Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL) nearly came to blows with Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) as frustrations exploded on Friday night in the House of Representatives, with the 14th ballot for speaker leaving Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) one vote short.
Members of Congress are reconvening for a 10 p.m. vote as Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) makes a 14th attempt at securing the speaker's gavel after losing 13 in a row.
A popular Connecticut lawmaker was killed in a head-on collision while returning home from a swearing-in ceremony for his third term in the state’s General Assembly.
A prominent McCarthy loyalist is foreshadowing early headaches for the aspiring speaker, publicly opposing the House rules package negotiated ahead of the 10 p.m. vote Friday.
Former Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Ruth McGregor will spearhead an investigation into a ballot printing mishap in the Phoenix area during the 2022 midterm elections.
A Trump-era ban on bump stocks, devices that enable semi-automatic weapons to fire multiple rounds quickly, was nixed by a federal appeals court in New Orleans on Friday.
The extradition of Ovidio Guzman to the United States hit a roadblock Friday. A Mexico City judge opted to suspend the extradition process pending an appeal from Guzman, son of the notorious Sinaloa cartel kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman.
A push by President Joe Biden to overhaul the Democratic presidential primary calendar hit a snag Friday after two states were unable to meet a key deadline.
The Democratic Party is keeping the memory of Jan. 6, 2021, from fading in a bid to cast Republicans as foes of good governance who would rather sow political chaos than deliver for voters.
