A little after 6 p.m. Eastern time Thursday, after a historic three days and 10 rounds of trying — and failing —
Uncle Sam played Santa Claus over the holidays, delivering a sack of long-awaited gifts to the federal transportation security officers who work
The first protracted contest for speaker of the House of Representatives in a century has highlighted a potential cascade of dysfunction if
Thanks to Republicans’ potential inability to elect a speaker with their members’ votes alone, Democrats may have a golden opportunity to shape
To an outside observer, the events that have unfolded in the U.S. House this week would seem understandably perplexing. The leader of
The first protracted contest for speaker of the House of Representatives in a century has highlighted a potential cascade of dysfunction if
By the fourth House Speaker vote of the day on Thursday afternoon, Democrat C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger of Maryland had finished reading The
When the House Jan. 6 committee wrapped up its work in recent weeks, it posted hundreds of records online, including interview transcripts,
As the vote to elect a House speaker stretched into its third evening, a simple question remained: Why are they still doing
This article was updated after the 11th speaker vote Thursday. As I write, the House of Representatives has just concluded its 11th attempt
