Politics Sep 19 Stopgap measures to avoid government shutdown fail in Senate By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura
Politics Jul 30 Texas Republicans push new congressional map creating more GOP seats Texas Republicans have proposed a new congressional map that creates five additional GOP-leaning districts as they brace for a challenging midterm election in 2026. By Joey Cappelletti, John Hanna, Nadia Lathan, Associated Press
Politics Mar 04 Watch 4:04 Rep. Pramila Jayapal on how Democrats will react to Trump’s address For a Democrats take on President Trump's address to Congress, we're joined by Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington. Jayapal, who is also chair emerita of the House Progressive Caucus, joins Amna Nawaz to discuss. By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold
Economy Feb 25 Watch 3:22 House Republicans struggle to pass budget advancing Trump’s agenda More drama is unfolding on Capitol Hill as House Republicans struggle to pass a budget that would advance President Trump's agenda. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports. By Lisa Desjardins, Ian Couzens
Nation Feb 12 Watch 5:22 House Republicans reveal their budget blueprint House Republicans release their long-promised budget outline as they seek to fulfill President Trump’s agenda while cutting both the deficit and taxes. But it remains unclear whether the plan will achieve those goals, or if it even has the votes. By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura
Nov 14 Watch 5:23 What Republicans could do with their power as they secure control of House and Senate By Lisa Desjardins House Republicans will maintain their hold on the lower chamber next year, giving the GOP a political trifecta in Washington, controlling both chambers of Congress and the presidency come January. Lisa Desjardins reports. Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch 9:01 Jeffries says Democrats must ‘address economic challenges’ of Americans to win back voters By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold Plans for Trump’s return to Washington, and the Republican Party’s return to power, are well underway. But for Democrats in the minority, the path forward is not as clear. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York is the House Democratic leader… Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch 4:42 Republicans edge closer to winning control of both chambers of Congress By Lisa Desjardins More than a dozen congressional races have yet to be called as House Republicans are looking to maintain hold of the chamber. If they do, it would lead to Republicans holding a political trifecta over Washington. Lisa Desjardins reports. Continue watching
Oct 30 Watch 6:06 Pivotal races that will determine the balance of power in Congress By Lisa Desjardins, Saher Khan While all eyes are on the presidential race, there also are several key down-ballot races that will determine the balance of power in Congress. Republicans in the House hold a razor-thin majority but Democrats are honing in on a handful… Continue watching
Aug 15 6 House races to watch in this year’s election By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Resources are pouring into the few truly competitive congressional races expected to help determine the balance of power in Washington next year. Continue reading