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House party leader says he’s confident he has the votes after losing 13 straight roundsSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by emailIt’s just after noon and the House is reconvening now to pick up the already tortuous quest to seat a spe…
Fresh concerns raised over stripping away of measures put in place by Democrats after January 6 insurrectionTwo years after the January 6 insurrection, fresh fears are being raised over safety for lawmakers and staff at the US Capitol, especially as Re…
The vacancy will make Michigan’s Senate seat one of the most competitive in the nation, as Republicans vie for more controlMichigan senator Debbie Stabenow, a member of the Democratic leadership, announced on Thursday that she would not seek re-electio…
The impasse over choosing a House speaker continued as Republican fell short of votes held up by his detractorsThe 118th Congress made history again on Thursday, as House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy failed to win the speakership for the 11th time …
House Republican leader still short as stalemate continuesSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by emailAs president Joe Biden prepares to deliver remarks at the US-Mexico border, some of the topics on his agenda include addressing border…
Republicans push back deadline of electing new speaker to noon on Thursday, after six failed votes in two daysThe House remained paralyzed on Wednesday, after Republican leader Kevin McCarthy failed for the sixth time to capture the speaker’s gavel as …
New York Democrat was seen speaking with rightwingers, one of whom once tweeted an anime-style video depicting him killing herDuring a succession of votes for House speaker on Tuesday, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was seen talking on the House floor with t…
Tom Suozzi, Santos’s forerunner for New York’s third district, says the Republican winner should be ‘removed by Congress’The Democrat who vacated the US House seat won by the controversial Republican George Santos said Congress was letting in “a conman…
Leader of slim Republican majority has been negotiating to secure backing of hardliners but voting could go to multiple roundsSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by emailA crescendo of bipartisan outrage will accompany the swearing in d…
House adjourned until noon tomorrow as McCarthy becomes the first nominee for speaker in 100 years to fail to win the first voteIn a historic delay, the House Republican leader, Kevin McCarthy, was on Tuesday facing a protracted battle to secure the sp…