The House is expected to reconvene for floor votes on Wednesday afternoon as Republicans seek to elect the next speaker, three weeks after former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was ousted from the position.
House Republicans selected Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) to be their fourth speaker-designate in the weeks since Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was removed from the speakership.
Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White has defended his company's partnership with Bud Light, arguing that he is looking at "all the good things" that the beer brand's parent company has done.
One day after tanking House Majority Whip Tom Emmer's (R-MN) bid to replace Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as House speaker, former President Donald Trump expressed support for Rep. Mike Johnson's (R-LA) speaker bid but stopped short of endorsing him.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is holding a hearing regarding former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, who could be the next U.S. ambassador to Israel.
The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing to discuss how to prevent abuse of unaccompanied minors at the border after Senate Democrats linked the Labor Department’s lack of resources to child labor law violations earlier this summer.
Israel will refuse to grant visas to United Nations officials, according to its ambassador, after comments by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, which were seen as carrying water for Hamas.
The House is poised to hold its fourth speaker vote on Wednesday, more than three weeks after Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was ousted as presiding officer.
