Farnoush Amiri

FILE - President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden leaves after a court appearance, July 26, 2023, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Hunter Biden prosecutor to appear for closed-door congressional testimony, AP sources say

October 20, 2023 at 3:59 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The special counsel overseeing the Hunter Biden investigation is expected to testify before a Congressional committee behind closed doors as a GOP probe into the Justice Department's handling of the...

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, speaks to the media after House Republicans met behind closed doors, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. Republicans have dropped Jordan as their nominee for House speaker in a private meeting. This comes after Jordan failed Friday in a third try for the speaker's gavel. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Republicans drop Jim Jordan as their nominee for speaker, stumbling back to square one

October 20, 2023 at 4:45 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Republicans abruptly dropped Rep. Jim Jordan on Friday as their nominee for House speaker, making the decision during a closed-door session after the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump failed badly...

El representante republicano Jim Jordan arriba a la reunión del bloque republicano en el Capitolio, jueves 19 de ictubre de 2023. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon)

Republicano Jordan acepta presidente interino de la camara y descarta por ahora 3ra votacion

October 19, 2023 at 4:54 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Sin desistir de sus aspiraciones, el legislador republicano Jim Jordan dijo a sus correligionarios el jueves que respaldará a un presidente interino mientras busca apoyo para ocupar el puesto en...

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, who failed in a crucial second ballot yesterday to become Speaker of the House, talks to reporters as he leaves a closed meeting of the Republican Conference, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP’s Jordan says he’s still running for House gavel, but plan for a temporary speaker falls flat

October 19, 2023 at 7:59 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Refusing to give up, Rep. Jim Jordan told GOP colleagues Thursday he was still running for the House gavel — leaving Republicans few viable options after his hardline backers resisted...

El presidente interino de la Cámara de Representantes, Patrick McHenry, conversa con su correligionario republicano Jim Jordan durante una votación para la presidencia, en el Capitolio, Washington, miércoles 18 de octubre de 2023. Jordan fracasó en su segundo intento. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon)

Jordan fracasa en 2do intento de hacerse elegir presidente de la Camara de Representantes

October 18, 2023 at 6:39 p.m.

WASHINGTON — El representante republicano Jim Jordan, un belicoso partidario del expresidente Donald Trump, fracasó el miércoles en su segundo intento de hacerse elegir presidente de la Cámara de Representantes, al perder...

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, talks with as the House convenes for a second day of balloting to elect a speaker, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. Former Speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., looks on at right. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP’s Jim Jordan fails again on vote for House speaker as frustrated Republicans search for options

October 18, 2023 at 4:41 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Republican Rep. Jim Jordan failed again Wednesday on a crucial second ballot to become House speaker, but the hard-fighting ally of Donald Trump showed no signs of dropping out despite...

El representante Jim Jordan luego de una votación en la que no consiguió los votos necesarios para convertirse en presidente de la Cámara de Representantes, en el Capitolio, Washington, el martes 17 de octubre de 2023. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon)

Republicanos rechazan candidatura de Jim Jordan para presidente de camara baja de EEUU

October 17, 2023 at 9:45 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Los republicanos rechazaron el martes en la primera votación la candidatura del representante Jim Jordan a la presidencia de la Cámara de Representantes, ya que los opositores negaron al aliado...

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee arrives as House Republicans meet behind closed doors to try to unite around him as their new nominee for speaker, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. A floor vote that could turn into a showdown is set for midday Tuesday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rep. Jim Jordan has lost the first ballot for speaker. Here’s what’s next

October 17, 2023 at 9:44 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Rep. Jim Jordan faced strong opposition to his House speakership bid Tuesday as 20 Republicans voted against him on a first ballot. The chamber adjourned for the day as the...

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, seated center, talks to Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, right, and a House staff member, left, as Republicans try to elect Jordan, a top Donald Trump ally, to be the new House speaker, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, as former Speaker of the House Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., sits behind them. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans reject Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker on a first ballot, signaling more turmoil ahead

October 17, 2023 at 11:02 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Signaling more turmoil ahead, Republicans rejected Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker on a first ballot Tuesday, as a surprising 20 holdouts denied the hard-charging ally of Donald Trump the...

FILE - Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump, talks with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Jim Jordan’s rapid rise has been cheered by Trump and the far right. Could it soon make him speaker?

October 16, 2023 at 1:28 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Rep. Jim Jordan has such a reputation as a political brawler that former House Speaker John Boehner once said he'd never met someone "who spent more time tearing things apart.”Now,...

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump, talks with reporters as House Republicans meet again behind closed doors to find a path to elect a new speaker after House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., dropped out of the race Thursday night, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans pick Jim Jordan as nominee for House speaker, putting job within the Trump ally’s reach

October 13, 2023 at 8:31 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Republicans chose firebrand Rep. Jim Jordan as their new nominee for House speaker during internal voting Friday, putting the gavel within reach of the staunch ally of GOP presidential front-runner...

El líder de la mayoría en la Cámara de Representantes, Steve Scalise, habla con los periodistas mientras anuncia que pone fin a su campaña para ser el próximo presidente de la cámara baja tras una reunión republicana en el Capitolio en Washington, el jueves 12 de octubre de 2023. (AP Foto/Jose Luis Magana)

Republicano Scalise pone fin a su intento de presidir la Camara de Representantes de EEUU

October 12, 2023 at 8:10 p.m.

WASHINGTON — El republicano Steve Scalise puso fin el jueves a su intento de ganar la presidencia de la Cámara de Representantes, después de que legisladores de línea dura se negaran a...

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of La., talks to reporters as he announces he is ending his campaign to be the next House speaker after a Republican meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

GOP’s Scalise ends his bid to become House speaker as Republican holdouts refuse to back the nominee

October 13, 2023 at 12:24 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Republican Steve Scalise ended his bid to become House speaker late Thursday after hardline holdouts refused to back the party’s nominee, throwing the GOP majority into deeper chaos and leaving...

The Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building is visible as House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of La., leaves a meeting of House Republicans after they voted for him to be the next Speaker of the House on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Republicans nominate Steve Scalise to be House speaker but struggle to unite quickly and elect him

October 11, 2023 at 4:58 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Deeply divided Republicans nominated Rep. Steve Scalise on Wednesday to be the next House speaker but struggled to quickly unify and elect the conservative in a public floor vote after...

Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters as House Republicans hold a closed-door forum to hear from the candidates for speaker of the House, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. New polling shows that the unprecedented ouster of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has left no consensus among Republicans about whether his removal was the right move. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans are divided on far-right move to remove McCarthy as House speaker, an AP-NORC poll shows

October 11, 2023 at 4:05 a.m.

WASHINGTON — The unprecedented ouster of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has left no consensus among Republicans about whether his removal was the right move as the party struggles to coalesce around a...

El expresidente de EEUU Donald Trump dirige una señal a una multitud antes de pronunciar un discurso en la convención del Partido Republicano de California en Anaheim, California, el 29 de septiembre de 2023. (AP Foto/Jae C. Hong)

Trump visitara Capitolio mientras Camara de Representantes elige nuevo presidente

October 6, 2023 at 12:30 a.m.

WASHINGTON — El expresidente Donald Trump sostiene conversaciones para visitar el Capitolio la próxima semana mientras los republicanos debaten quién debe ser el próximo presidente de la Cámara de Representantes tras la...

FILE—Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, left, and Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., confer during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. The two GOP leaders have emerged as contenders to replace former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy who was voted out of the job by a contingent of hard-right conservatives. Jordan is now chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., has long sought the top post. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

A look at the contenders for House speaker and the demands they’re facing from fellow Republicans

October 6, 2023 at 8:21 p.m.

WASHINGTON — For Republicans, it's a question with no clear answer: Who becomes House speaker after Kevin McCarthy?Despite former President Donald Trump's endorsement of House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio on...

FILE - Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, center, is flanked by Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., left, and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, D-Calif., as they criticize Democrats for launching a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. Jordan, now chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump, is emerging as a contender to replace House Speaker Kevin McCarthy who was voted out of the job by a contingent of hard-right conservatives this week. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Donald Trump endorses Jim Jordan to succeed Kevin McCarthy as House speaker

October 6, 2023 at 4:20 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump is backing Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, the pugnacious House Judiciary Committee chairman and longtime Trump defender, to succeed Kevin McCarthy as House speaker.“Congressman Jim Jordan...

El nombre del representante republicano Kevin McCarthy permanece en la entrada a las oficinas del presidente de la Cámara de Representantes en el Capitolio, Washington, miércoles 4 de noviembre de 2023, a pesar de que fue destituido en la víspera. (AP Foto/Mark Schiefelbein)

EEUU: Camara baja paralizada tras destitucion de McCarthy; republicanos buscan nuevo lider

October 4, 2023 at 7:40 p.m.

WASHINGTON — La Cámara de Representantes estaba paralizada el miércoles tras la escandalosa destitución de su presidente Kevin McCarthy, en tanto el bloque mayoritario republicano intentaba poner orden en sus filas fraccionadas...

The name of Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., remains on the sign at the entrance of the offices of the Speaker of the House on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Washington, one day after he was ousted from the Speaker's position. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

McCarthy’s ouster leaves the House adrift as divided Republicans seek to unite behind a new leader

October 4, 2023 at 9:24 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The stunning removal of Kevin McCarthy as speaker has left the House adrift as Republicans struggle to bring order to their fractured majority and begin the difficult and potentially prolonged...

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., leaves the House floor after being ousted as Speaker of the House at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Kevin McCarthy is out as speaker of the House. Here’s what’s next

October 4, 2023 at 10:05 a.m.

WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives is entering uncharted territory after a far-right effort to remove fellow Republican Kevin McCarthy from the speakership succeeded thanks to from Democrats. A resolution —...

El presidente de la Cámara de Representantes, el republicano Kevin McCarthy, habla con la prensa después de una reunión a puertas cerradas con de su bloque después que uno de ellos, Matt Gaetz, presentó una moción para despojar a McCarthy de su función presidencial, en el Capitolio, Washington, martes 3 de octubre de 2023. (AP Foto/J. Scott Applewhite)

McCarthy es destituido como presidente de la Camara de Representantes de EEUU

October 3, 2023 at 9:33 p.m.

WASHINGTON — El republicano Kevin McCarthy fue destituido el martes como presidente de la Cámara de Representantes —la primera vez en la historia de Estados Unidos que ocurre una remoción de este...

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks to reporters hours after he was ousted as Speaker of the House, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Speaker McCarthy ousted in historic House vote, as scramble begins for a Republican leader

October 3, 2023 at 3:52 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday in an extraordinary showdown — a first in U.S. history, forced by a contingent of hard-right conservatives and throwing the...

El representante republicano Matt Gaetz, uno de los mayores críticos del presidente de la Cámara de Representantes Kevin McCarthy, responde preguntas de los reporteros después de un discurso en el pleno de la cámara baja, en el Capitolio, el lunes 2 de octubre de 2023, en Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Gaetz presenta mocion para destituir a McCarthy como presidente de Camara de Representantes

October 3, 2023 at 3:17 a.m.

WASHINGTON — El presidente de la Cámara de Representantes, el republicano Kevin McCarthy, enfrenta un referendo extraordinario para mantenerse al frente de la cámara baja después de que un miembro conservador de...

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., one of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's harshest critics, answers questions from of the media after speaking on the House floor, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. Gaetz has said he plans to use a procedural tool called a motion to vacate to try and strip McCarthy of his office as soon as this week. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Rep. Matt Gaetz files motion to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy, throwing House into new turmoil

October 2, 2023 at 11:20 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Speaker Kevin McCarthy is facing an extraordinary referendum on his leadership of the House after a conservative member of his own Republican majority, a longtime critic, moved to launch a...

