Deirdre Walsh
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Some Republicans grill Ryan over House chaplain firing
At least two Republican House members confronted Speaker Paul Ryan on Friday morning at their caucus meeting over the firing of the House chaplain, multiple Republicans coming out of the meeting Friday told CNN. → Read More
Lawmakers seek answers after Ryan asked House chaplain to resign
House Speaker Paul Ryan requested the House chaplain resign from his post earlier this month, and several prominent Democratic lawmakers want to know more information as to why the Jesuit priest was asked to step down. → Read More
Mike Pompeo sworn in as Trump's second secretary of state
Mike Pompeo was sworn in as the 70th US secretary of state Thursday, after the Senate voted to confirm him, 57-42, installing the former CIA Director as the nation's top diplomat at a time when several high stakes negotiations are underway around the globe. → Read More
Scott Pruitt expected to appear in 'highly charged' hearings
Scott Pruitt is set to face tough questions Thursday when he goes before two House committees amid a string of controversies surrounding his tenure as head of the Environmental Protection Agency. → Read More
Mike Pompeo sworn in as Trump's second secretary of state
Mike Pompeo was sworn in as the 70th US secretary of state Thursday, after the Senate voted to confirm him, 57-42, installing the former CIA Director as the nation's top diplomat at a time... → Read More
Scalise on speaker race: I 'wouldn't run against Kevin' McCarthy
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, one of two front-runners to replace retiring House Speaker Paul Ryan, said Thursday that he won't seek the position if Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy runs for it. → Read More
Paul Ryan's impact: Big tax bill but no entitlement reforms
House Speaker Paul Ryan steps down in January after a twenty year career in Congress with one major accomplishment -- a massive overhaul of the tax code. → Read More
With Ryan out, the fight for the next House speaker is on
House Speaker Paul Ryan announced on Wednesday morning he would be leaving Congress and it was a matter of minutes before everyone was speculating about his successor. → Read More
House Speaker Paul Ryan won't seek re-election: 'I like to think I've done my part'
House Speaker Paul Ryan is not seeking re-election and will retire from Congress after this year, the Wisconsin Republican announced Wednesday. → Read More
Pelosi calls on EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to resign
The top House Democrat called for Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt to step down after a string of recent, high-profile reports calling into question the EPA chief's decision making. → Read More
2 Florida Republicans call for Trump's EPA chief to resign
Two House Republicans called Tuesday for the ouster of Scott Pruitt, the embattled administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, with one of those lawmakers saying Pruitt's "corruption scandals are an embarrassment" and his "conduct is grossly disrespectful to American taxpayers." → Read More
What does the spending bill do for gun violence research?
Democrats are touting that the massive new spending bill will now allow the federal government to conduct gun violence research, but Republicans argue such research was never prevented in the first place. → Read More
Biden meets with 'Blue Collar' Democrats on the Hill
Former Vice President Joe Biden was back on Capitol Hill meeting with Democrats on Wednesday ahead of the midterm elections, attempting to bridge a divide in his party between progressives and blue-collar voters. → Read More
Congress set to unveil $1.3 trillion spending package, includes background check bill
Congress plans to unveil a massive bipartisan $1.3 trillion spending package Wednesday that will keep the government funded until the end of September, and the White House and GOP leaders say the plan has President Donald Trump's support. → Read More
With just days before a potential shutdown, negotiations continue on must-pass spending bill
Republicans in the House of Representatives left a meeting on Capitol Hill Monday evening with few answers on what will be included in a massive spending bill to keep the government funded ahead of a looming Friday deadline. → Read More
Capitol Hill's stacked to-do list before leaving town: Averting a government shutdown, war powers debate
Congress is expected to vote on a massive $1.3 trillion spending package this week that keeps all of the government funded, but what controversial policy riders tucked inside are the thing to watch? → Read More
The race to fund the government is on (again)
After months of disagreements over spending, five short-term budget deals and fights about health care, immigration, a New York infrastructure project and gun control, Congress is set to unveil and pass a massive spending bill in upcoming days that may finally address some of Capitol Hill's most contentious issues. → Read More
Inside the Democrats' efforts to elect more Conor Lambs
National Democrats have turned to the centrist members of their party to reach far, wide and early to identify and bolster candidates beyond their urban strongholds. → Read More
'This is a wake-up call': Republicans warned after close Pennsylvania race
House Republicans got a stern warning Wednesday morning to take the results of a Pennsylvania congressional race as "a wake-up call" ahead of November's midterm elections. → Read More
School shootings in the spotlight Wednesday with House vote, Senate hearing
The US House of Representatives will vote Wednesday on a bill to fund more security at schools, exactly one month after a gunman killed 17 people at a high school in Parkland, Florida. → Read More