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A new NPR poll shows that among Republican infighting, voters want to see compromise
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Republicans in Congress have been fighting publicly and privately and threatening their own ability to govern. A new NPR poll shows that voters want to see compromise.
Congress on track to avoid a shutdown as House passes two-tier spending bill
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
The House voted overwhelmingly to approve a GOP-led spending bill that would set two separate funding deadlines next year.
Speaker Johnson navigates 'mission impossible' to avoid shutdown, without clear plan
Friday, November 10, 2023
Congress has a week to avoid a government shutdown. But the new speaker is facing familiar GOP divisions trying to pass his party's own spending bills and still hasn't decided on a short term bill.
Sen. Joe Manchin will not seek reelection
Thursday, November 09, 2023
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin announced Thursday that he will not run for re-election. Losing him in that seat is a major blow to Democrats' efforts to retain control of the senate.
Sen. Joe Manchin announces he won't seek reelection in 2024
Thursday, November 09, 2023
West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin will not seek reelection. The decision by the red-state Democrat means the party faces an uphill climb to keep its narrow Senate majority.
Democrats zero in on Speaker Johnson in effort to flip House control
Thursday, November 09, 2023
Johnson plays key political role raising money and driving campaign strategy as speaker. Democrats say the new speaker's policies make him an issue, but his low national profile could make that hard.
House panel subpoenas Hunter Biden and James Biden, stepping up impeachment probe
Wednesday, November 08, 2023
House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer sent subpoenas for Hunter Biden and James Biden to appear at depositions. Democrats say the GOP probe has found no evidence of wrongdoing by the president.
New House speaker ramps up fundraising one year from election
Monday, November 06, 2023
A year before the 2024 election House Democrats are focused on targeting newly elected Speaker Johnson as a foil as they aim to flip control of the chamber
Can Rep. Mike Johnson get elected by the full House to take the gavel as speaker?
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
House Republicans tapped Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson as their nominee for speaker. A vote on Wednesday will determine if the fourth time to elect a nominee as speaker will be the charm.
Louisiana Republican Mike Johnson elected speaker of the House
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
House Republicans have elected Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., to be the next speaker. He will take office with just over three weeks before government funding expires on Nov. 17.
Minnesota Rep. Tom Emmer has dropped out of House speaker race
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., who earlier Tuesday was chosen by House Republicans to be the third speaker nominee in as many weeks, has dropped out.
Nine candidates for speaker of the House make their cases
Monday, October 23, 2023
Nine Republicans have announced plans to run for Speaker of the House but so far they all seem to face the same problems as the last contenders--no clear path to winning a majority on the House floor.
Republican Rep. Jim Jordan has dropped his bid to become speaker of the House
Friday, October 20, 2023
Republicans met behind closed doors and took a secret ballot to see if lawmakers wanted Jim Jordan to stay in the race for speaker of the House. They did not, and Jordan dropped out.
Ohio Republican Jim Jordan fails again to get the votes needed to be House speaker
Thursday, October 19, 2023
The House is still without a speaker after Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio failed a second ballot. The path to filling the job is still very unclear.
House Republicans reject Rep. Jim Jordan for speaker of the House, again
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
The House of Representatives remains paralyzed as House Republicans again struggle to agree on any member to serve as speaker.
The House is in recess after failed vote elect Jim Jordan as speaker
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
The House is voting on the nomination of Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, to be the next speaker. After 20 Republicans voted for someone else, the House is frozen. It can't vote on aid to Israel or anything else.
U.S. House pauses for the night before another attempt to elect a speaker
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan failed to secure enough votes for the speakership Tuesday, and his allies are continuing to try to convince Republican opponents to get onboard before a second vote on Wednesday.
What to know about Rep. Jim Jordan, House Republicans' nominee for speaker
Monday, October 16, 2023
House Republicans have selected Rep. Jim Jordan as their nominee for Speaker of the House. Jordan was once a far-right outsider who has become a far-right insider as the party has evolved.
House Republicans pick Jim Jordan for the speaker nomination
Saturday, October 14, 2023
We look at the struggle within the Republican party to find its next House Speaker.
The latest on the race for speaker of the House
Friday, October 13, 2023
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan and Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., are running to be the next speaker of the House.