Dec 20 WATCH: House approves funding bill, sends to Senate hours before shutdown deadline By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Matt Brown, Associated Press Hours to go before a midnight government shutdown, the House approved a new plan late Friday from Speaker Mike Johnson that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, but drops President-elect Donald Trump's demands for a debt limit increase… Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch 5:52 Here’s what was in the rejected GOP proposal to avoid a government shutdown By Lisa Desjardins, Shrai Popat, Kyle Midura, Taylor Bowie House Republicans are pushing a new proposal tonight to avoid a government shutdown in an effort to meet President-elect Trump’s last-minute spending demands. It's all unfolding after Trump rejected the original bill earlier this week with billionaire Elon Musk leading… Continue watching
Dec 19 Government shutdown looms as Speaker Johnson struggles to meet Trump’s demands By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Trump said early Thursday that Johnson will "easily remain speaker" for the next Congress if he "acts decisively and tough" in coming up with a new plan to also increase the debt limit, a stunning request just before the Christmas… Continue reading
Dec 18 Watch 5:56 Trump tells GOP to reject funding bill that would avoid a government shutdown By Lisa Desjardins, Shrai Popat Not even 24 hours after congressional leaders released a 1,500-page bill that would keep the government funded for the next three months, the threat of a shutdown at the end of this week is back. Republicans in Congress are being… Continue watching
Nov 15 Watch 5:28 House speaker says potentially damning ethics report on Matt Gaetz should not be released By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura President-elect Donald Trump continues to stock his future cabinet with high-profile choices. He tapped one of his rivals in the presidential primary, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, for interior secretary. Political correspondent Lisa Desjardins has more on how Burgum might… Continue watching
Nov 14 What Republicans are saying about Matt Gaetz, Trump’s pick for attorney general By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz's nomination for attorney general is being met with a variety of reactions from Republicans, including cautious reservation, praise and pointed criticism. Continue reading
Nov 13 Watch 8:20 Trump returns to Washington as Senate Republicans choose new leader By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Eliot Barnhart President-elect Trump took a victory lap in the nation’s capital, bouncing from meetings with House Republicans to President Biden in the Oval Office. It comes as critical roles are being filled, from more members of Trump’s cabinet to new leaders… Continue watching
Nov 13 Mike Johnson wins GOP nomination to remain House speaker, with full vote to come next year By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Kevin Freking, Associated Press While Johnson has no serious challenger, he faces dissent within his ranks, particularly from hard-right conservatives and the Freedom Caucus withholding their votes as leverage to extract promises ahead. Continue reading
Nov 12 WATCH: House Republicans ‘ready to deliver,’ Johnson says as GOP readies for new Trump era By Kevin Freking, Farnoush Amiri, Mary Clare Jalonick, Stephen Groves, Associated Press Standing on the steps of the U.S. Capitol with the House GOP leadership team, the Republican speaker said there would be no time wasted on Trump's "America First" agenda of securing the southern border and other priorities. Continue reading
Nov 08 More key House seats go to Republicans. Democrats insist they still have a path to a majority By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The GOP picked up two more hard-fought seats in Pennsylvania, which became a stark battlefield of Democratic losses up and down the ticket. Democrats notched another win in New York, defeating a third Republican incumbent in that state. Continue reading