NATIONAL POLITICS
How many votes are needed for Speaker of the House?

How many votes are needed for Speaker of the House?

It usually takes 218 votes—a simple majority of the 435 members of the House—to become House Speaker, but due to two vacancies, only 217 votes are currently needed. For more than two weeks though, Republicans have failed to agree on a new leader, leaving the federal government paralyzed. 

What to Know About Donald Trump’s Four Indictments

What to Know About Donald Trump’s Four Indictments

Over the past several months, former president Donald Trump has become the center of not one, not two, not three, but four criminal investigations, at both the state and federal level.  The frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination faces dozens of...

Here’s What To Know About Trump’s Indictment in Georgia

Here’s What To Know About Trump’s Indictment in Georgia

Former president Donald Trump has been criminally charged in the state of Georgia over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, according to an indictment issued late Monday night. Trump has been charged with 13 counts in this case, including a count of violating...