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STEPHEN GROVES

STEPHEN GROVES

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House ethics panel reviews 2 GOP lawmakers' campaign payments to private social clubs

The House Ethics Committee is reviewing separate accusations against two Republican congressmen from Texas that allege they violated ethics rules by using campaign funds to pay membership dues at private social clubs

House ethics panel reviews 2 GOP lawmakers' campaign payments to private social clubs
News|US

From raising alarm to backing Biden, Democrats in Congress grapple with debate aftermath

President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate demeanor last week has reverberated across the Democratic Party

From raising alarm to backing Biden, Democrats in Congress grapple with debate aftermath
Crime|News|US

Democrats consider expelling Menendez from the Senate after conviction in bribery trial

Sen. Bob Menendez has shown no sign he will voluntarily resign from the Senate following his conviction on bribery charges

Democrats consider expelling Menendez from the Senate after conviction in bribery trial
Election|News|Opinion|US

Uproar over Biden's campaign shows no signs of abating. Manchin is latest to call for a new nominee

The uproar over President Joe Biden’s reelection bid is showing no signs of abating

Uproar over Biden's campaign shows no signs of abating. Manchin is latest to call for a new nominee
Election|News|Opinion|Political|US

Democrats hail Biden's decision to not seek reelection as selfless. Republicans urge him to resign

Democratic lawmakers are hailing President Joe Biden’s historic decision not to seek reelection as putting his country and his party before himself

Democrats hail Biden's decision to not seek reelection as selfless. Republicans urge him to resign
Election|News|US

Biden passed that torch slowly, hanging on until the wheels finally came off

Insiders who were close to Joe Biden's struggles are describing a president who was dogged in his determination to keep his candidacy alive — but ultimately not in denial about the odds

Biden passed that torch slowly, hanging on until the wheels finally came off
News|US

House Republicans vote to rebuke Kamala Harris over administration's handling of border policy

House Republicans are moving quickly to emphasize Vice President Kamala Harris’s role in the Biden administration’s handling of the U.S. border with Mexico

House Republicans vote to rebuke Kamala Harris over administration's handling of border policy
Election|News|US

Volunteers and donations surge into Democratic campaigns with Harris atop the ticket

Congressional Democrats in Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and beyond are seeing an outpouring of volunteers to help Vice President Kamala Harris and counter Republican Donald Trump

Volunteers and donations surge into Democratic campaigns with Harris atop the ticket
Election|News|US

Trump ramps up his defense of Vance after one of the rockiest VP rollouts in recent memory

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is in the rare position of having to defend someone else’s controversial comments

Trump ramps up his defense of Vance after one of the rockiest VP rollouts in recent memory
Election|News|US

Trump is putting mass deportations at the heart of his campaign. Some Republicans are worried

Donald Trump is putting immigration at the heart of his campaign to retake the White House

Trump is putting mass deportations at the heart of his campaign. Some Republicans are worried
News|US|World

Congress bestows its highest honor on the 13 troops killed during Afghanistan withdrawal

House Speaker Mike Johnson has presented Congress’ highest honor — the Congressional Gold Medal — to 13 U.S. service members who were killed during the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan

Congress bestows its highest honor on the 13 troops killed during Afghanistan withdrawal
US

John Thune is striving to be the next Republican Senate leader, but can he rise in Trump's GOP?

Sen. John Thune of South Dakota is competing intensely to become the next Republican leader in the Senate

John Thune is striving to be the next Republican Senate leader, but can he rise in Trump's GOP?
News|US

Work has begun on an inauguration stage at the Capitol. The last one became part of Jan. 6 attack

Work on the presidential inauguration platform is kicking off at the U.S. Capitol

Work has begun on an inauguration stage at the Capitol. The last one became part of Jan. 6 attack
News|Opinion|US|World

House approves GOP resolution condemning Biden and Harris over Afghanistan withdrawal

House Republicans have voted to condemn President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for the disastrous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan

House approves GOP resolution condemning Biden and Harris over Afghanistan withdrawal
News|US

Democrats try to censure Rep. Clay Higgins for slandering Haitians in social media post

A Republican congressman who slandered Haitian immigrants in a social media post is facing a censure push from Democrats

Democrats try to censure Rep. Clay Higgins for slandering Haitians in social media post
MidEast|News|World

Biden says he'll speak with Israeli leader, vowing all-out war in the Middle East must be avoided

President Joe Biden says he will speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and believes an all-out war in the Middle East has to be avoided

Biden says he'll speak with Israeli leader, vowing all-out war in the Middle East must be avoided
Election|News|US

Departures in House create crucial Republican targets in the fight for majority control

After a tumultuous and unproductive session of Congress, nearly 50 House members have decided either to not seek reelection or to run for a higher office

Departures in House create crucial Republican targets in the fight for majority control
Election|Political|US|World

Trump tested the limits on using the military at home. If elected again, he plans to go further

During his first term as president, Donald Trump tested the limits of how he could use the military to achieve policy goals

Trump tested the limits on using the military at home. If elected again, he plans to go further
Election|Political|US

Scott Perry led a conservative House takeover. Now he's in a tough race against a moderate Democrat

Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Scotty Perry is facing a tough reelection race this year

Scott Perry led a conservative House takeover. Now he's in a tough race against a moderate Democrat
Election|Political|US

Republican John Thune of South Dakota is elected the next Senate majority leader

Sen. John Thune has won an internal election among Republican senators to become the chamber’s next majority leader

Republican John Thune of South Dakota is elected the next Senate majority leader
Election|Political|US

Republicans win 218 US House seats, giving Donald Trump and the party control of government

Republicans have won enough seats to control the U.S. House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on U.S. government alongside President-elect Donald Trump

Republicans win 218 US House seats, giving Donald Trump and the party control of government
Business|Election|Political|US

What are recess appointments and how could Trump use them to fill his Cabinet?

President-elect Donald Trump is considering recess appointments to skip over Senate confirmations for some of the most powerful positions in the U.S. government

What are recess appointments and how could Trump use them to fill his Cabinet?
Election|Political|US

House elections produced a stalemate. Can Republicans figure out how to work with a thin majority?

After one of the most chaotic and least productive U.S. House sessions in modern history, voters made a surprising choice in elections — they overwhelmingly stuck with the status quo

House elections produced a stalemate. Can Republicans figure out how to work with a thin majority?
Election|Political|US

GOP senators divided on release of Gaetz ethics report as Trump pressures them to move quickly

As President-elect Donald Trump digs in on his pick of Matt Gaetz for attorney general, Republican senators are divided over how much information they will demand to move his confirmation — and how much to push back on Trump as he demands that they quickly rubber stamp his Cabinet once he takes office in January

GOP senators divided on release of Gaetz ethics report as Trump pressures them to move quickly
Election|Political|US

Republicans on House Ethics reject for now releasing report on Matt Gaetz

Republicans on the House Ethics Committee voted Wednesday against releasing a report on their long-running investigation into President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz

Republicans on House Ethics reject for now releasing report on Matt Gaetz

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