Lexie Schapitl
Lexie Schapitl is a production assistant with NPR's Washington Desk, where she produces radio pieces and digital content. She also reports from the field and assists with production of the NPR Politics Podcast.
Schapitl first came to NPR as a Washington Desk intern in 2017. She has previously worked as an associate producer with NPR's newscast unit, a social media manager with Vox and a reporting intern with Newsday. A New Jersey native and University of Maryland graduate, Schapitl is a fan of Maryland basketball, trivia, musicals and the New York Mets.
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House Republicans picked the current majority leader for speaker: He won a majority of the Republicans' 221 votes in a closed-door, secret-ballot election. Timing for a floor vote remains unclear. -
While dueling crises — the war in Israel and a government funding deadline — may add urgency to the situation, Republicans were not confident the process would conclude quickly. -
The next House speaker will need to win the support of 218 members and Ukraine aid is expected to be a significant factor. -
House Republicans are scrambling to coalesce around a small number of candidates to be Speaker of the House but the path to electing someone is unclear. -
Members told reporters that they expect to hold a candidate forum next Tuesday ahead of votes on a speaker, possibly as early as Wednesday. -
The Senate voted 88-9 to approve a short-term spending bill to fund the government through Nov. 17. President Biden signed the bill into law shortly afterward. -
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy still faces a bloc of conservatives who oppose any short-term funding bill to avoid a shutdown. He's trying to muscle through a partisan stopgap bill with border security. -
Some bipartisan senators are picking up paddles and trying out America's fasting growing sport as a way to build relationships. They're trading partisan barbs for friendly competition. -
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is working to contain a revolt by hard-line members of his party that could threaten his job as speaker and a potential government shutdown. -
A group of hard-line House Republicans say House Speaker Kevin McCarthy cannot win their support on spending by launching an impeachment inquiry into President Biden.
