Apr 05 U.S. House Speaker McCarthy, Taiwan president meet as China protests By Michael R. Blood, Lisa Mascaro, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Wednesday's meeting in California is underscoring growing support among U.S. lawmakers for the self-ruled island as tensions rise with rival China. Continue reading
Mar 24 House Republicans pass ‘parents’ rights’ bill in fight over schools By Stephen Groves, Associated Press House Republicans have passed legislation to press a midterm campaign promise to give parents greater say in what is taught in public schools. Critics say it is a burdensome proposal that would fuel a far-right movement that has resulted in… Continue reading
Mar 07 Fox News star Tucker Carlson ramps up Jan. 6 lies with footage provided by House Republicans By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's decision to unleash a trove of Jan. 6 Capitol attack footage to Fox News' Tucker Carlson has launched a wholesale Republican effort to rewrite the history of the deadly siege. Continue reading
Feb 22 Speaker McCarthy grants Tucker Carlson access to Jan. 6 surveillance footage By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press A hard-right political commentator, Carlson says his team is spending the week at the Capitol poring through the video and preparing to reveal their findings. But granting such high-profile access to sensitive security details to such a deeply partisan figure… Continue reading
Feb 06 WATCH: Ahead of Biden’s State of the Union, House Speaker McCarthy demands debt limit talks By Associated Press One day ahead of President Joe Biden's State of the Union address, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy repeated his demand that Biden come to the table and negotiate a debt limit increase. Continue reading
Feb 02 WATCH: White House calls vote to remove Rep. Omar from Foreign Affairs Committee a ‘political stunt’ By Lisa Mascaro, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press The White House is calling Thursday's House vote to oust Rep. Ilhan Omar from the chamber's Foreign Affairs Committee "a political stunt," after lawmakers voted along party lines to bar her from the House panel. Continue reading
Jan 29 McCarthy and Biden to meet for discussion on debt limit, spending By Hope Yen, Associated Press House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Sunday he is looking forward to discussing with President Joe Biden a “reasonable and responsible way that we can lift the debt ceiling ” when the two meet Wednesday for their first sit-down at the… Continue reading
Jan 24 WATCH: McCarthy says he’ll block Schiff, Swalwell from House intelligence committee By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Speaker Kevin McCarthy is reiterating that he will block Democratic Reps. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell of California from serving on the House committee that oversees national intelligence. Continue reading
Jan 18 WATCH: White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds news briefing as the nation’s debt ceiling deadline approaches By Associated Press As the clock ticks down to the nation's debt ceiling deadline, the White House on Wednesday urged Republicans in Congress to work with President Joe Biden to avoid a potentially dangerous default. Continue reading
Jan 13 McCarthy invites Biden to deliver his State of the Union address on Feb. 7 By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden will deliver his second State of the Union address on Feb. 7, the White House said, after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy extended the invitation for him to address a joint session of Congress that day. Continue reading