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LISA MASCARO

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GOP's Marjorie Taylor Greene delivers fresh threats of ousting Speaker Johnson in scathing rebuke

Hard-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is escalating her criticism of House Speaker Mike Johnson and threatening his ouster

GOP's Marjorie Taylor Greene delivers fresh threats of ousting Speaker Johnson in scathing rebuke
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Speaker Johnson will meet with Trump as the Republican House leader fights for his job

House Speaker Mike Johnson will meet with Donald Trump for a press conference on election integrity

Speaker Johnson will meet with Trump as the Republican House leader fights for his job
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Trump to host embattled Speaker Mike Johnson as House swirls in turmoil

House Speaker Mike Johnson is making a campaign pilgrimage to visit Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago

Trump to host embattled Speaker Mike Johnson as House swirls in turmoil
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House Speaker Mike Johnson leaves uncertain his plan to advance aid for Israel and Ukraine

House Speaker Mike Johnson is leaving uncertain his plan for advancing wartime aid for Ukraine

House Speaker Mike Johnson leaves uncertain his plan to advance aid for Israel and Ukraine
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Facing a Republican revolt, House Speaker Johnson pushes ahead on US aid for Ukraine, allies

Defiant and determined, House Speaker Mike Johnson has pushed back against mounting Republican anger over his proposed U.S. aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other allies

Facing a Republican revolt, House Speaker Johnson pushes ahead on US aid for Ukraine, allies
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House leaders toil to advance Ukraine and Israel aid. But threats to oust speaker grow

House congressional leaders were toiling on a delicate, bipartisan push towards weekend votes to approve a $95 billion package of foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as well as several other national security policies

House leaders toil to advance Ukraine and Israel aid. But threats to oust speaker grow
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Ukraine, Israel aid back on track as House pushes past hardliners toward weekend vote

The House is preparing to push a $95 billion national security aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies closer to passage

Ukraine, Israel aid back on track as House pushes past hardliners toward weekend vote
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Seeking 'the right side of history,' Speaker Mike Johnson risks his job to deliver aid to Ukraine

Staring down a decision so consequential it could alter the course of history -- but also end his own career -- House Speaker Mike Johnson prayed for guidance

Seeking 'the right side of history,' Speaker Mike Johnson risks his job to deliver aid to Ukraine
Economy|Finance|News|US|World

House on the brink of approving Ukraine and Israel aid after months of struggle

The House is preparing to vote on approval of $95 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies

House on the brink of approving Ukraine and Israel aid after months of struggle
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene vows to force a vote next week on ousting House Speaker Mike Johnson

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she'll call a vote next week on ousting House Speaker Mike Johnson

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene vows to force a vote next week on ousting House Speaker Mike Johnson
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Hakeem Jeffries isn't speaker yet, but the Democrat may be the most powerful person in Congress

Without wielding the gavel or holding a formal job laid out in the Constitution, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries might very well be the most powerful person in Congress right now

Hakeem Jeffries isn't speaker yet, but the Democrat may be the most powerful person in Congress
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Trump says Biden is running a 'Gestapo' administration. It's his latest reference to Nazi Germany

Donald Trump told Republican donors at his Florida resort this weekend that President Joe Biden is running what Trump says is a “Gestapo administration.”

Trump says Biden is running a 'Gestapo' administration. It's his latest reference to Nazi Germany
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Speaker Johnson search for offramp as vote on his ouster simmers

Embattled House Speaker Mike Johnson and far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene have met for a second day at the Capitol as they try to figure out an off-ramp to her threat for a vote on the motion to remove him from office

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Speaker Johnson search for offramp as vote on his ouster simmers
Celebrity|News|US

Trump is in no hurry as he leans into the pageantry of vice presidential tryouts

Former President Donald Trump remains stuck in a New York courtroom listening to salacious details of an extramarital sexual encounter he denies

Trump is in no hurry as he leans into the pageantry of vice presidential tryouts
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House rejects Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's effort to remove Speaker Mike Johnson from office

Hardline Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has tried and failed to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson

House rejects Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's effort to remove Speaker Mike Johnson from office
Election|News|US

Failure to oust Speaker 'MAGA Mike' Johnson shows strength and weakness of his alliance with Trump

House Speaker Mike Johnson has a survived an attempt by far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to remove him from office

Failure to oust Speaker 'MAGA Mike' Johnson shows strength and weakness of his alliance with Trump
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House Republicans ditch their day jobs to stand with Trump, while legislating languishes

Leaving Washington behind, prominent far-right House Republicans who have pushed this Congress into chaos showed up at Donald Trump’s hush money trial

House Republicans ditch their day jobs to stand with Trump, while legislating languishes
Election|News|US

Election deniers moving closer to GOP mainstream, report shows, as Trump allies fill Congress

As Donald Trump makes a comeback bid to return to power, Republicans in Congress have become even more likely to cast doubts on President Joe Biden’s 2020 victory

Election deniers moving closer to GOP mainstream, report shows, as Trump allies fill Congress
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Republican National Committee’s headquarters evacuated after vials of blood are addressed to Trump

The Republican National Committee’s Washington headquarters was briefly evacuated as police investigated two vials of blood addressed to former President Donald Trump

Republican National Committee’s headquarters evacuated after vials of blood are addressed to Trump
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The 'Appeal to Heaven' flag evolves from Revolutionary War symbol to banner of the far right

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is embroiled in a second flag controversy in as many weeks, this time over a banner that in recent years has come to symbolize Christian nationalism and the false claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen

The 'Appeal to Heaven' flag evolves from Revolutionary War symbol to banner of the far right
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Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia registers as independent, citing 'partisan extremism'

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia has announced he has switched his registration to independent

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia registers as independent, citing 'partisan extremism'
MidEast|News|Political|US|World

Congressional leaders invite Israel's Netanyahu to deliver an address at the Capitol

Congressional leaders have invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to deliver an address a the U.S. Capitol

Congressional leaders invite Israel's Netanyahu to deliver an address at the Capitol
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Republicans join Trump's attacks on justice system and campaign of vengeance after guilty verdict

Republicans in Congress are embracing Donald Trump’s strategy of blaming the U.S. justice system after his historic guilty verdict

Republicans join Trump's attacks on justice system and campaign of vengeance after guilty verdict
Europe|News|US

Members of Congress commemorate D-Day with their own parachute jump over Normandy

A contingent of U.S. lawmakers from the House of Representatives has made a commemorative parachute jump at Normandy marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day

Members of Congress commemorate D-Day with their own parachute jump over Normandy
Election|News|US

House Democrats step up to try to stop Project 2025 plans for a Trump White House

A group of House Democrats is warning about the far-right Project 2025 agenda for a second Trump White House

House Democrats step up to try to stop Project 2025 plans for a Trump White House

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