Politics Oct 25 WATCH: House meets again to vote for new speaker after GOP nominates Rep. Mike Johnson ByLisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves, Farnoush Amiri, Kevin Freking, Associated Press
Politics Oct 12 Watch4:35 Scalise withdraws from speaker race, sending GOP search for leader into further chaos A day after House Republicans narrowly voted to nominate Steve Scalise to be the next speaker, the Louisiana congressman withdrew his name from consideration after it was clear he did not have the votes to win on the House floor. ByLisa Desjardins, Ian Couzens, Alexa Gold
Politics Aug 29 Rep. Steve Scalise diagnosed with blood cancer and undergoing treatment The cancer diagnosis came, Scalise said, after he had not been feeling like himself in the past week. ByAssociated Press
Politics Apr 26 McCarthy works to unite House GOP on debt ceiling bill in late-night changes House Republicans have made post-midnight changes to their sweeping debt ceiling package to win over holdouts. ByLisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Associated Press
Politics Mar 30 House Republicans pass energy bill to roll back regulation of fossil fuel production The legislation would sharply increase domestic production of oil, natural gas and coal, and ease permitting restrictions that delay pipelines, refineries and other projects. ByMatthew Daly, Associated Press
Jan 11 House Republicans open investigation into Biden family ByFarnoush Amiri, Associated Press The Republican-led Oversight Committee requested financial information from the Treasury Department surrounding financial transactions members of the Biden family made, as well as testimony from multiple former Twitter executives, who were involved in the company’s handling of an October 2020… Continue reading
Jun 09 WATCH: Ahead of Jan. 6 hearings, McCarthy calls committee ‘least legitimate’ in American history ByAssociated Press Hours before the Jan. 6 committee opens its prime time hearings about the riot at the U.S. Capitol in January 2021, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy called it "the most political and least legitimate committee in American history."… Continue reading
Jul 22 WATCH: House GOP say Democrats are ‘stonewalling’ COVID-19 origins probe ByAssociated Press House Republicans are calling for hearings into the origins of the COVID-19 virus. Continue reading
May 25 Watch4:51 News Wrap: Moderna says its vaccine effective in children ages 12 to 17 In our news wrap Tuesday, Moderna announced its COVID-19 vaccine strongly protects children as young as 12, and plans to seek emergency FDA approval. Airlines began avoiding Belarus after a plane was forced down on Sunday, and a dissident journalist… Continue watching
Sep 15 WATCH: House GOP unveils tax cuts, police funds in election agenda ByLisa Mascaro, Associated Press House Minority leader Kevin McCarthy has rolled out Republicans’ priorities of tax breaks and police funding for 2021. It's the GOP’s calling card to voters as they try to wrest back seats from Democrats in the November election. Continue reading