Dec 06 Watch 6:15 Sen. Durbin discusses deadlock in Congress over Ukraine, Israel aid and border security By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Saher Khan Days of tension on Capitol Hill culminated Wednesday with Republicans rejecting a measure to move ahead on additional funding for Ukraine and Israel. GOP lawmakers insisted that aid be paired with major changes to border security. Now, the assistance for… Continue watching
Dec 06 Republicans threaten contempt proceedings if Hunter Biden refuses to appear for deposition By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Hunter Biden has insisted that he will only testify to the House if it's in public. But in a letter sent to his attorney Wednesday, top Republicans told him that their subpoena for a closed-door deposition on Dec. 13 is… Continue reading
Dec 05 Sen. Scott joins Gov. DeSantis in calling for resignation of Florida GOP chair amid rape investigation By Brendan Farrington, Associated Press Sarasota police are investigating a claim that Ziegler raped a woman with whom he and his wife had previously had a sexual relationship. Continue reading
Dec 05 The House will vote next week on formalizing its Biden impeachment inquiry, Speaker Johnson says By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Johnson and the Republican leadership team had been contemplating in recent weeks a vote to formalize their monthslong inquiry into the president. The constitutional process has yet to produce any direct evidence of wrongdoing by the president. Continue reading
Dec 04 Here's who and who will not be on stage at the 4th Republican presidential debate By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump is the front-runner but has skipped all the primary debates, saying he doesn't want to give further attention to his trailing rivals. Continue reading
Dec 04 Ohio Senate Republicans propose banning home grown marijuana and other changes to legal marijuana By Samantha Hendrickson, Associated Press/Report For America Ohio state Senate Republicans are proposing vast changes to a recreational marijuana measure approved by voters last month. Continue reading
Dec 01 House Republicans reiterate their demand for Hunter Biden to appear for a private deposition By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press House Republicans are demanding that Hunter Biden appear this month for a closed-door deposition, rejecting his offer to testify publicly while pledging to release a transcript of the private interview for transparency. Continue reading
Nov 30 WATCH: Senate Democrats authorize subpoenas in Supreme Court ethics probe as Republicans stage walkout By Stephen Groves, Mark Sherman, Associated Press The committee chairman, Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, pushed through the vote in the meeting's final moments on Thursday after Republicans had walked out. Continue reading
Nov 28 Democratic lawmaker moves to force a vote on expelling Rep. George Santos from the House By Kevin Freking, Associated Press California Rep. Robert Garcia framed the effort as necessary in the event Republicans don't follow through on comparable legislation filed by the chairman of the House Ethics Committee. Continue reading
Nov 13 Watch 8:21 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on another government funding showdown, shrinking GOP field By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including another government funding showdown on Capitol Hill, the shrinking GOP presidential field and President Biden's critical… Continue watching