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Republican Steve Scalise has ended his bid to become House speaker after failing to secure the votes to win the gavel
Republicans have chosen firebrand Rep. Jim Jordan as their new nominee for House speaker, putting the gavel within reach of the staunch ally of GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump
Hard-charging right-wing Republican Rep. Jim Jordan is shoring up support to win the House speaker's gavel
Republicans have rejected congressman Jim Jordan for House speaker on the first ballot
Rep. Jim Jordan has failed to win the vote to become House speaker on a crucial second ballot
Refusing to drop out, Republican Rep. Jim Jordan is telling GOP colleagues he is still running for House speaker
Republicans have dropped Jim Jordan as their nominee for House speaker, setting them back to square one with no clear plan ahead
It’s Day 20 without a House speaker, and Republicans are starting over
Republicans have chosen Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana as their latest nominee for House speaker
Republican congressman Mike Johnson of Louisiana has been elected House speaker
President Joe Biden has met with new House Speaker Mike Johnson at the White House
New Speaker Mike Johnson says the U.S. House will consider a fresh aid package for Ukraine, but he wants to link it to more money at home for the U.S. border with Mexico
The House has approved a nearly $14.5 billion military aid package for Israel, but without humanitarian assistance for Gaza
New House Speaker Mike Johnson is showing what hardball partisan tactics might come next
Senate Republicans have released a sweeping set of U.S. border security proposals as a condition for sending more aid to Ukraine, laying out a draft plan to resume construction on parts of the U.S.-Mexico border wall, curtail humanitarian parole for people who cross into the United States and make it more difficult for migrants to qualify for asylum
There are just 10 days before another potential government shutdown
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has been increasingly isolated on foreign policy among his GOP colleagues, a growing number of whom have distanced themselves as a matter of course from U.S. involvement abroad -- and particularly on Ukraine
The House has voted overwhelmingly to prevent a government shutdown
New House Speaker Mike Johnson is trying to rebuild the Republican's slim majority
President Joe Biden’s nearly $106 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other needs is sitting idle in Congress
Republican demands to stop the flow of migrants at the Mexico-U.S. border have left Congress scrambling
The House is making history this year
Vice President Kamala Harris has set the record for the most Senate tiebreaker votes, topping a nearly 200-year-old mark by casting her 32nd to help confirm a new federal judge in Washington, D
House Speaker Mike Johnson tells fellow Republicans that sweeping changes to U.S. border policy will be their “hill to die on” in negotiations over President Joe Biden’s nearly $106 billion package for the wars in Ukraine and Israel and other security needs
A new generation of senators is working on gun violence prevention legislation in the aftermath of mass shootings
Estimated 24.6 million TV viewers watched inauguration coverage, smallest audience since 2013
Mother on trial in West Virginia denies locking adopted teens in shed
Extreme cold and snow across the South isn't a threat to most native plants and animals, experts say
Star-filled Louis Vuitton show unveils East-meets-West streetwear in collaboration with Kenzo
Trump order leaves Cuba prisoner deal in limbo
Ichiro Suzuki headlines 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class, receiving 99.7% of the vote
The facts about Trump's Stargate AI announcement
Trump says he is open to Musk buying TikTok if Tesla CEO wants to do so
Chicago Bears hire offensive guru Ben Johnson as head coach