Bowman pulls fire alarm in House office building but says it was an accident
CNN — Rep. Jamaal Bowman pulled a fire alarm in the Cannon House Office Building on Saturday morning, shortly before the House was scheduled to vote on a government funding…
Gaetz war against McCarthy could leave Dems playing kingmaker
CNN — With the clock ticking down toward a government shutdown, Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz approached a Democratic lawmaker on the House floor this week with a surprising pitch. Gaetz,…
RFK Jr. teases announcement amid speculation he will make independent or third-party run
CNN — Environmental lawyer and 2024 presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Friday teased a “major announcement” in upcoming weeks amid speculation he is considering dropping his bid to…
Sen. Dianne Feinstein dies at 90
Democratic Sen. Carol Moseley Braun, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, and Sen. Joe Biden in November 1993. Maureen Keating/CQ Roll Call/Getty Images President Joe Biden often speaks nostalgically about his time in…
Government shutdown imminent as GOP divisions on full display after late night votes
CNN — Divisions among House Republicans were on display Thursday as tensions erupted during a closed-door meeting and later the chamber convened with late night votes as a government shutdown…
Live updates: Biden impeachment inquiry hearing
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks during a House Oversight Committee impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, on Thursday in Washington, DC. Jacquelyn Martin/AP Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat from New York,…
House Republicans take on Biden as government shutdown looms
CNN — Republicans are about to deliver on the driving purpose of their House majority – enacting Donald Trump’s retribution. Trump’s lieutenants will on Thursday formally open an impeachment inquiry…
McConnell and McCarthy split deepens as GOP divide prompts shutdown fears
CNN — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy privately delivered a message to Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell this week: The Senate’s bipartisan bill to keep the government open wouldn’t get a…
White House girds itself for a shutdown
CNN — The White House is now “girding for a shutdown” and senior West Wing officials are drawing up plans for which personnel would be deemed “essential” starting on October…
Analysis: Trump can get away with skipping a debate but can’t evade legal consequences
CNN — Donald Trump will skip another Republican presidential debate on Wednesday night because no one will punish him for not being there. No other Republican front-runner could so contemptuously…