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Biden says he’s worried Republican infighting could imperil Ukraine aid

President Biden expressed concern on Wednesday that the GOP chaos in the House could threaten aid to Ukraine, saying it is vital to U.S. interests that Kyiv succeed in its war with Russia.

Schumer warns of ‘dangerous situation’ with looming government shutdown on Nov. 17

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer warned Congress Wednesday of a "dangerous situation" with about 40 days until a stopgap funding measure runs out and the House lacking a speaker.

‘A state of war exists in Texas’: Abbott’s floating border wall case tests migrant invasion theory

Texas takes its border showdown with President Biden to a panel of judges on Thursday, arguing that the illegal immigrants streaming into the U.S. constitutes an invasion that the state has a right to repel -- including by deploying its own floating wall in the Rio Grande.

Trump for speaker? Ramaswamy says the idea ‘isn’t crazy’

Count presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy among the Republicans who are open to former President Trump becoming the next speaker of the House.

Hurry up and wait: Republican says no chance in ‘hell’ new speaker will be selected soon

Rep. Garret Graves doesn't believe that his fellow Republicans can corral a consensus candidate to replace Rep. Kevin McCarthy as speaker by next week.

No one is happier than Jamaal Bowman about Kevin McCarthy being ousted

For the first time in the nation’s history, the House of Representatives voted to vacate the Speaker of the House yesterday.

Student debt pause was a stimulus for private lenders

When borrowers had to start repaying their student loans last week, some warned that this would lead to folks missing mortgage payments, car payments, or credit card payments — or force these people to borrow in more expensive ways.

The House GOP circular firing squad is why we lose

There is one thing that is clear from the House GOP speaker saga: Any Republicans who wonder why we keep losing and Democrats keep winning need only look at the utter incompetence of House Republicans over the past decade and longer.

Biden on advice to next Speaker: ‘That’s above my pay grade’

President Biden on Wednesday called for Congress to "stop seeing each other as enemies" after the ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from the role of Speaker. Biden, in remarks from the White House, bemoaned the "poisonous atmosphere" in Washington, D.C., as the House is without a Speaker after Democrats and eight Republicans voted to...

Giuliani responds to NYT report on drinking ‘problem’

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani laughed aloud in a press conference Wednesday when asked about the recent New York Times report that pinpoints his drinking as a new centerpiece in former President Donald Trump’s federal case. “If I have an alcohol problem, I should be in the Guinness Book of World Records,” Giuliani said....

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