Republicans still struggle to select a new House Speaker after a week without leadership

The House Republican majority is stuck, one week after the ouster of Speaker Kevin McCarthy, with lawmakers unable to coalesce around a new leader in a stalemate that threatens to keep Congress partly shuttered indefinitely.

Biden participated in special counsel interview regarding classified documents investigation

The White House says President Joe Biden has been interviewed as part of the special counsel investigation into his handling of classified documents. Spokesperson Ian Sams says Biden was voluntarily interviewed at the White House on Sunday and Monday.

Some members in Congress want to cut Ukraine aid and raise Taiwan's. But Taiwan sees its fate tied to Kyiv's

For some in Congress, Taiwan and Ukraine are rivals for a limited pool of U.S. military assistance. And seeing China as a bigger threat to the U.S. than Russia, lawmakers argue for doing more to arm Taiwan and stopping the flow of money to Ukraine.

Meta, X questioned by lawmakers over lack of rules against AI-generated political deepfakes

US Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and U.S. Rep. Yvette Clarke of New York sent a letter Thursday to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and X CEO Linda Yaccarino expressing “serious concerns” about the emergence of AI-generated political ads on their platforms and asking each to explain any rules they’re crafting to curb the harms to free and fair elections.

Bret Baier's House Speaker interviews called off after candidates drop out

A televised “joint interview" between the three candidates for U.S. House Speaker has been called off after they pulled out of the Fox News event.

Pennsylvania's Democratic governor, a rising political star, crosses partisan school choice divide

In the partisan politics of education funding, the school choice movement has pressed states for decades to send taxpayer money to private and religious schools and long had to concentrate its efforts on states where a Republican governor was an ally.

Trump endorses Jim Jordan to replace Kevin McCarthy as House speaker

“Congressman Jim Jordan has been a STAR long before making his very successful journey to Washington, D.C., representing Ohio’s 4th Congressional District," Donald Trump wrote on his Truth Social site. "He will be a GREAT Speaker of the House, & has my Complete & Total Endorsement!"

Trump would accept House speakership for 'short period' while Republicans decide on permanent replacement

Trump said he would accept a short-term House speaker role to serve as a “unifier" for the GOP until a conclusion is reached on which member of Congress should take on the leadership post.

Trump's rhetoric offers insight into how he might govern as president again

Trump in recent weeks encouraged Biden's impeachment because of his own impeachments and urged his party to shut down the U.S. government with the hope it would stall some of the criminal cases he faces.

Over 100 gun violence incidents on school grounds reported so far in 2023, Everytown says

The analysis by Everytown, a leading gun control advocacy group, comes hours after a shooting left five people wounded at a university homecoming celebration in Baltimore.

GOP lawmakers float Trump for House speaker after McCarthy's ousting

After Kevin McCarthy's ousting, Rep. Matt Gaetz's motion, an unlikely nominee emerges: former President Donald Trump for speaker.

Kevin McCarthy is out as speaker of the House: Here's what's next

The House of Representatives has entered uncharted territory after a last-ditch, right-wing effort to remove fellow Republican Kevin McCarthy from the speakership succeeded.

Most Americans believe conservatives face free speech restrictions on college campuses, poll suggests

Americans view college campuses as far friendlier to liberals than to conservatives when it comes to free speech, with adults across the political spectrum seeing less tolerance for those on the right, according to a new poll.

North Dakota state senator, wife, and 2 children killed in Utah plane crash

A state senator from North Dakota, his wife and their two young children died when the small plane they were traveling in crashed in Utah, a Senate leader said Monday.