Read our full report on the new speaker of the U.S. House, elected after three weeks of stalemate. #ArianaLFigueroa & #Ashley__Murray cover the drama surrounding Wednesday's vote.

https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2023/10/25/mike-johnson-of-louisiana-elected-speaker-of-the-u-s-house-after-three-weeks-of-stalemate/

Louisiana’s Steve Scalise and Ohio’s Jim Jordan jump into race for U.S. House speaker.
#Ashley__Murray & #sam_dietel have the latest.

https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2023/10/04/louisianas-steve-scalise-and-ohios-jim-jordan-jump-into-race-for-u-s-house-speaker/

DC bureau reporter #Ashley__Murray on the looming battle if Freedom Caucus lawmakers use the Farm bill to push a far-right agenda.

https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2023/08/16/farm-bill-timeline-in-flux-as-a-messy-september-for-congress-nears/

It will be September before a host of military nominees can get confirmed as #SenTuberville refuses to lift his holds, pushing the #DeptofDefense to back down on its policy permitting abortion leave for recruits. Via #Ashley__Murray

https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2023/07/28/military-nominees-still-stalled-by-tuberville-hold-with-u-s-senate-gone-until-september/

From our DC bureau, #Ashley__Murray looks at the House / Senate divide over the major defense spending bill.

https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2023/07/28/massive-defense-bill-approved-by-u-s-senate-but-deep-partisan-divide-with-house-looms/

ICYMI: Via #Ashley__Murray, Nearly every Senator votes on a bill to block China, Russia, Iran & North Korea from buying US farmland.

https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2023/07/26/u-s-senate-votes-to-curb-farmland-purchases-by-china-iran-north-korea-russia/

From our DC bureau, #Ashley__Murray sits in on a hearing headed by #RepGrothman about US Gov't and Unexplained Anomalous Phenomena, what we used to call #UFOs...

https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2023/07/27/is-there-evidence-of-extraterrestrial-life-congress-tries-to-figure-it-out/

Via #JenniferShutt & #Ashley__Murray in our DC bureau, positive tone but no deal yet in latest #POTUS #SpeakerMcCarthy debt talks.

https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2023/05/23/biden-and-mccarthy-strike-positive-tone-after-debt-limit-talks-but-no-deal-yet/

Via #Ashley__Murray: Close Senate vote preserves abortion services at #VeteransHealth

https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2023/04/20/abortion-services-to-remain-available-at-the-va-after-close-u-s-senate-vote/