Jeffries began speaking at 4:53 a.m. EDT, and as the sun rose, rumblings began around the Capitol that he might speak until he had passed the record set in 2021 by former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R ...

Biden praised "both sides" in his Oval Office speech on the debt limit deal — and traced part of his success to an exchange with Republicans who heckled him.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday set a new House floor speech record with a “magic minute” address that clocked in at 8 hours and 44 minutes. The marathon spee… ...