Major Supreme Court cases to watch in the new term
The docket includes major cases concerning the intersection between the First Amendment and social media, gun rights, racial gerrymandering and the power of the executive branch.
2023-10-02 02:21
Biden urges Republicans to keep their word on government funding and Ukraine aid
President Joe Biden on Sunday urged House Republicans -- particularly Speaker Kevin McCarthy -- to keep their word on government funding and aid to Ukraine after he signed a bill that narrowly avoided a shutdown.
2023-10-02 01:47
How the Senate GOP's campaign chief is navigating Trump and messy primaries
Top Senate Republicans look at the prospects of a Donald Trump primary victory with trepidation, fearful his polarizing style and heavy baggage may sink GOP candidates down the ticket as their party battles for control of the chamber.
2023-10-02 00:25
Challenge to McCarthy's speakership would be first in over 100 years
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy could make history this week -- though likely not in the way he wants.
2023-10-02 00:17
Shutdown avoided, but this is still a historically unproductive Congress
The US government has barely avoided a shutdown. But just because House Speaker Kevin McCarthy managed to find a last-minute solution, it does not mean our government is magically working well again. Nor is it a sign that McCarthy has figured out a way to bring his Republican Conference together.
2023-10-01 22:23
Why McCarthy decided to take on his right flank and prevent the shutdown
Speaker Kevin McCarthy didn't know whether the House could avoid a government shutdown when he met with his divided Republican conference on Saturday morning.
2023-10-01 21:48
Matt Gaetz says he will attempt to oust Kevin McCarthy from the speakership this week
Rep. Matt Gaetz is planning to attempt to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy from the role this week after the House leader worked with Democrats to avoid a government shutdown on Saturday.
2023-10-01 21:15
The government remains open -- for now. Here's what happens next
After days of stalemate, Congress passed a stopgap funding bill Saturday to keep the government open through mid-November, narrowly avoiding a shutdown that could have had devastating impacts.
2023-10-01 18:22
Pelosi accompanying Feinstein's body to California on plane from president's military fleet
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is accompanying the body of late Sen. Dianne Feinstein on a plane from president's military fleet to San Francisco, an aide told CNN.
2023-10-01 06:56
New York Rep. Jamaal Bowman pulls fire alarm in House office building but says it was an accident
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 bill, which the New York Democrat said was an accident.
2023-10-01 04:59
US one step closer to avoiding government shutdown
House lawmakers approve a temporary funding solution - which excludes new aid for Ukraine.
2023-10-01 03:55
READ: House GOP's proposed 45-day spending bill
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced that the House will vote on a 45-day short-term spending bill Saturday, as congressional lawmakers race against a government shutdown that will commence at midnight unless a last-minute deal is struck.
2023-10-01 00:26