House Speaker denies request for Jesse Jackson to lie in honor at Capitol
House Speaker Mike Johnson's office has denied a request to have the late Rev. Jesse Jackson lie in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda due to past precedent.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson's office has denied a request to have the late Rev. Jesse Jackson lie in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda due to past precedent.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday she will not seek reelection and will retire from Congress at the end of her term.
President Trump is now seeking to implement the idea through an executive order.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi underwent a successful hip replacement after an injury in Europe.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is in the hospital after sustaining an injury on an overseas trip in Luxembourg, her office said Friday.
Wylie father Guy Reffitt — the first rioter to go on trial for the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol — was resentenced Friday to nearly seven years in prison.
Despite Biden's assertions he's not stepping aside, top Democrats still suggest his future on the ticket remains undecided. Top donor and actor George Clooney is also calling on him to exit race.
The man convicted of attempting to kidnap then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and attacking her husband with a hammer was sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday morning.
President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, to 19 recipients.
News organizations petitioned for the release of the material, which had been played in open court during a preliminary hearing.
David DePape said there was "evil in Washington" and he was looking to harm Nancy Pelosi because she is second in line for the presidency, the investigator testified.
The House vote to impose a contract brokered by the White House but rejected by some workers was 290 to 137.
The suspect also faces state charges, including attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon.
The vice president said "so-called leaders" have used their position to preserve "their personal power" and "divide our country."
Reactions poured in on social media from lawmakers condemning the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has made her controversial visit to Taiwan despite threats from the Chinese government. CBS News' David Begnaud and Debra Alfarone speak with CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes and CBS News contributor Isaac Stone Fish on the implications of this closely watched trip.
Pelosi said her visit was meant to honor "America's unwavering commitment to supporting Taiwan's vibrant Democracy."
Key lawmakers are approaching a deal on an economic relief package that would include unemployment benefits, but not state and local aid or a liability shield.
With COVID cases spiking nationwide, and the economy set to feel the effects, politicians start to get more serious about a stimulus package.
Democrats and Republicans agree on the need for a stimulus package, but disagree on specifics like stimulus checks and and the overall cost.
Negotiations on a second stimulus package are stalled, and language on testing and tracing is at least partly to blame.
With negotiations on a second round of stimulus ongoing, the chance of a package that can pass both the House and Senate seems remote.
House Democrats and the Trump administration agreeing on stimulus terms isn't even the biggest obstacle to a stimulus package.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says a deal must be reached by Tuesday if a stimulus package is to pass by election day.
A second stimulus package remains a possibility, but can struggling Americans wait for Washington to come together on a plan?
