Author: Jacqueline Alemany

Washington Post – Politics:

Trump had helped McCarthy during his prolonged fight to become speaker. But during the effort to oust him from the leadership role, Trump was relatively quiet.

Washington Post – Politics:

House Republicans were told Wednesday that they probably will have to vote on formally authorizing the inquiry into President Biden in the coming weeks.

Washington Post – Politics:

In the four-page letter, the White House lawyer demanded that House GOP leaders withdraw their subpoenas for interviews with members of the Biden family and aides.

Washington Post – Politics:

After her predictably unpredictable vote to oust the House speaker, the South Carolina lawmaker’s behavior and record are called into question.

Washington Post – Politics:

“We’ll just go where the evidence goes and we’re not there yet,” one lawmaker said, paraphrasing the new speaker’s comments to a group of Republicans earlier this week.

Washington Post – Politics:

Panel requests that the president’s son and brother appear for depositions as a part of the committee’s investigation into the Biden family’s finances.

Washington Post – Politics:

Some House Republicans aren’t comfortable with the prospect of having an election denier as House speaker. That still could happen, based on potential candidates.

Washington Post – Politics:

A coalition of Republicans and Democrats could do something an unprecedented and come together to elect a speaker. They probably won’t. Why not?

Washington Post – Politics:

The inquiry puts House Republicans and the White House on a remarkable collision course at a time when President Biden is seeking reelection.