U.S. House Republicans will gather behind closed doors beginning Monday night in an attempt to decide who should become the chamber’s next speaker, a race with a renewed sense of urgency with ally Israel now at war and the House in paralysis.
Read MoreDissident Republicans in the U.S. House voted with Democrats on Tuesday to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker, a historic move that came just nine months after he secured the gavel following days of negotiating with the GOP’s right flank and 15 rounds of voting.
Read MoreMembers of Congress jetted off for the August recess without a plan in place to avoid a partial government shutdown when the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1 — and the lawmakers who write spending bills acknowledge that it’s a real possibility, given deep divisions.
Read MoreA bipartisan group of former U.S. lawmakers on the National Council on Election Integrity called on Congress on Friday to spend $400 million on election integrity to insulate the system from foreign interference.
Read MoreToday, the Indiana state delegation introduced a bipartisan resolution to name the Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic in Mishawaka, the “Jackie Walorski VA Clinic.”
Read MoreElected leaders offered condolences and prayers to the family of Congresswoman Jackie Walorski, who was one of four killed in an automobile accident north of Nappanee Wednesday afternoon.
Read MoreThird District U.S. Rep. Jim Banks, of Columbia City, has been appointed by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to serve on the new select committee that will look at the Jan. 6 attempted insurrection on Capitol Hill.
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