House speaker votes on pause
Rep. Jim Jordan, trying to shore up support for his own speaker bid, will back temporarily empowering Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry in the interim. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
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Trump ally Sidney Powell pleads guilty
Sidney Powell, an attorney and ally of former President Donald Trump, has pleaded guilty in Georgia's 2020 election interference case. Powell and 18 others, including Trump, were indicted by a grand jury in Fulton County in August. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson and investigative reporter Graham Kates have more.
Republicans regrouping amid speaker stalemate
Rep. Jim Jordan failed to secure enough votes to become House speaker on the second ballot, leaving the lower chamber without a leader as Republicans' path forward remained unclear. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion spoke with Rep. Mike Lawler of New York, who has voted for former Speaker Kevin McCarthy in both rounds, about what he thinks needs to happen next.
Jordan loses support on 2nd speaker ballot
Rep. Jim Jordan has again failed to garner the votes needed to become speaker of the House, earning fewer votes than he did Tuesday. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more on the vote, and political strategists Maura Gillespie and Joel Payne join CBS News to discuss why all Republicans aren't unifying around Jordan.
Could House give Patrick McHenry more power?
Republican Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina became speaker pro tempore when Rep. Kevin McCarthy was ousted from the job over two weeks ago, but he has largely limited his actions to those needed to elect a new speaker. Now, an idea under consideration could give him the authority to bring certain types of urgent legislation to the floor as Republicans try to unite behind a speaker candidate. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.
House voting again for speaker: What to know
Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan is expected to try again to win the speakership in a vote in the House of Representatives Wednesday after losing on the first ballot Tuesday. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more on what to expect from another day of ballots.
Jordan trying to secure votes for speakership
Republican Rep. Jim Jordan, of Ohio, is expected to try again to win the House speakership Wednesday morning after losing on the first ballot Tuesday. Jordan had initially vowed to keep lawmakers on the House floor and continue to vote "until we get a speaker." CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
No House speaker elected on first ballot
Rep. Jim Jordan failed to garner enough Republican support to be elected speaker of the House in the first round of voting Tuesday. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane and CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion have more.
GOP reservations about Jim Jordan for speaker
Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan is the Republican nominee for speaker of the House, but he's not the choice of all Republicans. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports from Capitol Hill.
Details on the Trump gag order
The federal judge overseeing the case against former President Donald Trump related to the 2020 election agreed Monday to impose limitations on what he can say publicly about the case, restricting the former president and his attorneys from making inflammatory statements targeting special counsel Jack Smith, his staff, court personnel, and possible witnesses. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more on what Trump can and can't say.
Speaker vote could come Tuesday
House minority whip Katherine Clark says a vote to elect a new speaker could be held Tuesday, but it is not clear if Rep. Jim Jordan, nominated for the role by Republicans last Friday, has the votes to claim the gavel. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more on how Democrats are trying to work with some Republicans to elect their own candidate.
House speaker vote set for Tuesday
The Republican nominee for House speaker, Rep. Jim Jordan, is working to shore up support within his own party ahead of Tuesday's vote, but the Ohio lawmaker is likely dozens of votes away from securing the gavel. Democrats, meanwhile, are reaching across the aisle to try to form a bipartisan coalition around Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports from Capitol Hill.
Judge to decide on Trump gag order
A hearing in federal court Monday will determine whether or not a gag order is imposed on Donald Trump in his federal election interference case. Prosecutors want to bar the former president from making what they say are inflammatory and intimidating comments about lawyers and witnesses, but Trump's lawyers call it censorship. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.
How Americans view Israel-Palestine conflict
A recent poll shows a significant increase in American support for Israel in the days following the Hamas attacks. Cameron Easley, a Morning Consult lead politics analyst who conducted the poll, joins CBS News to break down the findings.
