A revolt by a small group of hard-line Republicans has left the House without an elected speaker and, as a result, unable to do legislative business. It spent much of last week on recess, and isn’t expected to reconvene to vote on a new speaker until midweek at the earliest. It’s not clear how long […]
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Mccarthy’s replacement will inherit a real mess
Back in January, Kevin McCarthy struck a deal to become House Speaker that gave any one member of Congress the power to force a vote on whether to remove him. On Tuesday, one Republican – Matt Gaetz – did exactly that. And, with the help of Democrats, he succeeded in kicking him out. Now most […]
Dem Rep Bowman pulls fire alarm to delay vote
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and a mounting number of fellow Republicans are calling for Democratic Representative Jamaal Bowman to be “punished” after they alleged that he pulled a fire alarm to delay a crucial vote as a government shutdown loomed. McCarthy told reporters on Saturday that he intended to speak with Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, […]
Congress scrambles to avert midnight shutdown
Congress is lurching toward a shutdown that would begin early Sunday morning, with House Republicans battling one another and the Senate moving forward with a bipartisan plan that Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has not committed to bringing to a vote in the House. Senators are poised to vote Saturday afternoon on a bill to fund […]
This wk’s possible Govt shutdown will hurt many
With the government on the brink of a shutdown this week as Congress remains at an impasse on a funding deal, federal departments and agencies have begun the mandatory process of planning to bring nonessential functions to a halt. The Office of Management and Budget reminded senior agency officials Friday to update and review shutdown […]
McCarthy-Gaetz feud is boiling over
Simmering tensions between Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) are boiling over as the Florida Republican heightens his threat to oust the GOP leader from his post. The bitterness between the two GOP lawmakers — which stretches back to the Speaker’s race in January — hit a fever pitch on Tuesday when […]
GOP House returns with plans to impeach Biden
Hard-line Republicans in the House are itching for fights over opening an impeachment inquiry into President Biden and extracting deep spending cuts even at the risk of a government shutdown. Their eagerness to fight isn’t just with Biden and Democrats, but also with Republicans in their conference worried about the political risks of an impeachment […]
Should there be age limits on Congress ?
Can someone be too old to hold office? That age-old question was front and center last week after awkward episodes from two of the oldest members of the U.S. Senate. On Wednesday, Sen. Mitch McConnell, 81, abruptly froze for over 30 seconds during his weekly news conference. A day later, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 90, had […]
IRS whistleblowers to testify in congress today
Testimony from IRS whistleblowers, one of whom will reveal himself for the first time on Wednesday, will detail the “corrosion of ethical standards and the abuse of power that threaten” the United States, according to written testimony obtained by the Washington Examiner. The whistleblowers have come forward alleging politicization in the investigation into Hunter Biden […]
Millennials are underrepresented in Congress
A younger Congress may be a thing of the past. It’s taking five to 10 years longer for millennials and Generation X to reach the same level of representation in Congress as it had been for the past three generations, according to a CNN analysis of recent data from Congress, CQ and ProPublica. In the […]
Rep. Adam Schiff Censured in Congress
The House took the rare step Wednesday of censuring one of its own members, Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, over his criticisms of then-President Donald Trump and his role in leading the first impeachment inquiry into the former president. The 213-209 party-line vote came exactly one week after a similar effort to censure Schiff, D-Calif., was […]
John Durham is testifying at House Hearing
Former Special Counsel John Durham is testifying in an open House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, just weeks after releasing a report that found the Justice Department and FBI never should have launched the Trump-Russia investigation. Durham’s first public testimony comes after he testified behind closed doors before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence […]