Jan 03 WATCH: House adjourns on the 2nd day of voting after McCarthy falls short of majority By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Kevin Freking, Associated Press House Republicans plowed through the second day of the new Congress, with no clear off-ramp from their political chaos over electing leader Kevin McCarthy as the new speaker. Continue reading
Jan 03 Democratic women lawmakers who broke through in 2018 now step into leadership roles By Grace Panetta, Mel Leonor Barclay, The 19th A number of Democratic women from the House class of 2018 are poised to exert more influence than ever before on the future of their party. Continue reading
Jan 03 Kevin McCarthy falls short in 1st vote for House speaker By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Republican leader Kevin McCarthy appeared headed toward a historic defeat in first-round voting Tuesday to become House speaker, sending the new Congress into a tangle as conservative colleagues opposed his leadership. Continue reading
Jan 02 WATCH: House adjourns without electing a speaker By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Unable to elect Republican leader Kevin McCarthy as the new House speaker Tuesday, the Republicans adjourned for the day in disarray as the party tries to regroup from his historic defeat after a long, messy start for the new Congress. Continue reading
Dec 20 WATCH: House committee to release report on Trump’s tax returns By Josh Boak, Meg Kinnard, Brian Slodysko, Associated Press The Democratic-controlled House Ways and Means Committee has voted along party lines to publicly release a report on Donald Trump's tax returns, which the former president has long tried to shield. Continue reading
Dec 08 WATCH: House passes bill protecting same-sex and interracial marriages By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The House gave final approval Thursday to protections for same-sex marriages. Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch 5:38 Democrats rush to pass legislation before Republicans take control of House Back from the Thanksgiving holiday, the Democratic-controlled Congress is up against a ticking clock. There are now just five weeks until Republicans take over the majority in the House of Representatives. There’s a long list of priorities lawmakers are trying… Continue watching
Nov 29 Virginia Democrat Rep. McEachin dies at 61 By Associated Press U.S. Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Va., died Monday after a battle with colorectal cancer, his office said. He was 61. Continue reading
Nov 28 Here’s what McCarthy faces as he looks to become the next House speaker By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is in the fight of his political life as he seeks enough GOP backing to become the next speaker of the House. Continue reading
Nov 25 Watch 12:05 Brooks and Capehart on recent mass shootings and the lame-duck session of Congress New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join William Brangham to discuss the week in politics, including recent mass shootings in America and what can be done during the lame-duck session of Congress. Continue watching