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LISA MASCARO

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Election|Political|US

Senate confirms Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving Trump the first member of his Cabinet

The Senate has confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving President Donald Trump the first member of his Cabinet

Senate confirms Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving Trump the first member of his Cabinet
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Biden brushes off House impeachment inquiry and says Republicans want to shut down the government

President Joe Biden is brushing off the House Republicans' impeachment inquiry

Biden brushes off House impeachment inquiry and says Republicans want to shut down the government
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Angry and frustrated, McCarthy challenges right-flank colleagues to try to oust him from his post

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is telling fellow Republicans threatening to oust him: Go ahead and try

Angry and frustrated, McCarthy challenges right-flank colleagues to try to oust him from his post
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Zelenskyy plans to visit Washington as Congress is debating $24 billion in aid for Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected on Capitol Hill and at the White House next week

Zelenskyy plans to visit Washington as Congress is debating $24 billion in aid for Ukraine
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Speaker McCarthy is running out of options to stop a shutdown as conservatives balk at a new plan

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is running out of options as he tries to press forward with a plan to keep the federal government from shutting down

Speaker McCarthy is running out of options to stop a shutdown as conservatives balk at a new plan
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Speaker McCarthy faces an almost impossible task trying to unite House GOP and fund the government

Speaker Kevin McCarthy is trying to accomplish what at times seems impossible

Speaker McCarthy faces an almost impossible task trying to unite House GOP and fund the government
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McCarthy struggles to pass a temporary spending bill to avoid a shutdown as others look at options

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he won't give up trying to pass a conservative bill to prevent a government shutdown

McCarthy struggles to pass a temporary spending bill to avoid a shutdown as others look at options
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Zelenskyy delivers upbeat message to US lawmakers on war progress as some Republican support softens

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has delivered an upbeat message to U.S. lawmakers and President Joe Biden in a whirlwind visit to Washington

Zelenskyy delivers upbeat message to US lawmakers on war progress as some Republican support softens
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Government shutdown risk spikes as House Republicans leave town in disarray amid hard-right revolt

With the collapse of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s latest plan to avert a federal shutdown, lawmakers have left town with no endgame in sight

Government shutdown risk spikes as House Republicans leave town in disarray amid hard-right revolt
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White House preparing for government shutdown as House Republicans lack a viable endgame for funding

The White House has direct federal agencies to get ready for a shutdown after House Republicans left town for the weekend with no viable plan to keep the government funded

White House preparing for government shutdown as House Republicans lack a viable endgame for funding
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Speaker McCarthy is giving hard-right Republicans what they want. But it never seems to be enough.

Speaker Kevin McCarthy has turned to a strategy that so far has preserved his tenuous hold on House leadership, but also marked his tenure by chaos

Speaker McCarthy is giving hard-right Republicans what they want. But it never seems to be enough.
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With House Republicans in turmoil, colleagues implore GOP holdouts not to shut down government

Allies of Speaker Kevin McCarthy are working furiously to shore up support for the latest Republican plan to prevent a government shutdown

With House Republicans in turmoil, colleagues implore GOP holdouts not to shut down government
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Congress says it wants to avoid a shutdown. But the House and Senate are moving even further apart.

Congress is starkly divided over very different paths to preventing a federal shutdown

Congress says it wants to avoid a shutdown. But the House and Senate are moving even further apart.
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House Speaker McCarthy is back to square one as the Senate pushes ahead to avert a federal shutdown

The Senate is marching ahead with a bipartisan approach to prevent a government shutdown

House Speaker McCarthy is back to square one as the Senate pushes ahead to avert a federal shutdown
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House Republicans make their case for Biden impeachment inquiry at first hearing

House Republicans have spent more than six hours making their case for pursuing an impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden

House Republicans make their case for Biden impeachment inquiry at first hearing
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McCarthy's last-ditch plan to keep the government open collapses, making a shutdown almost certain

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's last-ditch plan to keep the government temporarily open has collapsed

McCarthy's last-ditch plan to keep the government open collapses, making a shutdown almost certain
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Government shutdown averted with little time to spare as Biden signs funding before midnight

The threat of a federal government shutdown ended late Saturday night after Congress approved a temporary funding bill to keep federal agencies open until Nov. 17

Government shutdown averted with little time to spare as Biden signs funding before midnight
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Speaker McCarthy ousted in historic House vote, as scramble begins for a Republican leader

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has been voted out of the job in an extraordinary showdown, a first in U.S. history

Speaker McCarthy ousted in historic House vote, as scramble begins for a Republican leader
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Kevin McCarthy was an early architect of the Republican majority that became his downfall

The day before he was ousted, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was doing what he loved — stopping to greet tourists at the Capitol and gushing over its place in American democracy

Kevin McCarthy was an early architect of the Republican majority that became his downfall
Economy|News|US

A look at the contenders for House speaker and the demands they're facing from fellow Republicans

Republicans are trying to rally around a new House speaker after Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s ouster

A look at the contenders for House speaker and the demands they're facing from fellow Republicans
Economy|News|Political|US|World

How $6 billion in Ukraine aid collapsed in a government funding bill despite big support in Congress

The recent collapse of Ukraine aid in Congress was months in the making

How $6 billion in Ukraine aid collapsed in a government funding bill despite big support in Congress
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As Republicans split over who will be House speaker, McCarthy positions himself as a de facto leader

Republicans have no clear idea who will be U.S. House speaker, leaving an unprecedented power vacuum in Congress

As Republicans split over who will be House speaker, McCarthy positions himself as a de facto leader
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After one week without a House speaker, Republicans appear no closer to choosing a new leader

The House Republican majority is stuck and unable to coalesce around a new speaker

After one week without a House speaker, Republicans appear no closer to choosing a new leader
Election|News|US

Republicans nominate Steve Scalise to be House speaker but struggle to unite quickly and elect him

Republicans have nominated Rep. Steve Scalise to be the next House speaker

Republicans nominate Steve Scalise to be House speaker but struggle to unite quickly and elect him
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Republican Steve Scalise is seen as a fighter, but becoming the House speaker might require a brawl

Republican colleagues call Steve Scalise a fighter, but the nominee for House speaker may be in for a brawl

Republican Steve Scalise is seen as a fighter, but becoming the House speaker might require a brawl

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