CNN — Rep. Mike Johnson is set to take his fight for the speakership to the House floor on Wednesday, a pivotal moment for House Republicans that comes amid uncertainty over whether the Louisiana lawmaker can secure the 217 votes needed to win the gavel. Johnson, who serves as the House GOP conference vice chairman,…
CNN — Republicans are confronting a deepening leadership crisis that has left the House paralyzed with no clear path to elect a new speaker, after an effort to replace Kevin McCarthy following his historic ouster was derailed by entrenched opposition and deep divisions within the party. By failing to coalesce behind a candidate, Republicans have…
Editor’s Note: Jeffrey Wasserstrom, an associate fellow at the Asia Society, is the author of “China in the 21st Century: What Everyone Needs to Know” and co-editor of the forthcoming anthology, “Chinese Characters: Fast-Changing Lives in a Fast-Changing Land.” Story highlights Bo Xilai, once a powerful politician in China, was removed from his post in…
CNN — Three officials at the Fulton County, Georgia, jail have stepped down amid an investigation into the death of an inmate whose family said was housed in a filthy, bug-infested cell that “was not fit for a diseased animal.” The Fulton County Jail’s chief jailer and two assistant chief jailers submitted their resignations at…