House Speaker Ryan to quit, shaking Republicans as elections near

April 13th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan will not seek re-election and will leave his post at the start of 2019, dealing a blow to fellow Republicans and President Trump ahead of fast-approaching Congressional elections. By triggering a House leadership struggle when the party should focus on defending its...

Congress scrambles for deal to avoid shutdown

January 19th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressional Republicans struggled to line up support on Thursday for a short-term extension of government funding that would avert a politically embarrassing shutdown, after President  Trump offered mixed signals on the stopgap plan. Trump complicated the talks by saying a six-year extension of funding for the...