by Ellie Skelly | Jan 16, 2024 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) has negotiated a deal with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) that would extend government funding until March. The stopgap extension would prevent a partial government shutdown from taking place at...
by Gaby Striano | Oct 3, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — In an unprecedented decision, the House of Representatives voted to remove Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from his position as Speaker of the House. Spearheading the resolution was Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who has been publicly critical of McCarthy’s...
by Nicole Markus | Feb 9, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) led a group of seven House Democrats to introduce a formal resolution Thursday to expel Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) from Congress. It’s the first formal move to remove the embattled freshman congressman, who is the subject of...
by Brennan Leach | Feb 9, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – House Democrats doubled-down on the label of “extreme MAGA Republicans” in Congress after heckles during President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address. “I’m confident that the overwhelming majority of the American people found that aggressive,...
by Kate Walter | Feb 8, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON- Speaking in front of a divided Congress for the first time during his presidency, President Joe Biden rooted his State of the Union address in bipartisan appeals, while also drawing a distinct contrast between Democrat and Republican priorities. The...
