House Of Representatives

GOP fracas: Is US politics irreversibly broken?

The Speaker vote was a disaster, but what’s to come should worry one even more.

McCarthy fails 11th time as US House reaches 1859-era dysfunction level

For a long and frustrating third day, divided Republicans leave the speaker’s chair sitting empty, as party leader Kevin McCarthy loses again and again in excruciating string of ballots to win enough GOP votes to seize chamber's gavel.

China's ByteDance finds employees obtained TikTok data of two journalists

ByteDance employees accessed the data as part of an unsuccessful effort to investigate leaks of company information earlier this year, the company said.

Trump tours for Republicans as Biden calls election 'defining moment'

A massive 40 million Americans have already voted early, according to reports and both sides were predicting victory.

Over 9M Americans cast early ballots ahead of midterm polls next month

All 435 seats in the US House of Representatives are up for grabs with Democrats currently holding a slight edge in the House with 220 members versus 212 Republicans. Three seats are currently vacant.

US House passes bills to protect abortion access, Senate approval unlikely

The first bill, the “Women’s Health Protection Act,” adopted only with Democratic support, would legalise abortion throughout the United States.

Libyan protesters vow to continue demonstrating until demands met

A group of protesters said it would occupy city streets and squares until all the ruling political bodies "announce their resignation in public".

US Senate easily approves bipartisan gun violence bill, sends it to House

The $13B measure would toughen background checks for youngest gun buyers, keep firearms from more domestic violence offenders and help states put in place red flag laws that make it easier for authorities to seize guns from those deemed dangerous.

US House passes 'domestic terrorism' bill after Buffalo attack

Bill called "Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act" costing around $150 million aims to fill the gaps in intelligence-sharing between institutions that can better track and respond to the growing threat of white extremist terrorism.

'Trump broke the law', says January 6 panel

Evidence provides "a good-faith basis for concluding that President Trump has violated a law that makes it a crime to "conspire either to commit any offense against the US.

Will the UN allow a parallel government to be established in Libya?

Nothing is certain and everything is debatable in Libya following the postponement of elections.

US House holds Trump ally Bannon in contempt for defying summons

Investigators see Steve Bannon's testimony as pivotal to a clear understanding of Trump's actions before and during a deadly January 6 assault on a joint session of Congress to certify Joe Biden's election victory.