Mychael Schnell

Mychael Schnell

Congress scrambles to avert shutdown after weekend delay

Congress is scrambling to avert a partial government shutdown by Friday’s funding deadline, a threat that became more pronounced after leaders failed to unveil a deal over the weekend. Top lawmakers were aiming to release their plan to avoid a shutdown on Sunday but a last-minute snafu delayed the process — forcing Congress to begin the...

House GOP optimistic they can grow majority despite chaos

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — House Republicans are ready to turn the page on the 118th Congress. During their annual retreat at the swanky Greenbrier resort in West Virginia this week, House GOP leaders expressed confidence ahead of the November elections, predicting that the conference will expand its majority and, as a result, have an easier time...

Speaker Johnson: ‘There will probably be a change’ to motion to vacate next Congress

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday predicted that the House will “probably” change the rules around the motion to vacate in the next Congress, months after eight Republicans banded with Democrats to oust former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) using the procedural maneuver. Johnson — speaking at a kickoff press conference during...

Lawmakers set to grill Biden special counsel

Special counsel Robert Hur is set to testify on Capitol Hill this week, roughly one month after he published a controversial report that stopped short of bringing charges against President Biden for “willfully” retaining classified documents, but raised questions about his mental state and memory. The report sparked outrage on both sides of the aisle: Republicans...

5 memorable moments from Biden’s State of the Union

President Biden delivered a fiery State of the Union address to a bitterly divided Congress — and nation — Thursday night, one that many viewed as unusually political as the president prepares to take on former President Trump in the general election. The hour-plus speech touched on a host of issues dominating the 2024 cycle — such...