Republicans' impeachment inquiry of… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch 13:21 What happened during the first hearing of the Biden impeachment inquiry By Amna Nawaz, Matt Loffman, Lisa Desjardins, Alexis Cox, Solveig Rennan, Laura Barrón-López, Kyle Midura House Republicans held their first impeachment hearing into President Biden. The Republicans argue there is a real concern about the Biden family, but Democrats say it's an attempt to distract from the criminal charges against former President Trump. Amna Nawaz… Continue watching