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., one of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's harshest critics, leaves the chamber after speaking on the floor, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. Gaetz has said he plans to use a procedural tool called a motion to vacate to try and strip McCarthy of his office as soon as this week. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Gaetz launches effort to bring down McCarthy, but removing the House speaker is no easy task

October 2, 2023 at 11:22 p.m.

WASHINGTON — “How would you be different as speaker, compared to Mr. Boehner?” a reporter asked then-House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy in September 2015 as the California Republican pursued, and eventually gave...

ARCHIVO - El representante Jamaal Bowman, demócrata por Nueva York, escucha a otros colegas oradores antes de un mensaje del presidente Joe Biden en el lugar sobre el límite de la deuda en el Colegio Comunitario SUNY Westchester, en Valhalla, Nueva York, el miércoles 10 de mayo de 2023. (AP Foto/John Minchillo, Archivo)

Legislador activa alarma contra incendios en Capitolio y demora votacion

October 1, 2023 at 4:12 a.m.

WASHINGTON — El congresista demócrata Jamaal Bowman reconoció haber activado el sábado una alarma contra incendios en uno de los edificios de oficinas del Capitolio federal cuando los legisladores buscaban a toda...

FILE - Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., listens to fellow speakers before President Joe Biden speaks on the debt limit during an event at SUNY Westchester Community College, Wednesday, May 10, 2023, in Valhalla, N.Y. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Rep. Jamaal Bowman triggered a fire alarm in a House office building amid voting on a funding bill

October 1, 2023 at 2:23 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman acknowledged triggering a fire alarm Saturday in one of the U.S. Capitol office buildings as lawmakers scrambled to a bill to fund the government before...

El representante republicano Jim Jordan habla en la audiencia de la Comisión de Supervisión de la Cámara de Representantes que inicia el proceso hacia un posible juicio político al presidente Joe Biden, jueves 28 de setiembre de 2023, en el Capitolio en Washington. (AP Foto/Jacquelyn Martin)

Republicanos presentan sus argumentos en proceso a Biden

September 28, 2023 at 6:10 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Los legisladores republicanos iniciaron el jueves la audiencia formal contra el presidente Joe Biden, con la intención, dijeron, de “proporcionar responsabilidad” al presentar sus argumentos al público, sus colegas y...

Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., seated right, talks with Ranking Member Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., before the House Oversight Committee begins an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Seated left is Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Shutdown’s shadow, Biden’s speech and arguing the case: Takeaways from the House impeachment hearing

September 29, 2023 at 3:32 p.m.

WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Thursday are holding the first hearing of their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden and their effort to tie the him to the business dealings to his...

Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., holds up a whiteboard he wrote on during a House Oversight Committee impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, comparing the impeachments and indictments of former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

House Republicans make their case for Biden impeachment inquiry at first hearing

September 28, 2023 at 1:10 p.m.

WASHINGTON — House Republicans launched a formal impeachment hearing Thursday against President Joe Biden, promising to “provide ability” as they probe the family finances and lucrative business dealings of his son Hunter...

ARCHIVO - El presidente de la Cámara de Representantes, Kevin McCarthy, republicano por California, es rodeado por reporteros en busca de noticias sobre los planes para financiar al gobierno y evitar cierres, en el Capitolio de Washington, el viernes 22 de septiembre de 2023. (AP Foto/J. Scott Applewhite, archivo)

Republicanos en camara baja luchan por aprobar presupuesto y evitar cierre del gobierno

September 24, 2023 at 5:09 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Buscando afanosamente retomar el control de una caótica Cámara de Representantes, los aliados del presidente de la cámara baja Kevin McCarthy imploraron el sábado a sus colegas republicanos que abandonaran...

FILE - Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., briefs reporters following a closed-door Republican Conference meeting on how to agree on a path to funding the government, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. McCarthy has turned to a strategy that has so far preserved his tenuous hold on House leadership but also marked it by chaos. He is facing a fast-approaching government shutdown that threatens to disrupt life for millions of Americans. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

With House Republicans in turmoil, colleagues implore GOP holdouts not to shut down government

September 24, 2023 at 1:53 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Working furiously to take control of a House in disarray, allies of Speaker Kevin McCarthy implored their Republican colleagues Saturday to drop their hardline tactics and work together to approve...

FILE - House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, in Washington. McCarthy has turned to a strategy that has so far preserved his tenuous hold on House leadership but also marked it by chaos. He is facing a fast-approaching government shutdown that threatens to disrupt life for millions of Americans. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Speaker McCarthy is giving hard-right Republicans what they want. But it never seems to be enough.

September 25, 2023 at 2:54 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Staring down a fast-approaching government shutdown that threatens to disrupt life for millions of Americans, Speaker Kevin McCarthy has turned to a strategy that so far has preserved his tenuous...

Attorney General Merrick Garland appears before a House Judiciary Committee hearing, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Why the power of a US attorney has become a flashpoint in the Hunter Biden case

September 20, 2023 at 8:12 p.m.

WASHINGTON — House Republicans grilled Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday about the Justice Department investigation of Hunter Biden in a contentious hearing that delved into aspects of the criminal justice system...

El secretario de Justicia de EEUU, Merrick Garland, comparece ante una audiencia legislativa el 20 de septiembre de 2023, en el Capitolio, en Washington. (Foto AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

EEUU: Republicanos acusan a Garland de favorecer a Hunter Biden

September 20, 2023 at 9:43 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Los republicanos de la Cámara de Representantes se enfrentaron el miércoles con el secretario de Justicia, Merrick Garland, acusándolo a él y la agencia que encabeza de “explotar” el trabajo...

Attorney General Merrick Garland is sworn in at the start of a House Judiciary Committee hearing, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

House Republicans clash with Attorney General Garland, accusing him of favoring Hunter Biden

September 20, 2023 at 10:32 p.m.

WASHINGTON — House Republicans clashed with Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday, accusing him and the Justice Department of the “weaponization” of the department's work in favor of President Joe Biden 's...

