Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to visit Capitol Hill next week, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to visit Capitol Hill next week, AP sources say.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to visit Capitol Hill next week, AP sources say.
Mr McCarthy’s job is being challenged by members of his own party
Kevin McCarthy was axed Tuesday as speaker of the US House of Representatives in a brutal, historic rebellion by far-right Republicans accusing him of a string of broken promises and furious at his cooperation with Democrats."Kevin McCarthy has made multiple contradictory promises, and when they all came due, he lost."
The House could vote on dumping Speaker Kevin McCarthy as early as 1.00 pm ET
House Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry was ridiculed on social media over his furious first gavel drop.
Joe Biden’s dog Commander bites Secret Service agents because they do not smile at the animal enough, a former White House staffer has suggested.
Don Gaetz, the father of Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, said Monday he intends to run again for the Florida Senate, a chamber he led as president from 2012 to 2014. Don Gaetz, 75, said he would seek the Florida Panhandle seat being vacated by state Sen. Doug Broxson, also a Republican. The elder Gaetz previously served in the state Senate from 2006 to 2016, including his years as president.
“It’s a pathway to chaos. It’s like a shutdown,” Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said after Kevin McCarthy was ousted as House speaker.
India has told Canada to withdraw dozens of diplomats from the country, in an escalation of the crisis that erupted when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said New Delhi may have been linked to the murder of a Canadian Sikh. Ottawa has been told by New Delhi that it must repatriate roughly 40 diplomats by October 10, said people familiar with the demand. One person said India had threatened to revoke the diplomatic immunity of diplomats who remain after that date.
Eight Republicans joined with Democrats to vote Kevin McCarthy out as Speaker of the House of Representatives – following a process led by Florida Republican Matt Gaetz
The now ex-Speaker is finally paying the price for valuing his own career over the institution of the House of Representatives. He will not be missed by conservatives, liberals or anyone for that matter
Brussels will pay Kyiv £161 billion over seven years if it joins the European Union, turning various members from “net recipients” to “net contributors” for the first time, according to a leaked analysis.
As Kevin McCarthy got pushed out of his job as House speaker, in part by colleagues who helped put him on the dais nine months ago, one of his top lieutenants stepped in to preside — at least temporarily. According to House rules, McHenry was picked from a list McCarthy was required to keep and will serve essentially as the acting speaker — known as speaker pro tempore — until the chamber figures out who will be the next leader.
The State Department on Tuesday said the United States respects the right to freedom of speech and assembly of individuals when asked about American factions of the movement for a Sikh separatist state that has long frustrated India. The Indian government has complained about the presence of Sikh separatist groups outside India, especially in Canada. The groups have kept alive the movement for Khalistan, or the demand for an independent Sikh state to be carved out of India.
The GOP leader is apparently counting on his own party to keep him in charge as his far-right flank prepares to try to oust him.
Ottawa says ‘declaring more Canadian diplomats personae non gratae wouldn’t help situation’
President Joe Biden called key allies Tuesday to reassure them of continued US support for Ukraine, even as renewed political chaos in Washington placed fresh military aid in deeper jeopardy.Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's office said Biden was "keen to reassure the allies about the continuing American support for Ukraine" after the shutdown drama.
Butler becomes only the third Black female senator in history, following the death of Feinstein last week at age 90
The U.S. House of Representatives was leaderless on Wednesday, after hardline Republicans narrowly won a vote to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy, an historic move that triggered what will be a lengthy and likely messy battle to find a replacement. Republicans lawmakers signaled they would need a week to regroup, planning to meet on Tuesday to discuss possible candidates to replace McCarthy - who said he would not run again - with votes on Oct. 11 at the earliest. The leadership fight is eating into the time lawmakers have to avert a looming partial government shutdown, which would begin on Nov. 18 if Congress fails to pass legislation proving more funding.
Promise for aid comes after US Congress leaves Ukraine war support out of spending bill
Kevin McCarthy has been ousted from his position as speaker of the House of Representatives in a historic first.