by admin | Oct 3, 2023 | Politics
Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — GOP Rep. Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday became just the second speaker in history to be subjected to an effort by rank-and-file lawmakers to take away his gavel — and the first to have it stripped away. McCarthy faced a...
by admin | Oct 3, 2023 | Politics
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A Republican senator is renewing calls for legislation that would require lawmakers to reach a government funding deal without threat of a shutdown. Sen. James Lankford is resuming calls to pass legislation that...
by admin | Oct 3, 2023 | Politics
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A showdown is unfolding Tuesday to determine House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s fate as leader of the chamber’s Republican majority. Hard-line Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida is leading the charge against...
by admin | Oct 3, 2023 | Politics
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The White House on Tuesday expressed confidence that regardless of developments on Capitol Hill, the U.S. would ultimately provide more assistance for Ukraine — but warned, absent progress, current funding...
by admin | Oct 3, 2023 | Politics
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A showdown is unfolding Tuesday to determine House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s fate as leader of the chamber’s Republican majority. Hard-line Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida is leading the charge against...