ARCHIVO - Hunter Biden, hijo del presidente Joe Biden, sale de una audiencia judicial en Wilmington, Delaware, 26 de julio de 2023.(AP Foto/Julio Cortez, File)

Audiencia para juicio politico a Biden sera el 28 de septiembre

September 19, 2023 at 5:20 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Los legisladores republicanos planean realizar la semana próxima su primera audiencia investigar al presidente Joe Biden sobre los negocios de su familia en vista de un posible juicio político.La audiencia,...

FILE - President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden leaves after a court appearance, July 26, 2023, in Wilmington, Del. Hunter Biden has filed a lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, arguing that two agents violated his right to privacy when they publicly aired his tax information as they pressed claims that a federal investigation into him had been improperly handled. T(AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

House Republicans set first Biden impeachment inquiry hearing for Sept. 28

September 19, 2023 at 3:20 p.m.

WASHINGTON — House Republicans plan to hold their first hearing next week in their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. The hearing — scheduled for Sept. 28 — is expected to focus...

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters about avoiding a government shutdown and launching an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, following a closed-door meeting with fellow Republicans at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Angry and frustrated, McCarthy challenges right-flank colleagues to try to oust him from his post

September 14, 2023 at 4:07 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Angry, frustrated and unable to lead a fractured and unruly Republican majority, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Thursday told the colleagues threatening to oust him: Do it.The embattled Republican leader...

El presidente Joe Biden y su hijo Hunter Biden llegan a Fort McNair, el 25 de junio de 2023, en Washington. (Foto AP/Andrew Harnik, Archivo)

Lo que hay que saber sobre la investigacion para un posible juicio politico a Biden

September 13, 2023 at 10:12 p.m.

WASHINGTON — El presidente de la Cámara de Representantes, Kevin McCarthy, dijo que abrió una investigación para un posible juicio político contra el presidente Joe Biden, cediendo a la creciente presión del...

Iranian women, some without wearing their mandatory Islamic headscarves, walk in downtown Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. Iranians are marking the first anniversary of nationwide protests over the country's mandatory headscarf law that erupted after the death of a young woman detained by morality police. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

House es bipartisan measures targeting Iran over death of Mahsa Amini, missile program

September 13, 2023 at 12:14 a.m.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House overwhelmingly approved measures Tuesday targeting Iran for its human rights record and placing restrictions on the country's ability to import or export its expanding arsenal of weapons....

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. McCarthy says he's directing a House committee to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

What’s ahead now that Republicans are opening an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden

September 12, 2023 at 8:36 p.m.

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he is launching an impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden, yielding to mounting pressure from former President Donald Trump and his allies in what's shaping...

El presidente de la Cámara de Representantes, el republicano Kevin McCarthy, arriba al Capitolio en Washington el martes 12 de setiembre de 2023. McCarthy anunció una investigación para iniciarle juicio político al presidente Joe Biden por los negocios de su familia. (AP Foto/J. Scott Applewhite)

Presidente de la Camara de Representantes ordena investigacion a Biden para juicio politico

September 12, 2023 at 4:23 p.m.

WASHINGTON — El presidente de la Cámara de Representantes, Kevin McCarthy, dijo el martes que ha ordenado a una comisión iniciar una investigación formal para juicio político al presidente Joe Biden por...

Speaker McCarthy directs the House to open an impeachment inquiry into President Biden

September 12, 2023 at 3:18 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced Tuesday he is directing the U.S. House to open an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden over his family's business dealings, launching historic proceedings ahead of...

Graves of children who died of AIDS, many from two decades ago, are seen at an orphanage in Nairobi, Kenya, on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. A U.S. foreign aid program that officials say has saved 25 million lives in Africa and elsewhere is being threatened by some Republicans who fear program funding might go to organizations that promote abortion. (AP Photo/Cara Anna)

Republican opposition to abortion threatens global HIV/AIDS program that has saved 25 million lives

September 11, 2023 at 11:37 p.m.

NAIROBI, Kenya — The graves at the edge of the orphanage tell a story of despair. The rough planks in the cracked earth are painted with the names of children, most of...

FILE - President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden leaves after a court appearance, Wednesday, July 26, 2023, in Wilmington, Del. House Republicans on Monday, Aug. 21, subpoenaed several FBI and IRS agents involved in the federal investigation into Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden as the party weighs whether to open an impeachment inquiry into the president this fall. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

House Republicans subpoena IRS and FBI agents involved in Hunter Biden case

August 21, 2023 at 8:31 p.m.

WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Monday subpoenaed several FBI and IRS agents involved in the federal investigation into Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden as the party weighs whether to open an impeachment...

President Joe Biden departs after paying respects to former Pennsylvania first lady Ellen Casey at St. Peter's Cathedral, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, in Scranton, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Biden pays respects to former Pennsylvania first lady Ellen Casey, who died last week in Scranton

August 17, 2023 at 9:10 p.m.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden privately paid his respects Thursday to the mother of U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, who died last week in Biden's hometown of Scranton.Biden arrived at St. Peter's Cathedral...

ARCHIVO - Esta imagen, tomada de un video difundido por la Comisión Selecta de la Cámara de Representantes, muestra a Pat Cipollone, exabogado de la Casa Blanca, durante una audiencia ante dicha comisión el 12 de julio de 2022, en el Capitolio, en Washington. La comisión investiga el ataque del 6 de enero de 2021 al Capitolio federal. (Comisión Selecta de la Cámara de Representantes vía AP, archivo)

Imputacion muestra que abogados de Casa Blanca se opusieron a intentos de Trump de anular comicios

August 11, 2023 at 12:32 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Pocas horas después de que los alborotadores sitiaran el Capitolio y avasallaran a la policía en un ataque violento contra la sede de la democracia estadounidense el 6 de enero...

FILE - Chapman University law professor John Eastman stands at left as former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani speaks in Washington at a rally in of President Donald Trump, called the "Save America Rally" on Jan. 6, 2021. The latest federal indictment against Donald Trump vividly illustrates the extent to which the former president's final weeks in office were consumed by a struggle over the law, with two determined groups of attorneys fighting it out as the future of American democracy hung in the balance. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Indictment shows White House lawyers struggling for control as Trump fought to overturn election

August 10, 2023 at 4:44 p.m.

