Robert Jimison

Some Black Democrats are speaking out against what they see as a disregard for their voice as the party frets over Mr. Biden’s candidacy.

Pro-Palestinian protesters heckle Blinken as he testifies on Capitol Hill.

The speaker, facing resistance from fellow Republicans, devised a complicated strategy for steering aid to Ukraine and Israel through the House. The key vote took place before any of it hit the floor.

The speaker, facing resistance from fellow Republicans, devised a complicated strategy for steering aid to Ukraine and Israel through the House. The key vote took place before any of it hit the floor.

The former speaker’s decision to leave his seat a year early could affect control of the House, the legislative agenda and his party’s efforts to keep its majority in the 2024 election.

Representative Brian Higgins, Democrat of New York, said he would step down in February.

Several lawmakers were discussing granting Patrick McHenry, a North Carolina Republican acting as temporary speaker, the power to run the House until a permanent speaker is chosen.

The disarray among House Republicans has left a chamber of Congress hobbled at a time of international and domestic crises.

With salary advances and staff reshuffles, lawmakers and federal agencies are preparing for a lapse in government funding that is beginning to seem inevitable.