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
Apr 16 Watch 8:10 Johnson faces another threat to speakership over Ukraine and Israel aid plans By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura On Capitol Hill, House Speaker Mike Johnson spent the day juggling his foreign aid priorities for Ukraine and Israel with potential threats to his job from members of his own party. Lisa Desjardins reports. Continue watching
Apr 11 Watch 6:35 Why right-wing Republicans are blocking the reauthorization of FISA By Lisa Desjardins, Saher Khan GOP infighting continues on Capitol Hill as Speaker Mike Johnson tries to rally his conference into passing a controversial intelligence provision before the weekend. A faction of House Republicans broke rank and failed to reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act,… Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch 4:20 Speaker Johnson faces legislative dilemmas as he fights to hold job among divided GOP By Lisa Desjardins, Ian Couzens, Ted Everett Congress arrived back in Washington with a long list of priorities for House Speaker Mike Johnson to accomplish and a razor-thin margin to get it done. Lisa Desjardins reports. Continue watching
Mar 28 House Republicans invite President Biden to testify at public hearing as impeachment inquiry stalls By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Rep. James Comer, chair of the House Oversight Committee, sent a letter Thursday to the Democratic president, inviting him to sit for a public hearing to "explain, under oath," what involvement he had in the Biden family businesses. Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch 5:21 House GOP may face another leadership battle after effort to avoid government shutdown By Amna Nawaz, Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura The federal government is just hours away from shutting down as Capitol Hill scrambles to finalize its $1.2 trillion spending deal. That agreement would keep the lights on but could also cost Speaker Mike Johnson his job. Congressional Correspondent Lisa… Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch 6:30 How dysfunction has defined the House By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura Congress is on the verge of passing its yearly budget, six months into its fiscal year and with less than 48 hours left before the government shuts down. Dysfunction is one of the defining features of this House narrowly divided… Continue watching
Mar 13 Hunter Biden rebuffs House Republicans' invitation to appear for public hearing By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The invitation sent last week from Rep. James Comer, the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, included three of Hunter Biden's former business associates, each of whom is currently facing his own legal challenges. The panel is investigating the Biden… Continue reading
Feb 28 Hunter Biden appears for Congressional deposition, tells Republicans he did not involve his father in businesses By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Republicans have long questioned whether those business dealings involved corruption and influence peddling by President Joe Biden, particularly when he was vice president. Continue reading