Jan 10 Watch 6:30 House Republicans poised to impeach DHS secretary over problems at southern border By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Ian Couzens For the first time in nearly 150 years, the House of Representatives is poised to impeach a member of the president’s Cabinet. But while conservative lawmakers are accusing the Homeland Security Secretary of losing control of the border, they’re struggling… Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch 4:18 Congress makes progress on spending deal to avert government shutdown By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz Congressional leaders reached a spending deal that could prevent a partial government shutdown later this month. Congressional Correspondent Lisa Desjardins joined Geoff Bennett to break down the deal. Continue watching
Jan 02 U.S. national debt hits record $34 trillion as Congress gears up for funding fight By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The record high comes after Republican lawmakers and the White House agreed to temporarily lift the nation's debt limit last year after the government ran up against its legal borrowing capacity and needed to implement "extraordinary measures" to avoid default. Continue reading
Nov 20 Watch 7:36 Tamara Keith and Susan Page on Biden’s approval ratings and congressional dysfunction By Amna Nawaz, Kyle Midura, Saher Khan NPR’s Tamara Keith and Susan Page of USA Today join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including how Rosalynn Carter transformed the role of First Lady, President Biden's latest approval ratings and a bandaid budget that won’t heal… Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch 3:46 News Wrap: Biden signs temporary spending bill to avert government shutdown In our news wrap Friday, President Biden signed a temporary spending bill to avert a government shutdown for at least two more months, Ukraine's military says it's making gains in the Kherson region, flooding in eastern Africa has claimed the… Continue watching
Nov 17 Biden signs temporary spending bill to avoid a government shutdown By Colleen Long, Associated Press The measure passed the House and Senate by wide bipartisan margins this week, ensuring the government remains open until after the holiday season, and potentially giving lawmakers more time to sort out their considerable differences over government spending levels for… Continue reading
Nov 15 WATCH: House hearing on ‘Threats to the Homeland’ with DHS Secretary Mayorkas By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press The department has been rallying support for three authorities it says are vital to protect the country but are either already lapsed or in danger of lapsing without congressional action. Continue reading
Nov 15 WATCH: Averting government shutdown, Congress approves funding through the holidays By Stephen Groves, Associated Press Ending the threat of a government shutdown until after the holidays, Congress gave final approval Wednesday night to a temporary government funding package that pushes a confrontation over the federal budget into the new year. Continue reading
Nov 15 Most Americans say it’s unacceptable for Congress to use federal shutdown as bargaining chip By Laura Santhanam Fewer than a third of Americans say the nation’s system of governance is broken and believe that most members of Congress have good intentions, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. Continue reading
Nov 14 Watch 7:14 Speaker Johnson faces first major challenge as government shutdown deadline looms By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Ali Schmitz On Capitol Hill, tensions boiled over just days ahead of a potential government shutdown. But there is hope of avoiding that, as the House passed its budget bandaid to keep funding flowing a few more months. Congressional Correspondent Lisa Desjardins… Continue watching