Politics Dec 19 GOP Rep. McHenry gauges Capitol Hill dysfunction as he leaves Congress after 20 years By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura
Politics May 07 Rep. Greene and Speaker Johnson meet for a 2nd day as possible vote on his ouster simmers Johnson insisted Tuesday he's not negotiating with far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene as they prepared to meet again at the Capitol and she weighed whether to proceed with a vote on the motion to vacate him from office. By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Associated Press
Politics Feb 12 House Republicans have struggled with empty seats. Will special elections for Santos and McCarthy’s seats help? House Republicans have been navigating a new year while missing a few key members, adding stress to an already narrow majority in the chamber. By Mekhi Hill
Politics Dec 29 Watch 10:39 Brooks and Capehart on states blocking Trump from GOP primary ballot New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the backlash around Nikki Haley's comments on the causes of the Civil War, the question of whether… By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan
Politics Dec 06 Rep. McCarthy resigns 2 months after historic ouster as House speaker McCarthy made history in October when a contingent of hard-right conservatives made him the only speaker to be voted out of the job. By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press
Nov 18 Speaker Johnson faces ‘pressure cooker’ in the House, running into same issues as McCarthy By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press As Speaker Mike Johnson tries to rebuild the GOP's slim majority in the House, he’s fast running into the same hard-right factions and divisions that his predecessor was unable to tame. That's disrupting the party's agenda, shelving priorities and raising… Continue reading
Nov 14 WATCH: House votes to prevent a government shutdown with help from Democrats By Stephen Groves, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press New Republican Speaker Mike Johnson was forced to reach across the aisle to Democrats when hard-right conservatives revolted against his plan to keep the government funded into the new year. Continue reading
Nov 14 The last government shutdown fight sent the House speaker packing. Will this week’s showdown be calmer? By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The new Republican leader faces the same political problem that led to former Speaker Kevin McCarthy's ouster — angry, frustrated, hard-right GOP lawmakers rejecting his approach, demanding budget cuts and determined to vote against the plan. Continue reading
Oct 27 Evangelical conservatives cheer one of their own as Mike Johnson assumes Congress’ most powerful seat By Peter Smith, Associated Press Religious conservatives cheered Johnson's election as speaker this week; he brought his Bible to the rostrum before taking the oath of office and said God is the one that raises up political leaders. Continue reading
Oct 24 Tom Emmer withdraws bid for House speaker hours after GOP nomination By Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves, Farnoush Amiri, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Emmer, the GOP Whip, reversed course after Donald Trump objected to his nomination and hardliners in the House denied the party leader the votes he would need. Continue reading