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Scalise drops out of race for U.S. House speaker
More than a dozen Republican lawmakers said they wouldn’t vote to elect Scalise speaker on the floor.
Scalise nominated by U.S. House GOP as speaker in closed-door meeting
The next step for Scalise, who currently is the majority leader, will be garnering the support of nearly all his GOP colleagues to win a floor vote.
Race for U.S. House speaker moves toward a vote as Scalise, Jordan make their pitches
House GOP lawmakers are expected to convene Wednesday morning to begin privately voting for their nominee.
McCarthy may jump into U.S. House speaker race, as crises overseas mount
House Republicans are set to meet both Monday night and Tuesday in private to discuss where the party should go in the months ahead and who should lead them
White House provides another $9 billion in student debt relief as pandemic pause ends
The announcement comes days after federal student loan repayments restarted following a nearly three-year pause due to the pandemic.
U.S. House votes to remove Kevin McCarthy as speaker
The 216-210 vote capped off months of growing dissent among a small group of House Republicans.
Government shutdown nears: U.S. House GOP fails to pass one-month spending plan
Both chambers of Congress must approve and President Joe Biden must sign government funding legislation before midnight on Saturday, otherwise a funding lapse would begin on Oct. 1.
Shutdown would mean even more delays in overwhelmed U.S. immigration courts
Canceling or rescheduling court cases that many immigrants have awaited for years will cause even more backlogs, immigration attorneys and judges have warned.
U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California dies at 90
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, holding back tears, said that the Senate is grieving, and praised Feinstein for her work as the longest-serving woman in the Senate.
GOP witnesses at Biden impeachment hearing see insufficient evidence of wrongdoing so far
During the first U.S. House impeachment inquiry hearing, House Oversight and Accountability Chair James Comer of Kentucky alleged that Republicans will show evidence of how President Joe Biden “abused his public office for his family’s financial gain.”
Menendez urged to step down by a growing number of U.S. Senate Democrats
Sen. Bob Menendez has vehemently denied the federal bribery charges and has reiterated that he does not intend to resign.
Food benefits for low income families at risk in a government shutdown, White House says
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Monday that WIC recipients could feel the impact of the shutdown within days.