Gaetz gets cozy with Democrats on the House floor as he tries to prevent McCarthy speakership
Congressman-elect Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., has been one of Congressman-elect Kevin McCarthy‘s fiercest opponents throughout voting for House speaker,…
McCarthy confident he’ll clinch speaker’s gavel Friday night: ‘I’ll have the votes’
House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy told reporters Friday that he’s confident he’ll have the votes to get elected…
Here are the six remaining holdouts preventing Kevin McCarthy from becoming House speaker
There are six remaining Republican members-elect preventing Rep.-elect Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., from becoming the next speaker of the…
Biden spokeswoman blames Trump ahead of border visit: ‘The president inherited a mess’
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Friday blamed the previous administration for the immigration crisis facing the…
McCarthy picks up another vote for speaker in 13th round but falls short again
Kevin McCarthy picked up another vote for House speaker on Friday during the 13th round of voting, but…
Democrats, immigrant advocates raise red flags over Biden border plan: ‘Deeply disappointed’
Some Democratic lawmakers and immigrant activist groups are reacting with concern to President Biden’s announcement Thursday of new…
Jan. 6 committee releases Social Security numbers of Trump officials and allies: report
When the House Jan. 6 committee released hundreds of documents from its investigation online at the end of…
Nebraska swears in Jim Pillen as its 41st governor
Jim Pillen was sworn in Thursday as the 41st governor of Nebraska, joining a slew of Republicans who…
Oregon leads US with highest voter turnout
For the first time ever, Oregon had the highest voter turnout rate in the nation for last November’s…
House speaker breakthrough: McCarthy picks up 14 GOP votes in 12th round of voting
Kevin McCarthy on Friday picked up several new votes from House Freedom Caucus in a sign he might…
Zinke: Trump’s influence ‘absolutely’ waning amid speaker impasse
“He’s behind McCarthy and they ignored him,” the former Interior secretary said.
Congress honors Jan. 6 officers who kept ‘democracy intact’
They held a 140-second moment of silence in an “acknowledgement of the 140 officers who were seriously injured…