Nov 01 Watch 7:06 Former Rep. Kinzinger reflects on GOP and future of democracy in ‘Renegade’ By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Satvi Sunkara Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois was first elected to Congress in 2010. In the 12 years he served in the House, he had a front-row seat to the changes within the Republican Party. His evolution, as well as the… Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch 4:08 GOP picks Jim Jordan as latest House speaker candidate, but unclear if he can win By Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman, Alexa Gold House Republicans have a new nominee for speaker ten days after Kevin McCarthy was ousted and less than 24 hours after their last pick stepped aside. Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan got enough votes in the behind-closed-doors meeting of the GOP… Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch 5:11 Scalise slips away from speakership as House Republicans remain deeply divided By Lisa Desjardins, Ian Couzens, Alexa Gold House Republicans and Congressman Steve Scalise may have slipped further away from having the votes to fill the job of House speaker. The chamber remains frozen and the GOP is deeply divided over who should lead them. Congressional Correspondent Lisa… Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch 9:27 Jeffries encourages moderate Republicans to join Democrats and end House deadlock By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman As Republican infighting complicates the process of electing a new speaker, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York joined Geoff Bennett to discuss who Democrats would like to see holding the gavel and how it is affecting aid for… Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch 5:00 Supreme Court hears arguments in key racial gerrymandering case from South Carolina By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan, Marcia Coyle The Supreme Court heard arguments in a key racial gerrymandering case out of South Carolina. The state redrew its congressional map and moved thousands of Black voters out of a competitive district, making it reliably Republican and diluting the Black… Continue watching
Oct 05 AP report: Trump may visit Capitol Hill amid House speaker vacuum By Farnoush Amiri, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump would most likely attend a closed-door candidate forum that Republicans plan to hold Tuesday evening, ahead of a vote that could happen as soon as Wednesday. Continue reading
Oct 03 ‘Tennessee Three’ Rep. Justin Jones sues for expulsion and House rules restricting lawmakers’ speech By Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press Tennessee Democratic Rep. Justin Jones has filed a federal lawsuit challenging his expulsion and House rules restricting lawmakers' floor comments that Republicans applied to silence Jones for part of one day. Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch 3:02 McCarthy faces revolt from far-right Republicans after deal to avoid government shutdown By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura The government is open after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy side-stepped the hard-right flank of his party and cut a temporary funding deal with Democrats this weekend. But this week, he may need to broker another cross-aisle bargain to keep his… Continue watching
Sep 19 House Speaker McCarthy faces uphill battle to unite House GOP and fund the government By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press With time dwindling, plans for a Tuesday test vote were scrapped as negotiations resumed. Congress faces a Sept. 30 deadline to reach a deal. But even a popular defense bill was turned back Tuesday as conservatives press for cuts. Continue reading
Sep 18 Watch 3:13 How GOP presidential candidates are courting evangelical voters in Iowa By Laura Barrón-López, Matt Loffman, Saher Khan, Ian Couzens Republican presidential hopefuls took center stage in Iowa over the weekend and made their case to a key voting bloc in the state: evangelicals. The candidates touched on issues important to religious conservatives, abortion in particular. Laura Barron-López reports. Continue watching