How the speaker impasse is impacting US national security
The House’s inability to select a speaker is impacting US national security, Republican and Democratic lawmakers and staffers say, as members who can’t yet be sworn in are being locked out of classified briefings and the Biden administration is effectively operating without House oversight.Read More
Marjorie Taylor Greene takes aim at Lauren Boebert for speaker vote ‘drama’
CNN’s Manu Raju speaks with Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who suggested Colorado Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert is creating “drama” as the vote to elect a new House speaker drags on.Read More
Analysis: The most obvious speaker solution is the most radical
It’s the easiest, most elegant and simple solution to Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s failure to bring Republicans together.Read More
Kevin McCarthy speaks out after losing 11th speaker vote
The House has adjourned until noon Friday after Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) failed to win a majority of votes across 11 ballots over three days in his push to become House speaker. CNN’s Manu Raju and reporters spoke to him after the session.Read More
Putin Calls a 36-Hour Cease-Fire, but Ukraine and U.S. Are Skeptical
The cease-fire would coincide with the Eastern Orthodox Christmas on Saturday, but Kremlin adversaries and some analysts call it a ploy for military and political advantage.Read More
Idaho Murders: New Evidence That Led to Suspect Detailed In Court
On the night four college students were killed, a roommate saw a man clad in black walk through the home. It took a cross-country investigation to find a suspect.Read More
Damar Hamlin’s Neurological Recovery Reaches a ‘Turning Point’
The Buffalo Bills safety was on a good path for neurological recovery but might still face injuries to other organs, including his lungs.Read More
N.F.L. Cancels Bills-Bengals Game
The league announced that it would not resume the Monday night matchup that was postponed after Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field in Cincinnati.Read More
Republicans’ Internecine Conflict Is Mirrored in Conservative Media
National Review has called the House leadership votes “an embarrassing spectacle.” Others have cheered it on.Read More
100 Years Later, a Modern Speaker Showdown Feels Eerily Similar
The parallels between a drawn-out clash for speaker in 1923 and one in 2023 suggest that not much has changed in Congress over a century.Read More
