Tag: Congress

Government spending fight spells trouble for McCarthy speakership

Cami Mondeaux · September 12, 2023 9:08 pm

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) speaks during the House Judiciary Committee hearing on Oversight of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 26, 2023.

Gaetz threatens to ‘lead resistance’ against McCarthy if conservative demands aren’t met

Cami Mondeaux · September 12, 2023 5:06 pm

Speaker Kevin McCarthy challenges those threatening to oust him.

McCarthy announces impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden

Cami Mondeaux, Reese Gorman · September 12, 2023 3:25 pm

WATCH LIVE: Kevin McCarthy to make announcement as Biden impeachment reports swirl

Jack Birle · September 12, 2023 2:58 pm

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) talks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on July 17, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

McCarthy to greenlight Biden impeachment inquiry in closed-door GOP meeting this week

Cami Mondeaux · September 12, 2023 11:51 am

Alejandro Mayorkas is sworn in at his confirmation hearing as nominee for Secretary of Homeland Security on Capitol Hill on Thursday.

Mayorkas impeachment push overshadowed by House GOP focus on president: ‘It’s really Biden’

Anna Giaritelli, Reese Gorman, Cami Mondeaux · September 12, 2023 9:45 am

President Joe Biden, pictured with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, threatened to veto a House appropriations bill for the Department of Defense due to partisan provisions included by House Republicans.

Joe Biden threatens to veto House appropriations bill for DOD

Mike Brest · September 11, 2023 9:25 pm

Secretary of State Antony Blinken appears on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Biden administration paves way for Iran prisoner swap deal, signing $6 billion cash waiver

Barnini Chakraborty · September 11, 2023 8:32 pm

Rep. Ritchie Torres.

Rep. Ritchie Torres tests positive for COVID-19, leaving Democrats down a vote

Eden Villalovas · September 11, 2023 8:30 pm

Conservatives worry McCarthy will cut spending deal with Democrats

Julia Johnson · September 11, 2023 7:54 pm

Alabama denied pause on congressional map ruling for Voting Rights Act violations

Kaelan Deese · September 11, 2023 7:00 pm

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), right, and House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) arrive to speak with members of the press.

Activists occupy McCarthy’s office to demand renewal of HIV health program amid spending battles

Cami Mondeaux · September 11, 2023 4:44 pm