Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) enters a pivotal fourth day hopeful he can break the impasse and prove to wavering allies that he can take the speaker's gavel.
Russian forces shelled two Ukrainian cities on Friday, just hours ahead of the Kremlin's supposed Christmas ceasefire, which the West and Kyiv dismissed as a ploy.
The longtime partner of fallen Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick filed a lawsuit against former President Donald Trump and two others after Sicknick was assaulted during the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Some Senate Democrats are not in favor of President Joe Biden's revitalized southern border strategy to limit border crossings, pinning some of the blame on Republican "obstruction."
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) called out colleague Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) for her "obstruction" of the speaker vote after Boebert told Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) that he did not have the votes to be speaker.
