US House Of Representatives

Influential voices root for those opposing Kevin McCarthy’s bid to become House speaker

Republican Party’s leader in the House has reportedly offered more concessions to his opponents

Attempt to quell opposition with further concessions fails to save California congressman’s bid for the position

Party impasse continues as group of right-wing Republicans back other member, while all Democrats vote for Hakeem Jeffries

Kevin McCarthy failed to win election in six separate votes as infighting goes on between Republican politicians over who should get top post

House of Representatives to reconvene on Wednesday after Republican leader loses three separate votes for the top job

Rebellion in party ranks sees 19 Republicans vote for other candidates

US president has condemned the riot at the Capitol as a threat to democracy and the rule of law

Final report from congressional body puts forward case that former US president should face criminal charges

Panel decision caps Democrats' three-year legal bid to release former president’s financial documents

Charge of insurrection is one of those being considered for recommendation by January 6 panel

Analysis: US president pressed Congress to pass legislation on conditions rejected by rail workers

Hakeem Jeffries, Katherine Clark and Pete Aguilar lead a long-awaited change

Biden says he is ready to work with Republicans to deliver results for American families

Despite the Republicans making fewer gains than expected, it remains to be seen if the party will continue down the Trumpian path

US house speaker’s husband had surgery after he was assaulted at the couple’s San Francisco home

Police have not yet offered a motive for Friday’s assault on 82-year-old Paul Pelosi

There is something creepy and opportunistic about DeSantis chartering two planes to send some 50 migrants from San Antonio to Martha’s Vineyard

Beijing cuts regular communication channels between armed forces and halts bilateral climate talks

Naval and air exercises on unprecedented scale aimed at punishing Taipei for US House speaker’s visit

Beijing is set to conduct ‘military operations’ including missile tests in waters around Taiwan

Former Chinese ambassador says visit by US speaker would constitute a gross interference in country’s internal affairs

Visit to Taiwan by US House Speaker Pelosi triggers concern about possible Chinese retaliation

A fifth of Americans share some of QAnon’s beliefs, including more than 60% of Republican voters who say they believe the last election was stolen

Nikolas Cruz pleaded guilty in October to premeditated murder of 14 students and three staff members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

Two other people injured in incident which took place in early evening at Greenwood Park Mall outside Indianapolis

Former governor of Alaska arguably did more than anyone to set stage for Trump’s raucous, racist demagoguery that took him all the way to White House in 2016. Both candidates elevated celebrity and charisma above knowledge or expertise

Violators will face a misdemeanour charge and up to 30 days in jail, though only after ignoring a verbal warning

America Letter: “The darkness is spreading” as even life-long conservatives face abuse for being “Rinos”

Proposal focuses less on the ‘gun’ part of gun control and more on other factors such as a buyer’s mental health or violent tendencies

UK overriding Brexit deal would be act of ‘bad faith’, says Democrat US congressman

April 9th online rally to push ‘Stand Up for Ukraine’ campaign for displaced Ukrainians

US vice-president Kamala Harris backs calls for war crimes investigation over invasion

House of Representatives panel is investigating deadly January 6th assault

House votes on Bill to assist people who helped US troops as Taliban influence grows

US House may vote on Wednesday on bipartisan Bill to examine events of January 6th

Some conspiracy theorists claim Trump will be sworn in as president on March 6th

Eleven Republicans join Democrats in censuring QAnon-supporting congresswoman

Republican Luke Letlow was to be sworn in next week as member of US House of Representatives

Ryanair pushes Dublin’s Iseq up as Bank of Ireland and AIB lose ground