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Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters as he walks to the speaker's ceremonial office at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Having elected House speaker, Republicans try governing
By LISA MASCARO - AP Congressional Correspondent
Mon,01/09/23-4:35PM , 140 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Electing the House speaker may have been the easy part.
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., gestures towards the newly installed nameplate at his office after he was sworn in as speaker of the 118th Congress in Washington, early Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/ Matt Rourke)

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Speaker McCarthy: A weakened leader or emboldened survivor?
By LISA MASCARO - AP Congressional Correspondent
Sat,01/07/23-10:42AM , 480 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Kevin McCarthy is the new House speaker, but as bruising as it was for him to seize t
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National Guard soldiers open a gate of the razor wire-topped perimeter fence around the Capitol to allow a colleague in at sunrise in Washington, March 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

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After Jan. 6: Congress born of chaos ends in achievement
By LISA MASCARO - AP Congressional Correspondent
Fri,12/23/22-11:06PM , 153 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — The 117th Congress opened with the unfathomable Jan.
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In this image released in the final report by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022, President Donald Trump talks on the phone to Vice President Mike Pence from the Oval Office of the White House on Jan. 6, 2021. (House Select Committee via AP)

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Jan. 6 takeaways: From Trump's lies to the 'unimaginable'
By LISA MASCARO - AP Congressional Correspondent
Fri,12/23/22-12:21AM , 100 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 committee released its final report Thursday on the “unimaginable” 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, a mob assault by supporters of the defeated president, Donald Trump, that shook the nation and exposed the fragility of American democracy.
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