Farnoush Amiri

FILE – Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., takes the oath to be the new House speaker from the Dean of the House Rep. Hal Rogers, R-Ky., at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Why Mike Johnson’s bid to remain House speaker could be a struggle despite Donald Trump’s support

January 2, 2025 at 7:59 a.m.

The Louisiana Republican’s hold on the House speaker’s gavel and his position as second in line to the presidency will be tested Friday when a new Congress convenes and House...

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R- Fla., speaks at AmericaFest, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

House Ethics Committee accuses Matt Gaetz of paying for sex, including with 17-year-old girl

December 23, 2024 at 4:04 p.m.

The House Ethics Committee on Monday accused Matt Gaetz of “regularly” paying for sex, including once with a 17-year-old girl, and purchasing and using illicit drugs as a member of...

The Capitol is pictured in Washington, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

President Biden signs bill that averts government shutdown, bringing to a close days of Washington upheaval

December 21, 2024 at 11:27 a.m.

President Joe Biden has signed a bill into law that averts a government shutdown.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks briefly to reporters just before a vote on an interim spending bill to prevent a government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. The vote failed to pass. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Government funding bill clears Congress and heads to President Biden, averting a shutdown

December 21, 2024 at 8:12 a.m.

The Senate has rushed through final passage of a bipartisan plan to fund federal operations and prevent a government shutdown.

El presidente de la Cámara de Representantes, el republicano Mike Johnson, habla brevemente con la prensa antes de una votación sobre un proyecto de ley provisional para impedir un cierre gubernamental, el jueves 19 de diciembre de 2024, en el Capitolio en Washington. (AP Foto/J. Scott Applewhite)

Cámara baja de EEUU aprueba ley de financiación y la envía al Senado

December 20, 2024 at 5:25 p.m.

Pocas horas antes de que venza a medianoche el plazo para evitar un cierre gubernamental, la Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos aprobó un nuevo plan de su presidente Mike...

President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump wants debt ceiling in the budget deal. If not, he says let the government shutdown start now

December 20, 2024 at 11:35 a.m.

Hours before the start of a federal government shutdown, President-elect Donald Trump doubled-down Friday on his insistence that a debt ceiling increase be included in any deal — and if...

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., attends the cocktail hour of New York Young Republican Club’s annual gala at Cipriani Wall Street, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

House Ethics Committee secretly voted to release Matt Gaetz ethics report, source says

December 18, 2024 at 4:12 p.m.

The House Ethics Committee voted in secret to release the long-awaited ethics report into ex-Rep. Matt Gaetz, raising the possibility that the allegations against the Florida Republican who was President-elect...

Matt Gaetz talks before President-elect Donald Trump speaks during an America First Policy Institute gala at his Mar-a-Lago estate, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

House rejects Democratic efforts to force release of Matt Gaetz’s ethics report

December 5, 2024 at 5:30 p.m.

The House shut down Democrats' efforts Thursday to release the long-awaited ethics report into former Rep. Matt Gaetz.

FILE – Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be Defense Secretary, meets with Sen. Tommy Tuberville R-Ala., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Dec. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Pete Hegseth fights to save Pentagon nomination as sources say Donald Trump considers Ron DeSantis

December 4, 2024 at 3:21 p.m.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who competed against Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, is being discussed as a possible replacement if Pete Hegseth’s nomination does not move...

FILE – Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2024, at the National Harbor, in Oxon Hill, Md., Feb. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Matt Gaetz says he won’t return to Congress next year after withdrawing name for attorney general

November 22, 2024 at 1:25 p.m.

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz said Friday that he will not be returning to Congress after withdrawing his name from consideration to be attorney general under President-elect Donald Trump amid growing...

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