Oct 23 Watch 3:26 Who are the 9 Republicans making a run for House speaker? By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz Nine Republicans are running to serve as House speaker after several failed votes and a weeks-long stalemate over the future of the chamber. The candidates are pitching their plan to unite a divided House Republican Conference in a closed-door forum. Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch 11:03 What's next for Republicans after Jim Jordan's 2nd defeat in House speaker vote By Geoff Bennett, Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman Republican Congressman Jim Jordan’s second try for speaker of the House went more poorly than his first. In Wednesday's vote he received two fewer Republican votes than he did on Tuesday. Lisa Desjardins reports on the Capitol frozen in legislative… 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 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
Oct 02 Watch 7:21 Tamara Keith and Andrew Desiderio on what's next for the House and McCarthy's speakership By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman, Ian Couzens NPR’s Tamara Keith and Andrew Desiderio of Punchbowl News join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including what's next for Speaker McCarthy after making a deal with Democrats to avoid a government shutdown, the appointment of Laphonza Butler… Continue watching
Oct 02 Rep. Gaetz threatens to oust Speaker McCarthy after deal averting government shutdown By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Gaetz said he'd use a procedural tool called a motion to vacate that has only been used twice in the past century. But in recent years, conservatives have wielded the motion as a weapon against their leaders. Continue reading
Oct 01 Watch 2:22 News Wrap: McCarthy faces GOP criticism after funding deal averts shutdown In our news wrap Sunday, Florida Rep. Gaetz said he’ll try to remove House Speaker McCarthy from the speaker’s chair after McCarthy turned to Democrats for the votes to avert a government shutdown, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin returned to… Continue watching
Sep 30 WATCH: Biden delivers remarks after signing stopgap government funding bill passed by Congress By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Stephen Groves, Associated Press The threat of a federal government shutdown suddenly lifted late Saturday as President Joe Biden signed a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open with little time to spare after Congress rushed to approve the bipartisan deal. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch 5:30 Inside McCarthy's deal with House Democrats to pass 11th-hour funding plan By John Yang, Lisa Desjardins, Harry Zahn Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are down to the wire with efforts to avoid a government shutdown at midnight. The House overwhelmingly passed a temporary spending bill Saturday after Speaker McCarthy turned to Democrats for help. But the Senate has to… Continue watching
Sep 30 WATCH: Senate convenes as the House passes funding bill to avoid government shutdown By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Stephen Groves, Associated Press With hours to go before the midnight deadline to fund the government, the House on Saturday swiftly approved a 45-day funding bill to keep federal agencies open. The measure now goes to the Senate, which also is meeting Saturday. Continue reading