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Aftermath of a Russian missile strike outside of Kharkiv

Nation Oct 22

News Wrap: Russian rockets kill 6 in Ukraine

Politics Oct 20

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Brooks and Capehart on the GOP struggle to elect a House speaker and Biden’s aid request

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the search for a new speaker of the House and President Biden's plea for national security funding.

Politics Oct 19

U.S. House of Representatives vote on a new Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol in Washington
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GOP rejects empowering interim House speaker as Jordan says he’s still running for the job

The leadership crisis in the House of Representatives became even more chaotic on Thursday. Republicans, unable to agree on a speaker, also rejected a plan to temporarily give the acting speaker more powers. Lisa Desjardins was outside the heated meeting…

By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura

Politics Oct 18

U.S. House of Representatives continues to try to elect a new Speaker at U.S. Capitol in Washington
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What’s next for Republicans after Jim Jordan’s 2nd defeat in House speaker vote

Republican Congressman Jim Jordan’s second try for speaker of the House went more poorly than his first. In Wednesday's vote he received two fewer Republican votes than he did on Tuesday. Lisa Desjardins reports on the Capitol frozen in legislative…

By Geoff Bennett, Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman

Politics Oct 17

U.S. House of Representatives vote on a new Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol in Washington
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A look at Jim Jordan’s often controversial record in Congress

In the first round of balloting for the next House speaker, Rep. Jim Jordan got 200 votes from his GOP colleagues, short of the 217 he needed. But the Ohio congressman is closer to the gavel than he's ever been…

By Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman, Ian Couzens, Ali Schmitz, Kyle Midura

Oct 16

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House enters 3rd week without speaker as GOP infighting keeps Congress at standstill

By Lisa Desjardins

The House of Representatives is entering a third week with no full-time speaker. The Republican majority is meeting Monday night and speaker nominee Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio will look to sway dozens of colleagues who just voted against him…

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Oct 13

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GOP picks Jim Jordan as latest House speaker candidate, but unclear if he can win

By Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman, Alexa Gold

House Republicans have a new nominee for speaker ten days after Kevin McCarthy was ousted and less than 24 hours after their last pick stepped aside. Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan got enough votes in the behind-closed-doors meeting of the GOP…

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Oct 13

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Brooks and Capehart on the Israel-Hamas war and U.S. support

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the war between Israel and Hamas, President Biden pledging U.S. support and the uncertainty surrounding the selection…

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Oct 12

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Jeffries encourages moderate Republicans to join Democrats and end House deadlock

By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman

As Republican infighting complicates the process of electing a new speaker, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York joined Geoff Bennett to discuss who Democrats would like to see holding the gavel and how it is affecting aid for…

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Jan 07

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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…

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