Speaker fight could overshadow awkward days for Harris after losing to Trump
The latest round of House GOP infighting could take the focus off Harris — and also complicate the Jan. 6 process.
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Trump offers Johnson ‘complete and total’ backing as speaker, but hurdles remain
While earlier reports had indicated that Trump was unsure about backing Johnson, Semafor reported Monday that the Jan. 6 certification of the presidential election results was a factor in the president-elect
Religious landscape of new Congress features noticeable partisan differences
At 6 percent of Congress, Judaism remains the largest non-Christian faith, despite the net departure of two Jewish members since January 2023.Â
Trump scrambles stopgap bill as GOP leaders mull next moves
negotiated with Democratic leaders contains about $117 billion in emergency spending that is not offset, mostly for victims of natural disasters as well as $10 billion in financial aid for farmers and nearly $6
GOP senators on 2026 ballot walk a fine line on Trump loyalty
Shelley Moore Capito has already drawn a 2026 primary challenge from a former state delegate and convicted Jan. 6 rioter, who called her a "RINO," or Republican in Name Only, in his campaign announcement
Don’t count out Roy Cooper in 2026
Mark Warner, 65 percent to 34 percent, while Obama was winning the commonwealth by just 6 points.
Photos of the week ending December 6, 2024
Elon Musk carries his son on his shoulders as he arrives for a meeting in the Capitol Visitor Center with House and Senate Republicans to talk about President-elect Donald Trump's "Department of Government Efficiency" on Thursday. Vivek Ramaswamy also attended. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Kamala Harris lost, but how weak of a candidate was she?
Vice President Kamala Harris exits the stage at Howard University in Washington on Nov. 6 after conceding the presidential race to Donald Trump. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)
Special counsel seeks dismissal of criminal cases against Trump
That included alleged efforts to have states stop counting ballots, organizing slates of false electors, spurring the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and other crimes.
Campaigns · 118th Congress
At the Races: DNC, or the Democrats’ Next Campaign
“Comparing the composition of the electorate in the 2024 presidential race with the one in 2020, Democrats dropped a significant 6 points in party ID, going from 37 percent to 31 percent and becoming,
Trump win poised to bolster congressional investigative power
A Democrat-led House adopted contempt resolutions against former Trump administration officials who refused to cooperate with the House select panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol
Gaetz, as lawmaker, sought changes in Justice Department policy
And Gaetz introduced bills that sought to pare back criminal consequences against those involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and go after the funding for Special Counsel John L.
Trump picks legal defense team for top Justice Department roles
Trump’s second attorney general, William Barr, told the House select panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol that he resigned in December 2020 after Trump continued to press claims
White House touts ‘norms’ and ‘institutions’ it long warned Trump would obliterate
fundraiser in Los Angeles when Biden, shortly before he ended his bid for a second term, declared that "institutions matter," adding of Trump’s role in firing up the mob that stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6,
Judge freezes criminal case against Trump related to 2020 election
Pursuing civil cases against sitting presidents is complicated as well and will likely involve years of court fights over issues including the civil cases seeking damages for Trump’s role in the Jan. 6,
Campaigns · 118th Congress
At the Races: The big sort
He invoked something he’s said previously while referencing the events of Jan. 6, 2021. “For some people, it’s a time for victory, to state the obvious.
What happened and what’s next after the 2024 elections?
Or that voters want the Jan. 6 insurrectionists to be pardoned. Or for Republicans to overhaul the Affordable Care Act. Or to use the Department of Justice against political enemies.
Trump wins presidency a second time, completing comeback
What’s more, she said — referring to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob — it means history likely would never settle on an answer to "the most important question: How did he get
‘Unprecedented and powerful mandate’: The contrast between 2016 Trump and 2024 Trump
Enough voters who pulled the lever for him were undeterred by his actions on Jan. 6, 2021, when he urged the mob that stormed the Capitol to go there and "fight like hell," nor his actions to try overturning
Florida, South Dakota, Nebraska reject abortion ballot issues
Abortion remains restricted after about 6 weeks of pregnancy.