The House agreed to adjourn after Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) failed to secure the speakership in three ballots cast Tuesday, with competing factions slated to huddle on next steps after Republicans found themselves at an impasse over who should lead the lower chamber.
Two men have been charged with conspiracy to damage energy facilities for a series of attacks on substations in Washington state that took place on Christmas Day.
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s meetings with top advisers to President Joe Biden “focused on pandemic prevention-related matters,” according to the White House.
On the third ballot for speaker, the number of conservatives voting against House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) grew as he continues to struggle to get the 218 votes needed to secure the gavel.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Tuesday that Ambassador to the Holy See Joe Donnelly will attend Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's funeral on behalf of the United States on Thursday.
One Fetterman wore a pair of shorts to Sen. John Fetterman's (D-PA) swearing-in ceremony for the United States Senate Tuesday, but it was not the Fetterman most had come to expect.
The White House on Tuesday deflected a question about President Joe Biden's family business dealings, saying the issue was a distraction from more important considerations.
