Oct 05 AP report: Trump may visit Capitol Hill amid House speaker vacuum By Farnoush Amiri, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump would most likely attend a closed-door candidate forum that Republicans plan to hold Tuesday evening, ahead of a vote that could happen as soon as Wednesday. Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch 4:57 Trump amplifies violent rhetoric against his perceived enemies as civil fraud trial begins By Laura Barrón-López, Tess Conciatori The civil trial accusing Donald Trump of fraud is underway in New York. The case has become a vehicle for the former president and frontrunner for the GOP nomination to amplify violent rhetoric against his perceived enemies from judges to… Continue watching
Oct 04 House paralyzed by McCarthy’s ouster, Republicans vie for speakership By Farnoush Amiri, Stephen Groves, Associated Press The House will try to elect a speaker as soon as next week. The timing is nowhere near certain as Republicans line up for their chance at the gavel amid the bitter divisions that sparked the chaos. Continue reading
Aug 29 Watch 4:13 News Wrap: Jan. 6 victims speak in court ahead of former Proud Boys leader’s sentencing In our news wrap Tuesday, victims of the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol had their say in a federal court a day before former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and three others will be sentenced for their roles in… Continue watching
Aug 29 Rep. Steve Scalise diagnosed with blood cancer and undergoing treatment By Associated Press The cancer diagnosis came, Scalise said, after he had not been feeling like himself in the past week. Continue reading
Oct 10 No. 2 House Republican refuses to say election wasn’t stolen By Hope Yen, Associated Press The House’s second-ranking Republican, Rep. Steve Scalise, repeatedly refused to say on Sunday that the 2020 election wasn’t stolen, standing by Donald Trump’s lie that Democrat Joe Biden won the White House because of mass voter fraud. Continue reading
Aug 24 WATCH: House Minority Whip Steve Scalise gives news conference on Afghanistan By Associated Press House Minority Whip Steve Scalise says the U.S.-led evacuation in Afghanistan should take as long as necessary, even if that means extending it beyond August 31st. Continue reading
May 05 No. 2 House Republican supports Liz Cheney removal over Trump clashes By Lisa Mascaro, Alan Fram, Associated Press Rep. Steve Scalise, the House GOP whip, is publicly calling for the removal of Rep. Liz Cheney as the party's third-ranking leader in the chamber. Continue reading
Aug 25 Watch 6:10 What to expect from Night 2 of the RNC President Trump and his supporters kicked off the Republican National Convention on Monday, with speakers characterizing a potential Joe Biden presidency as disastrous. Melania Trump will lead the lineup Tuesday night. Meanwhile, there is some controversy over Secretary of State… Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch 7:28 Scalise on Trump’s reelection message, coronavirus aid and health care Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., one of his party’s top-ranking members of Congress, is addressing the Republican National Convention Monday night. He also represents the first district of Louisiana, where residents are bracing for not one, but two tropical storms this… Continue watching