WASHINGTON — A few hours after rioters laid siege to the Capitol, overpowering police in a violent attack on the seat of American democracy on Jan. 6, 2021, the White House’s top...

ARCHIVO - El expresidente Donald Trump, aspirante a la candidatura presidencial republicana, llega a un mitin de campaña el 29 de julio de 2023, en Erie, Pensilvania. (AP Foto/Sue Ogrocki, archivo)

AP Explica: Como la estrategia de compromisarios falsos de Trump se convirtio en un “plan corrupto”

August 4, 2023 at 5:53 a.m.

WASHINGTON — El papel que listas falsas de votantes colegiados desempeñaron en el intento desesperado de Donald Trump de aferrarse al poder tras su derrota en los comicios de 2020 se encuentra...

FILE - Devon Archer, Hunter Biden's former business partner, es through the security checkpoint as he arrives on Capitol Hill to give closed-door testimony to the House Oversight Committee in the Republican-led investigations into President Biden's son, in Washington, Monday, July 31, 2023. House Republicans released a transcript Thursday, Aug. 3, of their interview with Hunter Biden’s former business associate detailing overseas financial dealings with the president’s son. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Testimony from Hunter Biden associate provides new insight into their business dealings

August 4, 2023 at 6:16 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Focusing on the Bidens rather than Donald Trump's federal court appearance, House Republicans released a transcript Thursday of their interview with Hunter Biden’s former business associate detailing overseas financial dealings...

Como la estrategia de electores falsos de Trump se convirtio en un “plan corrupto”

August 3, 2023 at 4:24 p.m.

WASHINGTON — El papel que listas falsas de electores desempeñaron en el intento desesperado de Donald Trump de aferrarse al poder tras su derrota en los comicios de 2020 se encuentra en...

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as President in Washington, on Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

How the Trump fake electors scheme became a ‘corrupt plan,’ according to the indictment

December 18, 2023 at 10:49 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The role that fake slates of electors played in Donald Trump’s desperate effort to cling to power after his defeat in the 2020 election is at the center of a...

Devon Archer, Hunter Biden's former business partner, ed at left by lawyer Matthew Schwartz, departs after giving closed-door testimony to the House Oversight Committee in the Republican-led investigations of President Joe Biden's son, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, July 31, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Hunter Biden sold ‘illusion of access’ to his father, former business partner tells Congress

July 31, 2023 at 9:45 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Hunter Biden's former business partner insisted in testimony to Congress Monday that President Joe Biden was never directly involved in their financial dealings, though Hunter would often put his famous...

President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden arrives for a court appearance, Wednesday, July 26, 2023, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Democrats claim the GOP is withholding evidence contradicting claims in Hunter Biden probe

July 28, 2023 at 2:59 p.m.

WASHINGTON — House Democrats are demanding the release of a transcript from a new FBI witness that they say contradicts Republicans' claims in the expanding congressional inquiry into President Joe Biden's son,...

President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden leaves after a court appearance, Wednesday, July 26, 2023, in Wilmington, Del. The plea deal in Hunter Biden’s criminal case unraveled during a court hearing Wednesday after a federal judge raised concerns about the of the agreement that has infuriated Republicans who believe the president’s son is getting preferential treatment. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

What’s next for Hunter Biden in court and Congress after his plea deal derails

July 27, 2023 at 6:54 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The unraveling of Hunter Biden's plea agreement has thrust his criminal case into uncertain waters and given new fodder to Republican critics in Congress as they push ahead with investigations...

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on Oversight of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

House Republicans grill Mayorkas on border policy and renew calls to impeach him

July 27, 2023 at 3:20 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas faced a barrage of criticism Wednesday from House Republicans who, in recent months, have floated impeaching him over what they say is his dereliction of...

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, speaks during a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on what Republicans say is the politicization of the FBI and Justice Department and attacks on American civil liberties on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

House Republicans plan to hold Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg in contempt of Congress

July 25, 2023 at 9:13 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee is threatening to hold Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in contempt of Congress for failing to supply documents related to an investigation into...

House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, center, flanked by Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, left, and Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., arrives as the House Oversight and ability Committee holds a hearing to charge that the Justice Department interfered with a yearslong investigation into Hunter Biden, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 19, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Justice Department will make prosecutor in Hunter Biden case available to testify before Congress

July 25, 2023 at 10:59 a.m.

WASHINGTON — The lead prosecutor in the case against President Joe Biden’s son Hunter says he is willing to testify publicly this fall, setting up a clash with House Republicans who have...

IRS Supervisory Special Agent Gary Shapley, left, and IRS Criminal Investigator Joseph Ziegler, are sworn in at a House Oversight and ability Committee hearing with IRS whistleblowers, Wednesday, July 19, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

IRS whistleblowers air claims to Congress about ‘slow-walking’ of the Hunter Biden case

July 19, 2023 at 5:29 a.m.

WASHINGTON — House Republicans raised unsubstantiated allegations Wednesday against President Joe Biden over his family’s finances as they summoned IRS whistleblowers to testify publicly for the first time about claims the Justice...

FILE - Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., speaks during a news conference, May 24, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The House will vote on a Republican-led resolution reaffirming for Israel, which appears to serve as implicit rebuke of a leading Democrat who called the country a “racist state” but later apologized. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

House es resolution to show for Israel after Democrat’s comments about ‘racist’ state

July 19, 2023 at 4:55 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The House on Tuesday ed a Republican-led resolution reaffirming its for Israel with strong bipartisan approval — an implicit rebuke of a leading Democrat who, over the weekend, called...

El director del FBI, Christopher Wray, declara ante la Comisión Judicial de la cámara baja en el Capitolio, miércoles 12 de julio de 2023. (AP Foto/Patrick Semansky)

Director del FBI defiende al “verdadero FBI” de legisladores republicanos

July 12, 2023 at 8:35 p.m.

