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Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As the nation marked the second anniversary to the Jan. 6 attack, a split-screen moment played out Friday on Capitol Hill. On the House floor, some Republican lawmakers who either supported the rioters or helped breathe life into former President Donald Trump’s “big lie” about the 2020 […]
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House Republican leadership standoff is stretching into a fourth day Friday after 11 failed votes so far to decide on a speaker over Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is being stymied by a small group of hardliners. They are demanding concessions, to reshape how the House […]
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House Republican leadership standoff will stretch into a fourth day on Friday after 11 failed votes so far to decide on a speaker over Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is being stymied by a small group of hardliners. They are demanding concessions, to reshape how the […]
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Two years after a mob of then-President Donald Trump’s supporters laid siege to the U.S. Capitol, Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement the Justice Department’s efforts to prosecute those responsible for the Jan. 6 insurrection remains “far from over.” “We remain committed to ensuring accountability for those criminally […]
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Michigan Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow announced Thursday that she will retire at the end of her term, opening up her seat in 2024 and moving her battleground state closer to the heart of the Senate map in two years, when her party will be on the defensive in retaining its […]
David Taludkar/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The longtime partner of one of the Capitol Police officers who died after being attacked in the Jan. 6 insurrection has filed a wrongful death suit against Donald Trump, according to a copy of the complaint obtained by ABC News The suit, filed in federal court on Thursday by Sandra […]
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As the House barrels toward a historic fourth day of speaker deliberations, Republicans and Democrats are warning that the paralysis in the chamber is impacting their work on Capitol Hill — and the interests of some constituents. Because the House is required to select a speaker before swearing in members-elect, […]
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House Republican leadership standoff will stretch into a fourth day on Friday after 11 failed votes so far to decide on a speaker over Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is being stymied by a small group of hardliners. They are demanding concessions, to reshape how the […]
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Friday is expected to award the Presidential Citizens Medal — the nation’s second-highest civilian honor — to officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, multiple sources told ABC News and a White House official confirmed Thursday. Biden will present […]
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House Republican leadership standoff is stretching into a third day Thursday after six failed votes to decide on a speaker over Tuesday and Wednesday. Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is so far being stymied by a small group of hardliners demanding concessions or alternative candidates. The House can conduct no […]
