Oct 06 Watch 10:38 Brooks and Marcus on the future of the GOP after McCarthy's ouster New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Ruth Marcus join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the fallout of Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s ouster and how it's reshaping the Republican Party. Continue watching
Oct 04 Watch 12:26 Republicans face unclear choice for new House speaker after ouster of McCarthy By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz, Ian Couzens, Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura Two candidates are entering the Republican race to be the next Speaker of the House, but it's unclear how long it will take to find a successor to the ousted Kevin McCarthy. Congressional Correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports on the historic… Continue watching
Oct 03 WATCH: McCarthy confronts challenge to his leadership, rules out power-sharing with Democrats By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The Republican McCarthy's fate is deeply uncertain as he faces what's known as a "motion to vacate" from Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, a strident critic allied with Donald Trump. Continue reading
Sep 29 Watch 11:44 Brooks and Capehart on why a government shutdown could last a long time New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the country barreling toward a government shutdown and the first hearings in House Republicans' impeachment inquiry of… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch 3:08 Government shutdown imminent as House Republicans reject latest Senate effort By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura Federal workers were put on notice that a shutdown is imminent and millions of government employees and military members could stop being paid in three days. The Senate has worked in a bipartisan manner to prevent a shutdown, but the… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch 4:11 GOP presidential hopefuls try to steal spotlight from Trump during 2nd debate By Laura Barrón-López, Tess Conciatori, Ian Couzens Wednesday night in Simi Valley, California, seven Republican presidential candidates took the stage for the second primary debate held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. The party's unequivocal transformation since the Reagan Era was on display. White House Correspondent Laura… Continue watching
Sep 27 Watch 5:22 News Wrap: American soldier who fled to North Korea back in U.S. custody In our news wrap Wednesday, an American soldier who fled to North Korea in July is now back in U.S. custody, Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife pleaded not guilty to federal corruption charges, the mass exodus of ethnic Armenians… Continue watching
Sep 26 Watch 4:58 Government shutdown deadline looms amid new concerns about potential effects By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura More warnings about the potential effects of a government shutdown came Tuesday with concern from both the Department of Justice and the American Legion that national security could be affected and a signal from Moody’s that it would downgrade U.S. Continue watching
Sep 20 Speaker McCarthy says there's still time to prevent a government shutdown at the end of the month By Stephen Groves, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The California Republican is confronted with dwindling time and no sure support from his hard-right flank to avert a shutdown by the end of the month. McCarthy said Wednesday he still has time. Continue reading
Sep 19 House Speaker McCarthy faces uphill battle to unite House GOP and fund the government By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press With time dwindling, plans for a Tuesday test vote were scrapped as negotiations resumed. Congress faces a Sept. 30 deadline to reach a deal. But even a popular defense bill was turned back Tuesday as conservatives press for cuts. Continue reading