GOP nominates Jim Jordan for House speaker
House Republicans on Friday selected Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio as their nominee for speaker of the House, in the latest attempt to unite the party behind a candidate to fill the role that's been vacant since Rep. Kevin McCarthy's unprecedented ouster last week. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
Political strategists on House speaker drama
Democratic strategist Ashley Etienne and Republican strategist Leslie Sanchez joined CBS News to share their thoughts on Republicans' inability to coalesce around a House speaker, putting Congress at a standstill.
How Steve Scalise's speaker bid disintegrated
In a surprise move Thursday, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise announced that he is withdrawing his name from the race for the vacant House speaker role. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports on how Scalise lost support and what the Republicans will do now.
Scalise already losing support for speaker
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, of Louisiana, has won the Republican nomination for House speaker, but he must win an election on the House floor to win the office. And support for Scalise is already waning. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.
Steve Scalise reacts to speaker nomination
Republican lawmakers on Wednesday selected Majority Leader Steve Scalise as their nominee for speaker of the House, teeing up the election to fill the seat left vacant after the historic ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy last week. Scalise spoke to reporters following the nomination.
How Steve Scalise became GOP speaker nominee
Republican lawmakers on Wednesday selected Majority Leader Steve Scalise as their nominee for speaker of the House, setting up an election on the chamber's floor after the historic ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy last week. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more on how Scalise became the nominee.
House to get classified Israel briefing
House members are receiving a classified briefing on the Israel-Hamas war with President Biden expected to ask Congress for new funding to send to the Israelis. But a stalemate in the House speaker race will prevent Congress from appropriating funds. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.
GOP candidates respond to attacks on Israel
Republicans on the campaign trail have been voicing support for Israelis and criticizing the Biden administration's foreign policy. CBS News political reporter Aaron Navarro has more.
Can Jim Jordan unite House Republicans?
A vote to decide who will be the next House speaker following Rep. Kevin McCarthy's ouster is expected to take place next week. Former President Donald Trump endorsed Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan for speaker, calling him a "star." Joel Payne, a CBS News political contributor and Democratic strategist, and Michael Ricci, a Republican strategist who previously served as a communications aide for House Speakers Paul Ryan and John Boehner, joined CBS News to discuss whether Jordan is the right candidate to unite House Republicans and what the Democrats want to see from the next speaker.
Republican defends ousting McCarthy
Rep. Matt Rosendale, a Republican from Montana, voted to remove Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House. He defended the move to CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane, saying critics of his vote would "probably be sorry that they made those statements."
Biden comments on McCarthy, student loan debt
A day after Kevin McCarthy was removed as House speaker, President Biden discussed the turmoil in Congress as well as further actions the White House is taking on student debt relief.
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House prepares to vote on bill to end government shutdown after 43 days
The House is returning to vote on a Senate-passed bill that would end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Follow live updates here.
Epstein said Trump "knew about the girls" in 2019 email, House Democrats say
The three emails appear to be exchanges between convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, as well as the author Michael Wolff and Epstein.
What's driving the rise in U.S. death row executions in 2025?
This year is expected to see capital punishment carried out more often than any other year since 2009. Experts weigh in on the increase.
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Google sues China-based hackers over massive text-phishing scams
Google said the fake messages are part of a massive criminal network called "Lighthouse" that has stolen information through phishing and smishing scams.
Jack Schlossberg, JFK's grandson, launches N.Y. congressional bid
The only grandson of John F. Kennedy, Jack Schlossberg, is vying to become the latest Kennedy family scion to enter Congress.
House returns after nearly 2-month absence as shutdown nears end
The House returns Wednesday for the first time since the start of the government shutdown, bringing an end to the chamber's longest absence in recent memory.
Treatment of Venezuelans at Salvadoran prison amounted to "torture," report says
A report released by human rights groups found that the treatment of Venezuelan migrants imprisoned in El Salvador amounted to arbitrary detention and enforced disappearance.
Israeli president says he can't pardon Netanyahu on Trump's request alone
Israel's president says Trump sent him a letter asking him to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who's on trial in three separate corruption cases.
County apologizes for raid on newspaper, agrees to pay $3 million
The Marion County Record editor's mother Joan, who co-owned the paper, died of a heart attack the day after the raid.