Feb 07 GOP more diverse, but Congress still doesn’t reflect America’s demographics By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press When lawmakers gather for President Joe Biden's State of the Union address, the Republican side of the aisle will look slightly different than in years past. Continue reading
Feb 02 Watch 7:07 Texas Rep. Chip Roy on the agenda of the GOP’s House majority By Amna Nawaz, Saher Khan House Republicans have been busy on Capitol Hill launching some of their top agenda items of the year. Just this week they kicked off committee hearings into the Biden administration's handling of the southern border and have been navigating talks… Continue watching
Feb 02 Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders to give GOP response to Biden’s State of the Union address By Associated Press Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders will deliver the Republican address to the nation in response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech next week. Continue reading
Jan 30 Watch 7:16 Will the evangelical community support Trump’s 2024 campaign? By William Brangham, Kyle Midura This weekend, former President Trump held his first campaign rallies since announcing he was running again. When Trump first ran for president, much of the evangelical community backed him. William Brangham spoke with Ralph Reed of the Faith and Freedom… Continue watching
Jan 27 House GOP seeks restrictions on presidential use of U.S. oil stockpile By Matthew Daly, Associated Press For the second time this month, House Republicans have advanced a measure to restrict presidential use of the nation's emergency oil stockpile — a proposal that has already drawn a White House veto threat. Continue reading
Jan 17 Ex-GOP candidate arrested in shootings at Democratic lawmakers’ homes By Rio Yamat, Associated Press Solomon Pena, who authorities said was angry over his defeat, was arrested Monday evening in connection with a series of drive-by shootings targeting the homes of Democratic lawmakers in Albuquerque. Continue reading
Jan 12 WATCH: House Minority Leader Jeffries blasts House GOP agenda, calls out Santos By Associated Press Jeffries criticized the House GOP for having an agenda in the 118th Congress that is anchored in impeachment and investigation and focused on witch hunts but not the causes that support working families. Continue reading
Jan 12 House votes to prevent China from buying oil from U.S. reserves By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The Republican-controlled House has voted to block oil from the country's emergency stockpile from going to China. Continue reading
Jan 11 WATCH: Nassau County GOP demand Rep. George Santos resign over ‘lies’, call him ‘a stain’ on district By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press The chair of the Nassau County Republican Committee said Wednesday that Santos' “lies were not mere fibs” and that he had “disgraced” the U.S. House. Despite the call, the local party has no mechanism to remove Santos from office. Continue reading
Jan 07 Watch 6:23 What House Speaker McCarthy’s concessions to get elected mean for the nation By John Yang, Kaisha Young, Harry Zahn After four days of defeats, Republican Kevin McCarthy was finally elected as Speaker of the House on the 15th vote, the most attempts since before the Civil War. His dramatic victory came after a series of concessions that will give… Continue watching