Jul 11 Rep. Bob Good files for recount after narrow loss in Virginia GOP primary By Matthew Barakat, Associated Press Virginia congressman Bob Good has filed a petition for a recount after state election officials say he narrowly lost a Republican primary to a challenger backed by former President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jul 11 House rejects Republican effort to fine Garland until he releases Biden audio By Farnoush Amiri, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The House rejected a GOP effort to fine Attorney General Merrick Garland $10,000 a day until he turns over audio of President Biden’s interview in his classified documents case. Continue reading
Jun 15 House will go to court for Biden audio after DOJ’s refusal to prosecute, says Speaker Johnson By Alanna Durkin Richer, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday that the House will go to court to enforce the subpoena against Attorney General Merrick Garland for access to President Joe Biden's special counsel audio interview, hours after the Justice Department refused to prosecute Republicans’ contempt… Continue reading
Jun 12 WATCH: House holds Garland in contempt of Congress over Biden audio By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The 216-207 vote fell along party lines, with Republicans coalescing behind the contempt effort despite reservations among some of the party's more centrist members. Continue reading
Jun 04 DOJ claims releasing audio of Biden’s special counsel interview could lead to deepfakes By Alanna Durkin, Dan Merica, Associated Press The Justice Department says it's concerned that releasing audio of President Joe Biden’s interview with a special counsel about his handling of classified documents could lead to deepfakes that trick Americans. Continue reading
Jun 04 WATCH: Garland slams attacks on the Justice Department, telling lawmakers ‘I will not be intimidated’ By Alanna Durkin, Eric Tucker, Associated Press His unusually fiery testimony amounted to a forceful defense of the independence and integrity of the Justice Department at an unprecedented moment in which it is prosecuting both Trump and President Joe Biden’s son. Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch 6:01 Fauci fires back at House Republicans in hearing over COVID origins and response By William Brangham A special House subcommittee looking into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic pressed the man who helped lead the nation’s response. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former head of the National Institute for Allergies and Infectious Disease, faced questions about his… Continue watching
May 16 Watch 3:49 Biden uses executive privilege block GOP access to special counsel interview audio By Amna Nawaz, Shrai Popat President Biden used executive privilege to deny House Republicans access to audio from his interview with special counsel Robert Hur. The October 2023 interview centered on the president’s handling of classified documents. Republicans requested the audio and planned to hold… Continue watching
May 16 House to vote on requiring delivery of bombs to Israel in Republican rebuke of Biden policies By Stephen Groves, Associated Press They are voting Thursday on a bill that has practically no chance of being enacted but puts pressure on Democrats as it mandates delivery of the weapons. Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch 7:23 House leaders work together to push aid for Ukraine and allies over key hurdle By Lisa Desjardins, Saher Khan, Ian Couzens, Ted Everett On Friday, Capitol Hill saw one of the most significant votes of the year. In the House, the leaders of both parties worked together to oppose the most fiery voices in their caucuses, pushing aid for Ukraine and other allies… Continue watching