Jan 12 WATCH: McCarthy says Congress must probe classified Biden documents By Associated Press The top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee has requested that intelligence agencies conduct a “damage assessment” of the potentially classified documents. Continue reading
Jan 10 There are new House rules under GOP leadership. Here’s a short guide By Lisa Desjardins After 15 votes, House Republicans managed to elect a speaker last week. And now, they approved a new rules package. Here's a rundown of the significant changes that will affect how the House will operate in the new session. Continue reading
Jan 10 WATCH: House Republicans tout new rules package, promise more changes to come By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press House Republicans leaders touted the passage of their new rules package and the promise of more changes to come for Congress and the American people. Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch 5:16 Republicans deciding House rules package after contentious week of speaker votes By Lisa Desjardins In the first big test of Kevin McCarthy's speakership, the House is voting on a controversial rules package that will set the procedural plans for this new Congress. The package includes provisions from closed-door deals made with hardliners in the… Continue watching
Jan 09 WATCH: House Republicans approved new rules package By Hope Yen, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The rules vote is typically a routine step on Day One of the new Congress, but it's now the second week of the new majority after a long fight to elect McCarthy as speaker. Continue reading
Jan 07 Watch 6:23 What House Speaker McCarthy’s concessions to get elected mean for the nation By John Yang, Kaisha Young, Harry Zahn After four days of defeats, Republican Kevin McCarthy was finally elected as Speaker of the House on the 15th vote, the most attempts since before the Civil War. His dramatic victory came after a series of concessions that will give… Continue watching
Jan 07 McCarthy elected House speaker after chaotic votes in late-night session By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Republican Kevin McCarthy was elected House speaker on a historic post-midnight 15th ballot early Saturday, overcoming holdouts from his own ranks and floor tensions boiling over after a chaotic week that tested the new GOP majority’s ability to govern. Continue reading
Jan 06 Chaotic scene unfolds as McCarthy fails on 14th ballot for speaker By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Before the vote, McCarthy had flipped 15 conservative holdouts to become supporters, including the chairman of the chamber's Freedom Caucus, leaving him just a few shy of seizing the gavel for the new Congress. Continue reading
Jan 06 Watch 6:07 McCarthy still short of votes to become speaker, but emerging deal chips away at holdouts By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz After four days and 13 rounds of voting, the House made some progress Friday but has still failed to elect a speaker. More than a dozen Republicans switched their votes to support Congressman Kevin McCarthy, but a handful of hard-right… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch 10:20 Brooks and Capehart on the political chaos in the House New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the political fight in the House unlike any seen since the Civil War and the second anniversary… Continue watching