Oct 04 Who is Rep. Patrick McHenry, leader of the House (for now)? By Gary Robertson, Associated Press North Carolina GOP Rep. Patrick McHenry took the gavel after Tuesday’s vote to oust McCarthy – a historic first for a House speaker. Continue reading
Oct 04 WATCH: McCarthy speaks to media after vote removing him as speaker of House of Representatives By Stephen Groves, Associated Press Lawmakers were stunned Tuesday when a House speaker was voted out of leadership for the first time. 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 03 WATCH: House votes to oust McCarthy as speaker after GOP critics rebel By Farnoush Amiri, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday in an extraordinary showdown, a first in U.S. history that was forced by a contingent of hard-right conservatives and threw the House and its Republican leadership into chaos. Continue reading
Sep 29 WATCH: Senate convenes floor debate as House Republicans continue budget stand-off By Associated Press While the Senate is pushing ahead with its own widely bipartisan plan favored by Republicans and Democrats, the House has been in political chaos as the hard-right flank seized control. Continue reading
Sep 29 WATCH: House lawmakers hold floor debate as government shutdown looms By Stephen Groves, Associated Press With little time left to prevent a government shutdown, the House is in a familiar position: effectively paralyzed as conservatives feud with Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Continue reading
Sep 28 WATCH: Senate convenes as House Republicans debate budget and shutdown deadline near By Kevin Freking, Stephen Groves, Associated Press A government shutdown appeared all but inevitable as McCarthy dug in Thursday, vowing he will not take up Senate legislation designed to keep the federal government fully running despite House Republicans' struggle to unite around an alternative. Continue reading
Sep 28 WATCH: House works on budget impasse as weekend shutdown deadline nears By Kevin Freking, Stephen Groves, Associated Press Congress is at a crossroads days before a disruptive federal shutdown. It would halt paychecks for millions of federal workers, including 2 million active-duty military troops and reservists, and close many federal offices. Continue reading
Sep 27 WATCH: Senate convenes as House Republicans continue budget battle and shutdown deadline nears By Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves, Associated Press The federal government would begin to shut down if funding is not secured by Sunday, Oct. 1, the start of the new fiscal year. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch 6:47 Menendez indictment, shutdown scramble roil Capitol Hill By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura On Capitol Hill, the fact that Congress is facing a looming government shutdown was perhaps not Friday’s biggest news headline; New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez, a Democrat and powerful committee chair, was indicted on federal corruption charges. William Brangham talks… Continue watching