The Republicans are preparing to meet Monday evening at the Capitol as the vacancy severely limits America’s ability to quickly respond to the crisis in Israel
Republicans have accused the Biden administration of indirectly financing the Hamas offensive through the unfreezing of funds to Iran in prisoner swap deal
Far-right and crackpot minorities are imposing their tyranny on the majority, protected by counter-majoritarian democracy
The ouster of Kevin McCarthy, the speaker of the House of Representatives, highlights how the group has become entrenched in a ‘civil war’ between traditional conservatism and Trumpism
The move was the latest example of Trump attempting to flex his influence within a Republican Party he has already fundamentally reshaped in the eight years since his first White House bid
House Republicans are deeply fractured and some have been asking him to lead them — a seemingly fanciful suggestion that he also promoted after inflaming the divisions that forced out McCarthy as speaker
The former president is considering going to Capitol Hill for the Republican caucus meeting that will discuss a possible replacement for the ousted McCarthy
The Florida representative, part of the most hard-line wing of the Republican Party, has shown a keen desire for the spotlight in his six years in Washington
The US Congress is in unprecedented chaos, but much of the debate has been focused on one detail: whether a senator can wear shorts
The potential ripple effect of gridlock on Capitol Hill extends well beyond the Republican Party, Washington, and even the United States
The president said Wednesday both parties will have to come together to ensure that the government does not shut down next month, while the battle for a new House Speaker kicks off
McHenry was one of McCarthy’s closest allies, helped him win the speaker’s contest in January and negotiated the debt limit deal that McCarthy made with President Joe Biden earlier this year
The Democratic president’s latest step will help 125,000 borrowers by erasing $9 billion in debt through existing relief programs
Legislative activity is paralyzed until the election of a new House Speaker but the ability of Republican hardliners to hold Congress hostage threatens a much longer stalemate
Matt Gaetz, from the hard-right wing of the Republican Party, forces their leader in Congress, nine months after his appointment, out of office in a historic move that plunges the United States into legislative paralysis
The leaders of Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, Romania, Britain, the European Commission, the European Council and the NATO joined Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the call
Congressman Matt Gaetz has presented a motion to oust Kevin McCarthy, whose fate may be in the hands of the Democrats
It’s a historic moment: the first time in more than 100 years that a lawmaker may actually force a vote using the legislative tool that has been threatened against other House speakers
Gaetz demanded McCarthy disclose the details of a supposed deal with the White House to bring forward legislation to help fund the war in Ukraine after the speaker relied on Democrats to provide the necessary votes to fund the government
Lawmakers from both parties claim that they will seek funds to help Kyiv in the coming days, but the far-right Republican faction is increasing its resistance
In response, McCarthy says, ‘So be it. Bring it on. Let’s get over with it and let’s start governing.’ Gaetz is a Florida Republican who’s a longtime McCarthy nemesis
The rushed package drops aid to Ukraine but increases federal disaster assistance by $16 billion. The bill funds government until Nov. 17
House passage came after Speaker Kevin McCarthy dropped plans for steep spending cut and relied on Democratic help
A government shutdown that could begin Sunday would mean even more chaos in Washington at a time when he’s running for reelection
Hard-right Republicans in Congress have rejected any temporary measure to keep government funded. Senators are also set to be at work in a rare Saturday session
The White House is preparing to keep only essential public services open and furlough hundreds of thousands of civil servants
The House’s right-flank Republicans refused to support the bill despite its steep spending cuts of nearly 30% to many agencies and severe border security provisions, calling it insufficient