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How America’s broken electoral system made the Jan 6 insurrection possible
America’s electoral system is broken. From partisan gerrymandering and voter suppression to an Electoral College that sidelines the popular vote, it should surprise no one that a majority of Americans don’t believe they live in…
Georgia’s Latinx community seeks to ‘out-organize’ voter suppression
Georgians went to the polls in record numbers during the May 24 primary ahead of the crucial 2022 midterm elections, despite renewed GOP efforts to suppress the votes of the state’s communities of color. Passed…
The Chris Hedges Report: How to defeat the billionaire class
Read the transcript of this video: https://therealnews.com/the-chris-hedges-report-how-to-defeat-the-billionaire-class Since being elected to office in 2013, Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant and her socialist party have been locked in a bitter battle against the city’s moneyed elites,…
Steve Scalise speaks after GOP selects him as House speaker nominee
Republican lawmakers on Wednesday selected Majority Leader Steve Scalise as their nominee for speaker of the House, teeing up the election to fill the seat left vacant after the historic ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy…
House members to get classified Israel briefing
House members are receiving a classified briefing on the Israel-Hamas war with President Biden expected to ask Congress for new funding to send to the Israelis. But a stalemate in the House speaker race will…
How Steve Scalise became GOP House speaker nominee, and why the vote is still an uphill road
Republican lawmakers on Wednesday selected Majority Leader Steve Scalise as their nominee for speaker of the House, setting up an election on the chamber’s floor after the historic ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy last week….
Biden says Hamas took Americans hostage, GOP prepares for speaker vote and more | America Decides
“America Decides” reports on President Biden’s remarks from the White House on the unprecedented Hamas attacks on Israel, House Republicans working to unite on a candidate for speaker and other top political stories. #news #politics…
Scalise already losing support for House speaker
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, of Louisiana, has won the Republican nomination for House speaker, but he must win an election on the House floor to win the office. And support for Scalise is already…
The Chris Hedges Report: Why Democrats lost the midterm election with Ralph Nader
Ralph Nader joins The Chris Hedges Report to for a post-mortem on the 2022 midterm elections, and to discuss how we can retake Congress from corporate influence. Ralph Nader is a consumer advocate and former…
Democrats failed Florida’s progressives | The Marc Steiner Show
Marc Steiner speaks with Florida State House Rep. Anna Eskamani and Dream Defenders Co-Executive Director Rachel Gilmer about the stakes of Florida’s politics and the prospects for undoing the GOP’s stranglehold. Anna Vishkaee Eskamani is…
Scalise wins GOP nomination for speaker, Israel forms unity government, more | America Decides
“America Decides” reports on Republican lawmakers selecting Majority Leader Steve Scalise as their nominee for speaker of the House, Israel forming a unity government amid its war with Hamas and other top political stories. #news…
House Republicans divided on speaker, Blinken meets with Netanyahu and more | America Decides
“America Decides” reports on House Majority Leader Steve Scalise struggling to collect enough votes to be elected speaker, Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveling to Israel to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid the…
How Americans view the Israel-Palestine conflict, according to polling
A recent poll shows a significant increase in American support for Israel in the days following the Hamas attacks. Cameron Easley, a Morning Consult lead politics analyst who conducted the poll, joins CBS News to…
Jim Jordan nominated for House speaker by Republicans as divisions remain
House Republicans on Friday selected Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio as their nominee for speaker of the House, in the latest attempt to unite the party behind a candidate to fill the role that’s been…
How Steve Scalise’s bid for speaker disintegrated so quickly
In a surprise move Thursday, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise announced that he is withdrawing his name from the race for the vacant House speaker role. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports on how…
Political strategists sound off as Republicans continue speaker saga
Democratic strategist Ashley Etienne and Republican strategist Leslie Sanchez joined CBS News to share their thoughts on Republicans’ inability to coalesce around a House speaker, putting Congress at a standstill. #news #congress #politics CBS News…
What could gag order prevent Trump from saying?
The federal judge overseeing the case against former President Donald Trump related to the 2020 election agreed Monday to impose limitations on what he can say publicly about the case, restricting the former president and…
Jordan facing GOP holdouts in speaker race, Democrats trying to get Jeffries elected
The Republican nominee for House speaker, Rep. Jim Jordan, is working to shore up support within his own party ahead of Tuesday’s vote, but the Ohio lawmaker is likely dozens of votes away from securing…
Judge to decide on Trump gag order in federal election interference case
A hearing in federal court Monday will determine whether or not a gag order is imposed on Donald Trump in his federal election interference case. Prosecutors want to bar the former president from making what…
Marianne Williamson explains her 2024 presidential campaign
The 2024 election season has begun, and while a second Trump vs. Biden showdown is expected by many, a number of challengers have emerged within the Democratic Party. One of them is Marianne Williamson—author of…
Jim Jordan fails to win House speaker vote in first round | full video
The House of Representatives is in session on Tuesday as lawmakers try to elect a new speaker two weeks after ousting Rep. Kevin McCarthy from the role. Rep. Jim Jordan failed to win a majority…
Watch: Jordan fails to win House speakership on first ballot
Rep. Jim Jordan failed to garner enough Republican support to be elected speaker of the House in the first round of voting Tuesday. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane and CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole…
Jordan loses first House speaker vote, Biden headed to Israel, more | America Decides
“America Decides” reports on Rep. Jim Jordan’s failed first attempt to secure the 217 votes needed to win the House speakership, President Biden’s planned trip to Israel and Jordan and other top political stories. #news…
Why some Republicans are holding out on Jim Jordan as speaker
Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan is the Republican nominee for speaker of the House, but he’s not the choice of all Republicans. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports from Capitol Hill. #news #politics #congress CBS…
Jordan says he feels “really good” about House speaker vote
House minority whip Katherine Clark says a vote to elect a new speaker could be held Tuesday, but it is not clear if Rep. Jim Jordan, nominated for the role by Republicans last Friday, has…
Humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsens, House speaker vote set for Tuesday, more | America Decides
“America Decides” reports on the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza ahead of an expected Israeli ground offensive, Rep. Jim Jordan working to shore up support to become the next speaker of the House and other…
Could House give Patrick McHenry more power after failed speaker votes?
Republican Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina became speaker pro tempore when Rep. Kevin McCarthy was ousted from the job over two weeks ago, but he has largely limited his actions to those needed to…
