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Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz’s motion to vacate the House speaker’s chair proved successful in a historic 216-210 vote on Tuesday. Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday he would not run again for the position. Why was…

House Republicans on Tuesday failed to table Rep. Matt Gaetz’s resolution to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his post, making way for a vote on whether to evict McCarthy from his post. CBS News…

A day after Kevin McCarthy was removed as House speaker, President Biden discussed the turmoil in Congress as well as further actions the White House is taking on student debt relief. #news #politics #biden CBS…

Rep. Matt Rosendale, a Republican from Montana, voted to remove Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House. He defended the move to CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane, saying critics of his vote would “probably…

Three Republican lawmakers — two who voted against Kevin McCarthy’s ouster as House speaker and one who joined the 208 House Democrats to vote for it — spoke with CBS News on Wednesday about the…

Rep. Garret Graves, a Republican from Louisiana, voted against removing Kevin McCarthy as speaker. Graves told CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion that McCarthy’s ouster threw the House into chaos and claimed it was all…

“America Decides” reports on Rep. Matt Gaetz standing firm in his decision to lead Kevin McCarthy’s ouster as House speaker, the Biden administration allowing more border wall construction despite opposition from fellow Democrats and other…

Grassroots activists worked tirelessly to get voters to the polls in 2020, and their efforts helped Joe Biden win in key swing states like Wisconsin. Now these same activists say they feel deeply disappointed that…

With news that Democrats will likely be caving to pressure from “centrist” lawmakers like Sen. Joe Manchin, shelving President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better package, and reneging on their campaign promises to voters, the party’s…

A vote to decide who will be the next House speaker following Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s ouster is expected to take place next week. Former President Donald Trump endorsed Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan for speaker, calling…

Republicans on the campaign trail have been voicing support for Israelis and criticizing the Biden administration’s foreign policy. CBS News political reporter Aaron Navarro has more. #news #israel #politics CBS News Streaming Network is the…

“America Decides” reports on the Biden administration’s pledge to support Israel after Hamas launched a surprise attack Saturday, new CBS polling on what the American public is looking for in the next House speaker and…

America’s electoral system is broken. From partisan gerrymandering and voter suppression to an Electoral College that sidelines the popular vote, it should surprise no one that a majority of Americans don’t believe they live in…

Georgians went to the polls in record numbers during the May 24 primary ahead of the crucial 2022 midterm elections, despite renewed GOP efforts to suppress the votes of the state’s communities of color. Passed…

Read the transcript of this video: https://therealnews.com/the-chris-hedges-report-how-to-defeat-the-billionaire-class Since being elected to office in 2013, Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant and her socialist party have been locked in a bitter battle against the city’s moneyed elites,…

Republican lawmakers on Wednesday selected Majority Leader Steve Scalise as their nominee for speaker of the House, teeing up the election to fill the seat left vacant after the historic ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy…

House members are receiving a classified briefing on the Israel-Hamas war with President Biden expected to ask Congress for new funding to send to the Israelis. But a stalemate in the House speaker race will…

Republican lawmakers on Wednesday selected Majority Leader Steve Scalise as their nominee for speaker of the House, setting up an election on the chamber’s floor after the historic ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy last week….

“America Decides” reports on President Biden’s remarks from the White House on the unprecedented Hamas attacks on Israel, House Republicans working to unite on a candidate for speaker and other top political stories. #news #politics…

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, of Louisiana, has won the Republican nomination for House speaker, but he must win an election on the House floor to win the office. And support for Scalise is already…

Ralph Nader joins The Chris Hedges Report to for a post-mortem on the 2022 midterm elections, and to discuss how we can retake Congress from corporate influence. Ralph Nader is a consumer advocate and former…

Marc Steiner speaks with Florida State House Rep. Anna Eskamani and Dream Defenders Co-Executive Director Rachel Gilmer about the stakes of Florida’s politics and the prospects for undoing the GOP’s stranglehold. Anna Vishkaee Eskamani is…

“America Decides” reports on Republican lawmakers selecting Majority Leader Steve Scalise as their nominee for speaker of the House, Israel forming a unity government amid its war with Hamas and other top political stories. #news…

“America Decides” reports on House Majority Leader Steve Scalise struggling to collect enough votes to be elected speaker, Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveling to Israel to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid the…