GOP leadership crisis deepens as House remains paralyzed with no end in sight to speaker's race
Republicans are confronting a deepening leadership crisis that has left the House paralyzed with no clear path to elect a new speaker, after an effort to replace Kevin McCarthy following his historic ouster was derailed by entrenched opposition and deep divisions within the party.
2023-10-13 17:26
Steve Scalise drops out of US Speaker race
The Republican lawmaker failed to gain enough votes to secure an overall majority in the chamber.
2023-10-13 08:49
CNN Poll: Americans' views of the Republican Party and its congressional leaders have worsened amid House leadership crisis
The public's impressions of the Republican Party and its leaders in Congress have worsened amid a leadership crisis in the House of Representatives, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, with Republican-aligned Americans divided over how the GOP should govern.
2023-10-13 04:20
Remains found at home of missing woman Tina Satchwell
The remains, discovered by gardaí yesterday evening, have not yet been identified.
2023-10-12 20:29
RTÉ 'will be insolvent by spring' without funding
The Irish broadcaster's director general made the comments at a parliamentary committee on Thursday.
2023-10-12 18:53
Chaos in House GOP intensifies with Scalise's speakership bid in peril
The House Republican Party is sliding even deeper into disarray as it feuds over its next speaker, apparently oblivious to the picture of US government dysfunction it is sending at a moment of worsening global crises.
2023-10-12 12:57
Matt Gaetz got what he wanted. Now what?
The right-wing Republican helped orchestrate the downfall of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Why?
2023-10-12 05:21
US House Republicans nominate Steve Scalise for speaker -lawmaker
WASHINGTON Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday nominated Steve Scalise to serve as speaker
2023-10-12 01:24
Supreme Court to consider South Carolina GOP's 'bleaching' of Black voters out of Rep. Nancy Mace's district
The Supreme Court returns to the intersection of race and congressional representation Wednesday as the justices consider whether South Carolina illegally used race to redraw district lines for a House seat to benefit Republicans.
2023-10-11 18:16
House GOP gears up to pick speaker nominee, but it's unclear if any candidate can get the votes
House Republicans are set to meet behind closed doors Wednesday to pick a nominee to be the next speaker -- but it remains unclear whether any candidate will have enough the support to win the gavel following Kevin McCarthy's abrupt ouster.
2023-10-11 17:29
North Carolina Republicans override governor's veto to enact elections overhaul ahead of 2024
Republican lawmakers in North Carolina on Tuesday enacted major changes to the state's election laws, overriding vetoes by the state's Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, who has criticized the measures as a "threat to our democracy."
2023-10-11 03:28
Missing Irish-Israeli woman's relatives 'only have hope'
Irish-Israeli woman Kim Damti, 22, has been missing since the Supernova music festival attack.
2023-10-10 15:50