Oct 12 Republicans have chosen Scalise as House speaker, but his path is uncertain. What happens next? By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Now the race is on to secure the 217 votes Rep. Steve Scalise will need on the House floor to win the speaker's gavel. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 7:27 GOP moves closer to electing Rep. Scalise as next House speaker By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz, Kyle Midura, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako, Ian Couzens House Republicans are one step closer to selecting a new speaker. They nominated House Majority Leader Steve Scalise for the role, but not all members are on board and it is not yet clear if he has the votes to… Continue watching
Oct 11 After ousting McCarthy, House Republicans are stalemated over finding a new House speaker By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Two leading contenders, Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan appear to be splitting the vote. Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch 4:01 News Wrap: UAW holds off expanding strike after GM makes major concession In our news wrap Friday, the United Auto Workers held off expanding its strike after General Motors made a major concession, House Republicans face a weekend of weighing who should be the next speaker as Trump endorsed Rep. Jim Jordan… Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch 10:38 Brooks and Marcus on the future of the GOP after McCarthy’s ouster New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Ruth Marcus join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the fallout of Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s ouster and how it's reshaping the Republican Party. Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch 6:42 Biden asks Congress for more Ukraine funding as U.S. military aid is running out By Nick Schifrin, Laura Barrón-López, Tess Conciatori, Ian Couzens Thursday, President Biden convened his military and national security leaders for a briefing on the war in Ukraine. The conflict took a devastating turn overnight when Russian airstrikes killed more than 50 civilians, according to Ukrainian officials. It's the deadliest… Continue watching
Oct 05 AP report: Trump may visit Capitol Hill amid House speaker vacuum By Farnoush Amiri, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump would most likely attend a closed-door candidate forum that Republicans plan to hold Tuesday evening, ahead of a vote that could happen as soon as Wednesday. Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch 12:26 Republicans face unclear choice for new House speaker after ouster of McCarthy By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz, Ian Couzens, Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura Two candidates are entering the Republican race to be the next Speaker of the House, but it's unclear how long it will take to find a successor to the ousted Kevin McCarthy. Congressional Correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports on the historic… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch 8:00 What led to the collapse of McCarthy’s speakership and what’s next for the House By Kyle Midura, Ian Couzens, Lisa Desjardins For the first time in this nation’s history, the House of Representatives formally ousted its speaker. A handful of hard-right Republicans and every Democrat voted together to remove the gavel from Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s hand. The move came nine months… Continue watching
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