fight. that was easy, huh? after 14 failed attempts. a speaker has not been elected. a speaker has not been elected. a speaker has not been elected. house republicans finally elect a speaker, in a battle that hasn t been seen since the run-up to the civil war. we will use the power of the purse and the power of the subpoena to get the job done. kevin mccarthy gains the gavel after making major concessions to a small group. because it took so long, now we learned how to govern. a preview of how the house republicans will govern. we will never compromise our principles. while republicans were divided this week, democrats remained enthusiastically united against their history leader. plus bridge building. we can work together. we can get things done. as washington was consumed by the house drama, president biden showcased hi bipartisan accomplishments. we look to things we agree on. and try to do those even while we have big differences on other t
that is in front of you, making sure we have a farm big that makes sense for the american people. making sure we can fund a government that invests in economic opportunity, invests in the health and the public safety of the american people, making sure that we don t default on our debt for the first time in american history, making sure that we reauthorize important agencies like the f.a.a. so we can strengthen air travel in this country. this is the agenda we re going to focus on as democrats, and i m very, very troubled by the way in which the congress has started. hopefully that doesn t pour tend what is to come. are we going basically a handful of republicans working with democrats would work outside the leadership, forcing maybe a clean debt limit raise, keeping the lights on for government. is that the reality of the next two years? what wove indicated from the beginning, we re going to extend the hand of partnership to the other size of the aisle. we ll find common ground wh
A Winterset official says at least six people, four adults and two young children, died in the severe, EF-3 tornado that hit the central Iowa city on Saturday.