WASHINGTON — El director Chris Wray defendió el miércoles al “verdadero FBI” en una audiencia legislativa, rechazando una serie de quejas de republicanos que critican duramente a la policía federal, amenazan con...

FBI Director Christopher Wray is sworn in before testifying at a House Committee on the Judiciary oversight hearing, Wednesday, July 12, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

FBI Director Chris Wray defends the ‘real FBI’ against criticism from House Republicans

July 12, 2023 at 8:58 p.m.

WASHINGTON — FBI Director Chris Wray defended the “real FBI” during a contentious congressional hearing Wednesday, rejecting a litany of grievances from angry Republicans who are harshly critical of the bureau, threatening...

FILE - Hunter Biden talks with guests before President Joe Biden offers a toast during a State Dinner for India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House in Washington, June 22, 2023. The Republican chairmen of three key House committees are ing forces to probe the Justice Department's handling of charges against Hunter Biden after making sweeping claims about misconduct at the agency. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Top Republicans are gearing up to investigate the Hunter Biden case. Here’s what to know.

July 8, 2023 at 3:32 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The Republicans who lead three key House committees are ing forces to probe the Justice Department’s handling of charges against Hunter Biden after making sweeping claims about misconduct at the...

Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, walks from Marine One upon arrival at Fort McNair, Sunday, June 25, 2023, in Washington. The Biden's are returning from Camp David. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Republicans expand their Hunter Biden investigation by seeking an interview with the lead prosecutor

June 30, 2023 at 4:55 a.m.

WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Thursday requested voluntary testimony from nearly a dozen Justice Department officials involved in the investigation of President Joe Biden's son Hunter as GOP lawmakers widen their scrutiny...

FILE - Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, May 28, 2023. Republicans in the House are increasingly threatening impeachment against Biden and his top Cabinet officials. Impeachment has traditionally been viewed as an option of last resort in Congress, to be used only for severe wrongdoing. But the constitutionally authorized power to charge officials with "high crimes and misdemeanors" is on the way to becoming routine. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Threats of impeachment and censure used to be rare. In this Congress, they’re becoming routine

June 28, 2023 at 12:02 p.m.

WASHINGTON — House Republicans have held it over Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for months. Attorney General Merrick Garland is facing it too. And President Joe Biden seemingly isn’t far behind.Driven by...

FILE - Anti-abortion activists march outside of the U.S. Capitol during the March for Life in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. House Republicans this month have begun to push a series of policy changes around abortion, seeking to build on the work of anti-abortion advocates who helped catapult the issue successfully to the Supreme Court last year. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

In post-Roe era, House Republicans begin quiet push for new restrictions on abortion access

June 25, 2023 at 3:16 p.m.

WASHINGTON — When the Supreme Court issued its abortion ruling last June overturning Roe v. Wade, House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy said "our work is far from done.” He didn't say what...

Hunter Biden habla con un invitado antes de que el presidente Joe Biden ofrezca un brindis durante una cena de Estado en honor del primer ministro indio Narendra Modi, el jueves 22 de junio de 2023, en la Casa Blanca en Washington. (AP Foto/Susan Walsh)

Republicanos difunden testimonios que denuncian interferencia en caso de Hunter Biden

June 23, 2023 at 3:19 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Los republicanos de la Cámara de Representantes dieron a conocer el jueves testimonios de dos denunciantes del Servicio de Interno de Impuestos que alegan que el Departamento de Justicia interfirió...

FILE - Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, speaks to guests during the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House, April 18, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

GOP releases testimony of whistleblowers claiming interference in Hunter Biden case

June 23, 2023 at 4:03 a.m.

WASHINGTON — House Republicans released testimony Thursday from two IRS whistleblowers who allege that the Justice Department interfered with their yearslong investigation into President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter — a charge the...

Special Counsel John Durham testifies before the House Judiciary Committee, Wednesday, June 21, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Durham recently completed his report on the FBI’s investigation of Trump’s 2016 campaign. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Trump-Russia special counsel Durham at center of political clash as he appears before Congress

June 21, 2023 at 9:37 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The special counsel who investigated the FBI’s probe of ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign found himself at the center of a heated political fight as he appeared...

Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., walks to a closed-door meeting with Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and fellow Republicans, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Last week, Clyde was at the center of protest of McCarthy's leadership as he and a dozen Republicans, mainly of the House Freedom Caucus, brought the House to a standstill. Clyde is a gun store owner in Georgia and is a sponsor of a bill to reverse a Biden istration firearms-related regulation on so-called pistol braces, a stabilizing feature. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House es resolution to overturn new federal gun regulation; Biden vows veto

June 13, 2023 at 10:56 p.m.

WASHINGTON — House Republicans ed a resolution that would repeal a Biden istration rule tightening federal regulations on stabilizing braces for firearms, an accessory that has been used in several mass shootings...

Una carta enviada por el presidente de la Comisión Judicial de la cámara baja, el republicano Jim Jordan, al secreario de Justicia, Merrick Garland, 9 de junio de 2023. (AP Foto/Jon Elswick)

Defensores republicanos de Trump entran en accion en el Congreso

June 10, 2023 at 5:41 p.m.

WASHINGTON — El expresidente Donald Trump, acusado de mal manejo de documentos secretos, está a punto de ir a juicio en un tribunal federal en Florida. Pero a unos 1.500 kilómetros (950...

A letter that House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, of Ohio, wrote on June 9, 2023, to Attorney General Merrick Garland is photographed in Frederick, Md. Former President Donald Trump’s indictment on charges of mishandling classified documents is set to play out in federal court in Florida. But thousands of miles away in Washington, part of Trump’s defense is well underway in a different venue — the halls of Congress, where Republicans have been preparing for months to wage an aggressive counter-offensive against the Justice Department. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Trump’s GOP defenders in Congress leap into action on charges after months of preparation

June 10, 2023 at 6:58 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump’s indictment on charges of mishandling classified documents is set to play out in a federal court in Florida. But about a thousand miles away, part of...

