House speaker vote – live: McCarthy vows to fight on despite humiliation as House adjourns amid chaotic scenes
Kevin McCarthy continues failing to get enough votes to become the next House speaker
US politics
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reveals why she was talking to far-right Republicans
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…
Bizarre scenes of AOC talking to Paul Gosar and Matt Gaetz put Twitter in overdrive
‘Did not have Gosar and AOC chatting on my bingo card’
Kellyanne Conway told Jan 6 committee that Trump only fears one person
After the riot, Ms Conway appeared on Bill Maher’s show, expressing disappointment that Mr Trump did not act sooner and calling the rioters “marauders”
Biden heads to Kentucky to highlight cash for aging bridge
President Joe Biden is stopping by a notoriously dilapidated bridge connecting Ohio and Kentucky to promote his administration’s infrastructure law
Trump says Twitter can never be Twitter ‘unless I go back on’
‘I am very complimented by that. And I only say that because I read 20 articles about it’
Japan’s PM Kishida vows deeper alliance with US on defense
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has pledged to deepen his country’s alliance with the United States under Japan’s new defense policy that breaks from its exclusively self-defense-only stance in the face of growing regional tensions
McCarthy to try again for House speaker, with Trump backing
House Republicans will open the second day of the new Congress much like the first: leader Kevin McCarthy trying to become House speaker
George Santos scandal: Democratic predecessor calls him a ‘conman’
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…
EXPLAINER: What to expect on Day 2 of House speaker election
The House will convene Wednesday as Republicans try again to elect a speaker for the new Congress