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
House GOP conference remains bitterly divided amid fight to find next speaker
House Republicans gathered for the first time since last week's historic vote to oust Kevin McCarthy, but the two-hour session left them no closer toward coalescing around a speaker nominee and a path forward.
2023-10-10 17:16
Biden interviewed by probe into handling of classified files
President Biden has been interviewed by the special counsel investigating sensitive files found in his home and office.
2023-10-10 08:50
GOP braces for messy fight over speakership as McCarthy doesn't rule out a return to power
House Republicans remain badly divided over their two choices for speaker in the aftermath of the ouster of Kevin McCarthy from the speakership -- and are bracing for the possibility that neither House Majority Leader Steve Scalise nor House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan can get the 217 votes needed to be elected speaker.
2023-10-10 01:26
House GOP returns to Washington speakerless and with Israel at war
Republican lawmakers returning to Washington this week will do so without a House speaker, setting up a high-pressure situation to reach consensus on a candidate to wield the gavel -- and the power to push through support for Israel.
2023-10-09 17:25
Pressure to fill House speaker vacancy builds amid crisis in Israel
The House speakership drama enters a second week under increased urgency as Israel declared war Sunday following unprecedented surprise attacks by Hamas.
2023-10-09 00:19
American cities ramp up security around places of worship following Israel attacks, and assure residents there are no credible threats
While assuring Americans there are no credible threats locally, cities throughout the United States are ramping up security around houses of worship after the large-scale attack by Gaza militants on Israel on Saturday.
2023-10-08 11:24
House lawmakers discuss how to address intelligence briefings on Israel without speaker
House lawmakers are scrambling to determine whether acting Speaker Patrick McHenry can participate in a so-called Gang of Eight intelligence briefing on the unfolding crisis in Israel, a source familiar with the active discussions told CNN.
2023-10-08 04:46
No end in sight for GOP chaos ahead of divisive speaker's race
A band of House Republicans made a historic move this week to punish their own leader, sending the House into chaos by ousting Kevin McCarthy as speaker. The unprecedented vote to oust McCarthy has only led to more turmoil in the days since as Republicans have grappled with the fallout of the speaker-less House.
2023-10-07 20:24
Inside Trump's decision to endorse Jim Jordan for House speaker
As he traveled from a New York courtroom to his Palm Beach club this week, former President Donald Trump repeatedly asked his allies and aides for steady updates on what was happening in Washington, DC, as the man he often referred to as "my Kevin" was ousted from the House speakership in dramatic fashion and the immediate search for his replacement began.
2023-10-07 09:17
House Republicans face choice between chaos and convention
Both Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan are staunch conservatives - but have wildly different styles.
2023-10-07 07:59
Trump seeks to reassert himself as GOP kingmaker in House speaker fight
There was only one way the chaos in the Republican-led House -- likened Thursday by one of its members to a "stupid clown car" -- could get more extreme.
2023-10-06 19:46