"A Master of the Inside Game"

Don't call it a "State of the Union." President Joe Biden tonight will address a joint session of Congress, 99 days after being sworn into office. Powerhouse Politics speaks with White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki about what the look, sound and substance of the speech will be. ...  Show more

President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he would withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan before the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks because "it is time to end America's longest war." Meanwhile, April 28th has been announced as the date of President Biden's first addres ...  Show more

The vote on Tuesday to remove Representative Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House of Representative has left the chamber mired in chaos.

Luke Broadwater, a congressional correspondent for The Times, describes what happened on an unprecedented day in American politics.< ...

Rep. Kevin McCarthy was ousted as speaker of the House after members of his party went after him, led by Rep. Matt Gaetz. McCarthy is the first to be ousted through a vote of the full House in the middle of a congressional term. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion ...  Show more

Early on Friday, an intruder broke into the San Francisco home of Nancy Pelosi and bludgeoned Ms. Pelosi’s husband, Paul, with a hammer.

The shocking attack underlined fears about the growing number of threats against members of Congress and the woeful lack of security a ...

Democrats vote on new leadership this week, meaning Nancy Pelosi is out. Time’s Molly Ball explains why the country might really miss her. This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and host ...  Show more