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Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The start of the 118th Congress may be remembered for the already historic, and ongoing, vote to elect a new House speaker — which, for the first time in a century, is taking multiple rounds and multiple days. But there were other “firsts” as the members-elect of the House and […]
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republicans are facing a leadership drama as they take control of the House Tuesday. As the 118th Congress convenes, the first order of House business is the election of a new speaker — and current Republican leader Kevin McCarthy could be stymied by a group of hardliners demanding concessions. Because […]
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republicans are facing a leadership drama as they take control of the House Tuesday. As the 118th Congress convenes, the first order of House business is the election of a new speaker — and current Republican leader Kevin McCarthy could be stymied by a group of hardliners demanding concessions. Because […]
Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Nearly two years after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol — a deadly riot that saw hundreds of people overwhelm law enforcement, sending lawmakers temporarily into lockdown — Police Chief Tom Manger is outlining what the agency has done to improve security. In a letter to Congress […]
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republicans are facing a leadership drama as they take control of the House Tuesday. After the 118th Congress convenes at noon, the first order of House business will be the election of a new speaker — and current Republican leader Kevin McCarthy could be stymied by a group of hardliners […]
J.Castro/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House will vote at noon on Tuesday to determine who its next speaker will be — though it’s possible the vote will initially spark more questions than answers. House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy of California is making his second run at the speakership, but he is facing resistance from enough […]
Brian Stukes/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Since the rise of work-from-home during the COVID-19 pandemic, Washington is among many American cities that have wrestled with vacant office space while simultaneously battling a lack of affordable housing. On Monday, Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser called on President Joe Biden to either end work-from-home telework policies for federal […]
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy is still struggling to clinch the necessary support to become the next speaker — less than a day before the new Congress convenes. McCarthy, who has been the top House Republican since 2019, is backed by a majority of his conference, some of whom say […]
Lalee Ibssa/ABC News (WASHINGTON) — As the 118th Congress prepares to be sworn in after members convene on Tuesday, Republican leaders in the House have declined to comment on George Santos, an incoming lawmaker who has acknowledged lying or embellishing details of his work experience, educational history and his Jewish ancestry. He has faced scrutiny […]
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Arkansas’ Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Sunday that the pro-Trump Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection on Capitol Hill “disqualifies” Donald Trump from winning the 2024 GOP nomination as he considers his own challenge to the former president. “I do not believe that Donald Trump should be the next president of the United […]
