Author: John Wagner

Washington Post – Politics:

The GOP-led House is scheduled to vote Monday on the rules under which it will operate for the 118th Congress.

Washington Post – Politics:

Republican Kevin McCarthy is offering a package of concessions that he hopes will move at least some of the GOP holdouts in his direction.

Washington Post – Politics:

Republican Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) is hoping late-hour concessions to GOP defectors will allow him to claim the gavel of House speaker.

Washington Post – Politics:

Former president Donald Trump voiced fresh support Wednesday for Kevin McCarthy’s speaker bid, counseling fellow Republicans against embarrassment.

Washington Post – Politics:

Republican leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) came up well short of a majority in three rounds of voting on Tuesday. A fourth is expected when the chamber convenes Wednesday.

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The new Senate also gavels into session Tuesday but with far less drama than in the House, where it could take multiple ballots to elect a speaker.

Washington Post – Politics:

The nine-member House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol is set to disband within days as Republicans prepare to take control of the House.

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The Jan. 6 committee released its final report on its findings on Thursday, after investigating the attack on the Capitol for more than a year and half.

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The House Ways and Means Committee is meeting Tuesday to discuss what to do with six years of Donald Trump’s federal tax returns that it obtained over the objections of the former president.