House Oversight and ability Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., speaks to reporters after he and Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., the ranking member of the House Oversight and ability Committee, met with FBI officials to view confidential documents Comer demanded in his investigation of President Joe Biden's family, Monday, June 5, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

House Republicans pull back contempt charge against FBI director Wray over Biden doc

June 8, 2023 at 2:27 a.m.

WASHINGTON — The Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday called off a vote on a contempt of Congress charge against FBI Director Christopher Wray, accepting a last-minute offer by...

FILE - FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before the House Appropriations subcommittee Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies budget hearing for Fiscal Year 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 27, 2023. The FBI has offered to show top lawmakers next week a bureau document that purports to relate to President Joe Biden and his family following weeks of demands by congressional Republicans and a contempt threat against Director Christopher Wray. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Why Republicans are clashing with the FBI over a confidential Biden document

June 7, 2023 at 6:26 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The yearslong feud between congressional Republicans and the FBI is reaching a new level of rancor as lawmakers prepare a resolution to hold bureau director Christopher Wray in contempt of...

House Oversight and ability Committee Chair Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., arrives at a secure room to see documents he demanded from the FBI as part of his investigation into the Biden family, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, June 5, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Republicans ready contempt vote against FBI director Wray over Biden document

June 5, 2023 at 10:03 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Oversight Committee plans to move forward this week with holding FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress.Oversight Chairman Rep. James Comer said a more-than-hourlong...

FILE - The draft of a bill that President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., negotiated to raise the nation's debt ceiling, is photographed Monday, May 29, 2023. Democrats are deeply conflicted about the food aid requirements President Joe Biden negotiated as part of the debt-ceiling deal. They fear damage has been done to safety net programs that will be difficult to unravel as Republicans demand further cuts.(AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)

Debt deal imposes new work requirements for food aid and that frustrates many Democrats

June 3, 2023 at 6:08 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Democrats are deeply conflicted about the food aid requirements that President Joe Biden negotiated as part of the debt ceiling deal, fearing damage has been done to safety net programs...

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., walks to the House chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 31, 2023. as the House moves toward age of the debt limit bill. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

How Biden and McCarthy struck a debt limit deal and staved off a catastrophe

June 2, 2023 at 1:48 p.m.

WASHINGTON — It was advice that Mitch McConnell had offered to Joe Biden once already: To resolve the debt limit standoff, he needed to strike a deal with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy...

A días de caer en una crisis de impago, el Capitolio se ilumina mientras el Senado trabaja entrada la noche del jueves 1 de junio de 2023, para finalizar las votaciones sobre enmiendas a un enorme paquete de límite de deuda y recortes al presupuesto, en Washington. (AP Foto/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senado de EEUU aprueba iniciativa para elevar tope de deuda

June 1, 2023 at 4:25 p.m.

WASHINGTON — El Senado abordará en las próximas horas el paquete que eleva el límite de endeudamiento y aplica recortes al presupuesto, negociado por el presidente Joe Biden y el titular de...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters after a hectic series of amendment votes and final age on the big debt ceiling and budget cuts package, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 1, 2023. The legislation now goes to President Joe Biden's desk to become law before the fast-approaching default deadline. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Just days to spare, Senate gives final approval to debt ceiling deal, sending it to Biden

June 2, 2023 at 3:00 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Fending off a U.S. default, the Senate gave final approval late Thursday to a debt ceiling and budget cuts package, grinding into the night to wrap up work on the...

El presidente de la Cámara de Representantes, Kevin McCarthy,, izquierda, habla en reunión con el presidente Joe Biden sobre el tope de endeudamiento en la Oficina Oval de la Casa Blanca, Washington, 22 de mayo de 2023. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon)

EEUU: Camara de Representantes aprueba propuesta para elevar limite de deuda; pasa al Senado

May 31, 2023 at 7:13 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Disputado ferozmente hasta el fin, el paquete del tope de endeudamiento y recorte del presupuesto de Estados Unidos se dirige el miércoles a una votación crucial en la Cámara de...

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of R-Calif., speaks as House Minority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise, R.La., left, and Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., listen at a news conference after the House ed the debt ceiling bill at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 31, 2023. The bill now goes to the Senate. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

House OKs debt ceiling bill to avoid default, sends Biden-McCarthy deal to Senate

June 1, 2023 at 1:34 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Veering away from a default crisis, the House approved a debt ceiling and budget cuts package late Wednesday, as President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy assembled a bipartisan coalition...

FBI Director Christopher Wray speaks during the 35th Annual Candlelight Vigil to honor the law enforcement officers who lost their lives in 2022, during the National Police Week at the National Mall in Washington, Saturday, May 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

GOP chairman moves to hold FBI director Wray in contempt over Biden doc

May 31, 2023 at 3:28 a.m.

WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Oversight Committee said Tuesday he is moving forward with holding FBI Director Chris Wray in contempt of Congress because the department has not turned over...

El presidente Joe Biden se retira los lentes de sol mientras se acerca a hablar con los reporteros después de regresar a la Casa Blanca, el domingo 28 de mayo de 2023, en Washington. (AP Foto/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Biden y McCarthy alcanzan acuerdo para elevar limite de deuda

May 28, 2023 at 11:12 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Con varios días de sobra antes que Estados Unidos incurra en el primer impago de gobierno de su historia, el mandatario Joe Biden y el presidente de la Cámara de...

President Joe Biden speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Sunday, May 28, 2023, in Washington. Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached a final agreement Sunday on a deal to raise the nation's debt ceiling while trying to ensure enough Republican and Democratic votes to the measure in the coming week. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Biden and McCarthy reach a final deal to avoid US default and now must sell it to Congress

May 29, 2023 at 2:15 a.m.

WASHINGTON — With days to spare before a potential first-ever government default, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached final agreement Sunday on a deal to raise the nation's debt...

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks with of the press about debt limit negotiations Saturday, May 27, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Here’s what’s in, what’s out of the debt limit bill to avert US default

May 31, 2023 at 1:29 a.m.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have been working the phones in an intense push to sell Congress on the 99-page bill that would suspend the nation's debt...

