Jan 17 Biden brings congressional leaders to White House at pivotal time for Ukraine aid and U.S. border deal By Lisa Mascaro, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press President Joe Biden is convening top congressional leaders at the White House to press for the $110 billion package, which includes a potential landmark immigration deal that would unlock the stalled aid to Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies. Continue reading
Jan 07 Leaders in Congress reach agreement on spending levels in key step to avoiding shutdown By Kevin Freking, Associated Press In a letter to colleagues, House Speaker Johnson said Sunday the agreement would secure $16 billion in additional spending cuts from the previous agreement brokered by then-Speaker McCarthy and President Joe Biden and is about $30 billion less than what… Continue reading
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 06 Who will be the next speaker of the House? Here are a few possibilities By Stephen Groves, Farnoush Amiri, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press It’s not at all certain that any of the GOP candidates will be able to round up enough votes — 218, if all lawmakers are present and voting — to ascend to one of the most powerful positions in government,… Continue reading
May 18 WATCH: House Democrats leader Jeffries holds news briefing amid debt ceiling negotiations By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press President Joe Biden and McCarthy both tapped their top representatives to work more furiously ahead of a deadline as soon as June 1. That's when the U.S. could run out of funds to pay its obligations, sparking an economic crisis. Continue reading
May 16 WATCH: McCarthy speaks after another round of debt ceiling talks with Biden By Lisa Mascaro, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press McCarthy said one important development from the meeting was that the president had “changed the scope” of who is negotiating in the staff conversations that have been slow-going over the past week. Continue reading
May 10 Watch 10:37 Democratic leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries discusses latest debt ceiling negotiations By Geoff Bennett, Cybele Mayes-Osterman, Kyle Midura Lawmakers are working on borrowed time with the nation $31 trillion in debt and projected to be unable to pay its bills in a matter of weeks. But a day after President Biden and key Republican leaders met for the… Continue watching
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 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
Nov 30 WATCH: Hakeem Jeffries to head House Dems in next Congress as 1st Black leader By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Democrats met Wednesday behind closed doors for the internal party elections as Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her team step aside. House Democrats are ushering in a new generation of leaders. Continue reading