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A president’s inaugural address is a time-honored spectacle: A makeshift grandstand is erected next to the Capitol and hundreds of thousands people line the National Mall
The Senate has passed a bill that would require federal authorities to detain migrants accused of theft and violent crimes
Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted is Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s pick to succeed Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S. Senate
The Senate is set for an Inauguration Day vote on legislation that would require federal authorities to detain migrants accused of theft and violent crimes
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is promising to be a tough hand in carrying out President-elect Donald Trump's vision for the sprawling Department of Homeland Security including his plans to crack down on border security
President Joe Biden is brushing off the House Republicans' impeachment inquiry
Rep. Steve Scalise has returned to the U.S. Capitol for the first time since being diagnosed with a blood cancer known as multiple myeloma
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected on Capitol Hill and at the White House next week
The United States is at risk of another damaging government shutdown, potentially as soon as the end of September
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 Kevin McCarthy is trying to accomplish what at times seems impossible
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he won't give up trying to pass a conservative bill to prevent a government shutdown
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
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
A U.S. government shutdown would have disrupted many services that Americans rely on and squeezed federal workers
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
Congress is starkly divided over very different paths to preventing a federal shutdown
The Senate is marching ahead with a bipartisan approach to prevent a government shutdown
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is digging in on his refusal to take up Senate legislation designed to keep the federal government fully running beyond midnight Saturday
The House is in a familiar position with little time left to prevent a government shutdown: It's effectively paralyzed as conservatives feud with Speaker Kevin McCarthy
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's last-ditch plan to keep the government temporarily open has collapsed
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
Republican California congressman Kevin McCarthy's ouster from the speaker role has left the House of Representatives roiling
The stunning removal of Rep. Kevin McCarthy as speaker has left the House adrift
Republicans are trying to rally around a new House speaker after Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s ouster
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