FILE - Special counsel John Durham, the prosecutor appointed to investigate potential government wrongdoing in the early days of the Trump-Russia probe, leaves federal court in Washington, May 16, 2022. Durham ended his four-year investigation into possible FBI misconduct in its probe of ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. The report Monday, May 15, 2023, from Durham offers withering criticism of the bureau but a meager court record that fell far short of the former president’s prediction he would uncover the “crime of the century.” (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Special counsel Durham to testify before Congress next month about his report on Trump-Russia probe

May 26, 2023 at 2:12 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Former special counsel John Durham is scheduled to testify before a House committee next month about his recently completed report on the FBI's investigation of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.Durham...

El presidente de la Cámara de Representantes, el republicano Kevin McCarthy, habla durante la reunión con el presidente Joe Biden para discutir la elevación del límite de deuda, en la Oficina Oval de la Casa Blanca, 22 de mayo de 2023. No hubo acuerdo, pero ambos dijeron que la reunión fue productiva. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon)

Republicanos: Casa Blanca muestra falta de urgencia en deuda

May 23, 2023 at 9:44 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Los negociadores del tope de deuda del presidente Joe Biden y el titular de la cámara baja Kevin McCarthy reanudaron las discusiones en el Capitolio el martes, pero los republicanos...

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks to reporters, Tuesday, May 23, 2023, as returns to his office from the House floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, as debt limit negotiations continue. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Debt ceiling talks grind on, but Republicans say there’s a ‘lack of urgency’ from White House

May 24, 2023 at 4:59 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Debt ceiling talks showed few signs of outward progress Tuesday as negotiators for President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy traded more budget-cutting ideas but Republicans warned of a...

El presidente de la Comisión Judicial de la Cámara de Representantes, el republicano Jim Jordan, habla en conferencia de prensa antes de una audiencia sobre lo que los republicanos llaman la politización del FBI, en el Capitolio, Washington, 18 de mayo de 2023. (AP Foto/J. Scott Applewhite)

Exagentes del FBI declaran en audiencia ante el Congreso

May 20, 2023 at 12:43 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Exagentes del FBI han acusado al organismo federal de investigaciones de estar politizado, después que la agencia reveló que se había revocado las autorizaciones de seguridad de dos de ellos...

Rep. Garret Graves, R-La., top mediator in the debt limit talks for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., leaves a meeting room after negotiations came to an abrupt halt, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, May 19, 2023. Graves told reporters it's time to "press pause" and it's "just not productive" to continue at this point. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Debt limit talks start, stop as Republicans, White House face ‘serious differences’

May 19, 2023 at 3:56 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Debt limit talks between the White House and House Republicans stopped, started and stopped again Friday at the U.S. Capitol, a dizzying series of events in high-stakes negotiations to avoid...

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, leads a news conference with of a House Judiciary subcommittee before a hearing on what Republicans say is the politicization of the FBI and Justice Department and attacks on American civil liberties, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 18, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

FBI employees testify on GOP politicization claims after losing clearances

May 19, 2023 at 12:34 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Former FBI employees accused the bureau of politicization in congressional testimony Thursday, a day after the agency disclosed that two of the men had seen their security clearances revoked over...

Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, asks a question during the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the struggles of women and girls in Afghanistan after the U.S. withdrawal, Wednesday, May 17, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

GOP pauses Blinken contempt push after gaining access to classified Afghanistan cable

May 18, 2023 at 9:30 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee says he is pausing an effort to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress now that the State Department...

National Archives leader confirmed amid turmoil over Trump probe

May 10, 2023 at 9:32 p.m.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's nominee to head the National Archives was confirmed Wednesday by the Senate after a months-long partisan battle over the agency’s role in the investigation into sensitive documents...

FILE - House Oversight and ability Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., speaks during a House Committee on Oversight and ability hearing on Capitol Hill, Feb. 8, 2023, in Washington. Facing growing pressure to show progress in their investigations, House Republicans this week plan to detail what they say are concerning new findings about President Joe Biden's family and their finances. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

GOP says Biden family financial records a smoking gun. White House calls it a ‘political stunt’

May 10, 2023 at 5:05 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Facing growing pressure to show progress in their investigations, House Republicans on Wednesday detailed what they say are concerning new findings about President Joe Biden's family and their finances.The smoking...

ARCHIVO - El representante George Santos, republicano por Nueva York, se retira de una conferencia republicana en el Capitolio, en Washington, el 25 de enero de 2023. (AP Foto/Andrew Harnik, Archivo)

Fuente AP: Imputan delitos penales a legislador de EEUU

May 10, 2023 at 12:53 a.m.

NUEVA YORK — El representante federal George Santos, quien ha provocado indignación y burlas por sus numerosas mentiras sobre su ascendencia, educación y experiencia profesional, fue acusado de delitos penales federales, dijeron...

FILE - Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., leaves a House GOP conference meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

AP sources: US Rep. George Santos facing federal charges

May 10, 2023 at 2:34 p.m.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. George Santos, who faced outrage and mockery over a litany of fabrications about his heritage, education and professional pedigree, has been charged with federal criminal offenses, two people...

El secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Antony Blinken, habla en una ceremonia de la Asociación Estadounidense del Servicio del Exterior el viernes 5 de mayo de 2023, en la sede del Departamento de Estado de EEUU en Washington. (AP Foto/Patrick Semansky)

Republicanos advierten a Blinken en pesquisa de Afganistan

May 8, 2023 at 11:32 a.m.

WASHINGTON — El presidente del Comité de Asuntos de Exteriores de la Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos amenazó con declarar en desacato al secretario de Estado, Antony Blinken, si el Departamento...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at an American Foreign Service Association memorial plaque ceremony, Friday, May 5, 2023, at the U.S. State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

GOP threatens Blinken contempt charge over Afghanistan docs

May 8, 2023 at 3:01 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee has threatened to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress if the State Department does not turn over classified...

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