House speaker chaos: What is going on? Will it affect you?
Washington and Congress have their own, often impenetrable, languages. So it may be somewhat confusing to assess what it means that the office of the speaker of the House of Representatives is vacant.
2023-10-05 18:29
House business is on ice without speaker
Lawmakers and aides arrived for work on Wednesday to find a House of Representatives stuck in freeze-frame, a giant blue screen declaring them "in recess" almost the entire day.
2023-10-05 17:18
The next GOP speaker will face the same traps that doomed McCarthy
Getting rid of Kevin McCarthy didn't solve anything.
2023-10-05 12:28
Rudy Giuliani sues Joe Biden for calling him a 'Russian pawn'
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani filed a defamation lawsuit Wednesday against President Joe Biden for calling him a "Russian pawn" during a presidential debate nearly three years ago.
2023-10-05 11:23
Trump urges New York judge to dismiss hush money charges
Former President Donald Trump urged a New York judge to dismiss criminal charges relating to hush money payments in sweeping arguments that included claims Trump was indicted to interfere in his 2024 presidential campaign.
2023-10-05 11:17
Dianne Feinstein lying in state at San Francisco City Hall
Californians are paying their respects to the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Wednesday, as the political titan lies in state at San Francisco City Hall.
2023-10-05 10:59
Trump campaign announces raising more than $45.5 million in third quarter
Former President Donald Trump's campaign said Wednesday that the Republican presidential frontrunner raised more than $45.5 million for his political operation during the third quarter of this year, improving his haul over the previous three-month period.
2023-10-05 08:56
Bidens' dog, Commander, involved in more White House biting incidents than previously reported
President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden's 2-year-old German shepherd, Commander, has been involved in more biting incidents than previously reported at the White House, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
2023-10-05 08:47
House devolves into angry round of retribution following McCarthy's ouster
As Kevin McCarthy was on the brink of losing his speakership, some of his allies delivered a not-so-veiled threat to GOP Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina: If you vote to oust McCarthy, the party might not be willing to help raise money for your race.
2023-10-05 07:19
Why there is no jury in the New York civil case against Trump
Former President Donald Trump has complained repeatedly that the civil trial in New York, where he's accused of business fraud, does not have a jury -- and the fate of the case is up to Judge Arthur Engoron.
2023-10-05 06:46
Biden searches for ways to keep aid flowing to Ukraine with only weeks remaining before funding runs out
Senior Biden administration officials privately believe only weeks remain before a lack of additional Ukraine funding starts to become a serious battlefield concern -- a scenario they are trying to avoid with public warnings and a major speech from President Joe Biden himself.
2023-10-05 06:20
A deputy, an insider or Trump? The race for US House Speaker
US law provides little guidance on who can be the US House Speaker. Here's who may be next in line.
2023-10-05 05:47