“We have to take ourselves to a place where this rhetoric is not so violent.” In her new book, The Art of Power, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi details how she wielded her power as Speaker, but also urges civility in the wake of January 6th and the October 2022 attack on her husband Paul.

In a one-on-one interview with Spectrum News, Vice President Kamala Harris made the case that abortion will be one of the top issues at stake in November’s presidential election. “When we've seen it on the ballot … since this case came down over a year ago, from Kansas to California, Ohio to Virginia, red states, blue states, the American people voted in favor of freedom,” Harris said in the interview. “I think that a lot of people who are now coming to realize the harm that has actually resulted from this ruling, do feel a level of compassion and don't believe it's right that people are suffering the way they are.”

Kevin McCarthy likes being considered an underdog. “We never give up. People underestimate us,” Speaker McCarthy said of growing up in his hometown of Bakersfield, CA. It’s part one of our exclusive series, Kevin McCarthy: The Journey to House Speaker: https://t.co/sjUwpm7U3A

As he looks to make an impact during his tenure as Speaker of the House, the balancing act for Kevin McCarthy, who only has a five-seat majority, is just beginning. We look at McCarthy’s leadership style in part 2 of our exclusive series: https://t.co/X2aoNcTuUV

When it comes to 2024, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is keeping his options open, though he told us during our exclusive interview he “checks in” with former Pres. Trump. “I've talked to a lot of people who say they might run for president too.” https://t.co/5mJy6vRsfl

The midterms are still more than a year away, but Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi is already plotting out how to flip the House in 2026. And President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” is already playing a key role in her plan. “All I want to do is to defeat this bill, or make sure there's a price to pay for the Republican,” the California Democrat told Spectrum News.

After losing their son, Johnny, to carbon monoxide poisoning in 2023 - the Heathco family is now turning their pain into advocacy. Through the John Wesley Heathco Legacy Foundation, they are advocating for the Stay Safe Act to mandate carbon monoxide detectors in hotels, motels, and other short term rentals.

As the Supreme Court continues to play a major role in defining the boundaries of President Donald Trump’s boundary-shattering second term agenda, more decisions on a wide range of issues are expected each week for the rest of the month.

I joined my colleagues Reuben Jones and Corina Cappabianca to discuss disaster relief funding and the future of FEMA on Capital Tonight.

More than three months after wildfires ravaged parts of Los Angeles County, California’s request for nearly $40 billion in federal aid to help the recovery has stalled in Washington, largely because Republicans insist on tying conditions to the assistance. A Spectrum News analysis of major natural disasters over the last 20 years shows that the delay in providing disaster aid for California this year is a historical outlier when it comes to the typical federal response time for providing funds to impacted regions.

When Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., released his first episode of the “This is Gavin Newsom Podcast” last month, backlash was swift. And not just from social media, but from members of his own party. We spoke to a number of Democrats on Capitol Hill who told Spectrum News they aren't fans of Newsom's podcast. “I haven’t listened to it, and I don’t think I will listen to it,” said Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vt. Balint, like many Democrats we spoke with, says she is alarmed by the people Newsom is choosing to boost with his podcast, such as Bannon and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk. Bannon is a right-wing populist who pushed for the rally that led to the Capitol Hill riot on Jan. 6, 2021, and Kirk’s organization rallies young conservatives on high school and college campuses. “I don’t think that it is the right strategy to platform those people,” she explained. “I think it’s fine to be engaging with the folks who are listening to those voices. I don’t think, personally, that he should be giving them yet another platform.”

I joined Capital Tonight alongside my colleagues Reuben Jones and Kevin Frey to discuss the delicate balance Democratic Governors are trying to strike between working with the Trump administration while also trying to push back on its policies.

Three-year-old panda bears Bao Li and Qing Bao made their official public debut Friday at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute to great fanfare from the Washington, D.C., community.

In one of her final public acts as Vice President – Kamala Harris made her mark. Literally. In a tradition that dates back to the 1940s but has been carried out in earnest since the Ford administration, Harris affixed her signature to the inside of the desk in the vice president’s ceremonial desk.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., gave his clearest signal yet Tuesday that Republicans want conditions attached to any new federal aid appropriated to help California recover from the devastating wildfires. Democrats, especially from California, criticized Johnson for politicizing disaster aid.

From serving as the chair of the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee to appointing a Supreme Court justice, President Joe Biden has a unique understanding of the importance of the judicial branch. As he leaves the White House to a president who has promised to undo many of his signature policies, one of Biden's accomplishments is sure to be long-lasting: the federal judges he appointed over the last four years.

Kamala Harris is not the first Vice President that has had to preside over their own election loss, and she is likely not the last.

One week from today, the 119th Congress will be convened, and the first item on the to-do list for House lawmakers will be to elect a speaker - something that proved challenging for House Republicans over the last two years. It doesn't look like things will get easier this time around, as one Republican has already committed to voting against Speaker Mike Johnson in his second bid for the position, and others are keeping their powder dry.