What to expect in the House today as GOP speaker debate continues
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House Republicans have made progress in negotiations for the speakership, but members on each side of the debate indicated they are willing to delay the process weeks.
McCarthy has received 201 votes in the most recent ballots, well shy of the 218 he needs and fewer than the 212 votes Rep.-elect Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic leader, has received from his party. The House Freedom Caucus on Wednesday settled on nominating Rep.-elect Byron Donalds, R-Fla., who received 20 votes in yesterday's ballots. Patrick Hauf is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
A GOP aide told Fox News McCarthy made progress with some of his critics Wednesday night as he agreed to adding more House Freedom Caucus members to top committees, including the steering committee. The aide added McCarthy may also agree to require only one member to call for a vote to remove the speaker, which he previously set at five.
This week's Tennessee special election shows Republican Matt Van Epps narrowly defeated Democrat Aftyn Behn in a Trump +20 district. That is a red alert that the GOP is in trouble.
On Thursday, Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-R.I., criticized the Trump administration's immigration enforcement, claiming ICE is targeting "innocent people," including U.S. citizens.
Admiral Mitch Bradley briefs Congress on controversial counternarcotics strikes amid concerns over potential law of war violations by military forces.
Nikki Baird, a former Wichita high school art teacher, will stand trial for allegedly grooming and engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a student.
House Republicans scramble to address healthcare costs as enhanced Obamacare subsidies face expiration, with Speaker Mike Johnson promising a vote by month's end.
A civilian managed to escape a gas station bathroom in Omaha, Nebraska, moments before an armed suspect began shooting at responding officers, police said.
Republican Matt Van Epps of Tennessee was sworn in by Speaker Mike Johnson, giving the GOP a 220-213 House majority after winning a special election.
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández thanked President Donald Trump for his pardon, claiming he was "wrongfully convicted."
According to two sources briefed on the arrest, the individual accused of placing pipe bombs just blocks from the U.S. Capitol on January 5, 2021 has been identified as Brian Cole.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., unveiled Senate Democrats' plan to prevent expiring Obamacare subsidies from sunsetting at the end of this year.
Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti faced the wrath of a Republican congressman on Wednesday as the SCORE Act failed to make its way to the House floor.
During a Wednesday appearance on CNN's "The Lead with Jake Tapper," Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., struggled to answer a question about how fraud in Minnesota got "so out of control."
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., suggested the military could "help save us" from President Donald Trump after other Democratic figures have suggested the same.