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Donald Trump’s decision to insert himself into the chaotic race to replace Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker will serve as a test of the former president’s sway with lawmakers as he works to win a second term
Republican Steve Scalise has ended his bid to become House speaker after failing to secure the votes to win the gavel
Rep. Patrick McHenry is presiding over the House as speaker pro tempore following the unprecedented ouster of Kevin McCarthy
Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis says the United States shouldn't take in any Palestinian refugees if they flee the Gaza Strip because they are “all antisemitic.”
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
An onslaught of pressure from the Republican Party base was intended to prod the GOP’s moderate and establishment members to support Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker
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
New House Speaker Mike Johnson has inherited many of the same problems that bedeviled Republican leaders with far more experience
Rep. George Santos has easily survived a vote to expel him from the House as most Republicans opted to withhold punishment as both his criminal trial and a House Ethics Committee investigation proceed
Ken Buck has gained national prominence as a Republican congressman fed up with Donald Trump’s lies about the 2020 election he lost to Democrat Joe Biden
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
New House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing his first big test as he tries to win House Republican support for a short-term funding plan to avert a government shutdown
House Speaker Mike Johnson has unveiled his proposal to avoid a partial government shutdown next weekend by extending government funding for some agencies and programs until Jan. 19 and continuing funding for others until Feb. 2
The House has voted to push off a Republican effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
The House has voted overwhelmingly to prevent a government shutdown
Congress has ended the threat of a government shutdown until after the holidays
Congress return to work this week after the holiday break, and Senate Republicans have made clear they won’t support additional war aid for Ukraine unless they can pair it with border security measures
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is warning that antisemitism in the United States has reached levels unseen in generations and called on his fellow Democrats to clearly condemn it
Republican demands to stop the flow of migrants at the Mexico-U.S. border have left Congress scrambling
Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have voted to authorize subpoenas for two prominent conservatives who arranged luxury travel and other benefits for Supreme Court justices
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