As debt ceiling talks stall, Speaker McCarthy says GOP may move its own bill

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy speaks to members of the press after the vote for the Lower Energy Costs Act at the U.S. Capitol on March 30. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy speaks to members of the press after the vote for the … Read more

President Biden pushes for assault ban, but GOP leaders remain opposed

President Biden talks to the press on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One on March 28 for a trip to Durham, N.C. Oliver Contreras/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Oliver Contreras/AFP via Getty Images President Biden talks to the press on the South Lawn of the White House … Read more

Tennessee GOP lawmaker who posed with guns in photo criticised after school shooting

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Tennessee congressman Andy Ogles is facing criticism over a 2021 Christmas photo showing him and his family posing with guns, as a school shooting in his district this week left seven … Read more

House GOP to subpoena Blinken over Afghanistan dissent cable

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email House Republicans plan to deliver a subpoena to Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday for classified cables related to the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Rep. Mike McCaul, the chairman … Read more

GOP states press voter photo ID rules, with unclear effects

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email As Ohio’s primary approaches, a strict new photo ID requirement is stirring concerns for military veterans and out-of-state college students, in Amish communities and among older voters. Other Republican-led states are … Read more

GOP weighs protecting Trump with law shielding ex-presidents from prosecution

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email A trio of House Republican committee chairs say the House of Representatives could soon take up legislation to strip state and local prosecutors of the authority to prosecute former presidents in … Read more

Greene’s DC jail visit pulls GOP closer to Jan. 6 rioters

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene swept into the District of Columbia jail to check on conditions for the Jan. 6 defendants, with Republican lawmakers handshaking and high-fiving the prisoners, who chanted “Let’s … Read more

What a House GOP messaging bill could spell for 2024 culture war campaign

Rep. Elise Stafanik, R-N.Y., Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy and Rep. Julia Letlow, R-La., held an event to introduce the Parents Bill of Rights Act at the U.S. Capitol on March 1. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Rep. Elise Stafanik, R-N.Y., Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy and Rep. … Read more

GOP sets vote on ‘parents rights’ in clash over schools

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email House Republicans will press forward Friday with a midterm campaign promise by voting on legislation to give parents greater say in what is taught in public schools, even as critics decry … Read more

Manhattan DA blasts House GOP for ‘unprecedented inquiry into local prosecution’

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email In a letter responding to the Republican chairs of the House Judiciary, Oversight, and Administration committees, the general counsel for the Manhattan District Attorney’s office says that “if charges are brought … Read more