Who is Austin Scott, the Georgia Republican seeking the House speakership?
Rep. Austin Scott of Georgia is seeking the House speakership after House Majority Leader Steve Scalise dropped out of the speaker's race Thursday, setting up an alternative to Rep. Jim Jordan's run for the position.
1970-01-01 08:00
GOP leadership crisis deepens as House remains paralyzed with no end in sight to speaker's race
Republicans are confronting a deepening leadership crisis that has left the House paralyzed with no clear path to elect a new speaker, after an effort to replace Kevin McCarthy following his historic ouster was derailed by entrenched opposition and deep divisions within the party.
1970-01-01 08:00
Three ways Republican House Speaker chaos ends on Capitol Hill
Steve Scalise has seen support for his Speakership erode since being named the party's nominee.
1970-01-01 08:00
'The Fall of the House of Usher' builds an eerie update on Edgar Allan Poe's foundation
Ambitious, intriguing and ultimately a trifle confounding, "The Fall of the House of Usher" represents Mike Flanagan's latest macabre series for Netflix, this time taking a page from Roger Corman by adapting (even more loosely) the works of Edgar Allan Poe. English majors should get a kick from the names and titles, but the emphasis on excess detracts from a limited series worth watching upon a midnight dreary but that doesn't deserve to be loved.
1970-01-01 08:00
White House calls Trump's comments on Hezbollah, Israeli defense minister 'dangerous'
WASHINGTON Former U.S. President Donald Trump's comments calling Hezbollah "smart" and criticizing Israel's defense minister were "dangerous and
1970-01-01 08:00
Michael Jackson's leather jacket from 1984 Pepsi commercial to be auctioned
Viewers will be able to see swathes of iconic music memorabilia, including items from David Bowie, John Lennon and Amy Winehouse.
1970-01-01 08:00
Chaos in House GOP intensifies with Scalise's speakership bid in peril
The House Republican Party is sliding even deeper into disarray as it feuds over its next speaker, apparently oblivious to the picture of US government dysfunction it is sending at a moment of worsening global crises.
1970-01-01 08:00
South Korea household debt growth slows in September
SEOUL South Korea's household borrowing grew in September for a sixth straight month, but by a smaller amount
1970-01-01 08:00
House GOP gears up to pick speaker nominee, but it's unclear if any candidate can get the votes
House Republicans are set to meet behind closed doors Wednesday to pick a nominee to be the next speaker -- but it remains unclear whether any candidate will have enough the support to win the gavel following Kevin McCarthy's abrupt ouster.
1970-01-01 08:00
House GOP conference remains bitterly divided amid fight to find next speaker
House Republicans gathered for the first time since last week's historic vote to oust Kevin McCarthy, but the two-hour session left them no closer toward coalescing around a speaker nominee and a path forward.
1970-01-01 08:00
Biden interviewed by probe into handling of classified files
President Biden has been interviewed by the special counsel investigating sensitive files found in his home and office.
1970-01-01 08:00
GOP braces for messy fight over speakership as McCarthy doesn't rule out a return to power
House Republicans remain badly divided over their two choices for speaker in the aftermath of the ouster of Kevin McCarthy from the speakership -- and are bracing for the possibility that neither House Majority Leader Steve Scalise nor House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan can get the 217 votes needed to be elected speaker.
1970-01-01 08:00