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Republican-led state house of representatives to debate whether to impeach Ken Paxton over allegations of briberyTexas’s Republican-led house of representatives launched historic impeachment proceedings against attorney general Ken Paxton on Saturday a…
Default deadline pushed to 5 June as work requirements for food aid recipients reportedly emerge as final sticking pointPresident Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy held a phone conversation on Saturday evening, according to a pe…
Lawmakers on call over Memorial Day weekend as treasury secretary revises estimate of when US will run out of moneyUnless Congress raises the debt ceiling, the US will run out of money to pay its bills by 5 June, the treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, s…
Temporary block on restrictions until state supreme court can review; Joe Biden and Kevin McCarthy reportedly closing in on a dealA judge has blocked a South Carolina law enacted this week that bans most abortions past the six-week mark, a point at whi…
It’s a battle that is, conversely, an essential ingredient and a headache in his attempt to prove he is a responsible conservativeIt has become one of the most compelling Disney stories ever told, but so far without a happily ever after. In fact, the e…
House adjourned for holiday weekend, but lawmakers could be recalled to vote on deal if agreement is reachedJoe Biden and Republican lawmakers on Thursday appeared to be nearing a deal to cut spending and raise the debt ceiling, with little time to spa…
Florida governor to tour Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina after online 2024 presidential campaign hit by technical glitchesRon DeSantis will attempt to steady his fledgling Republican presidential campaign with a mini-tour of early primary state…
Republican-led house unanimously recommended impeaching state’s top lawyer on 20 articles including bribery and abuse of public trustThe Texas attorney general, Ken Paxton, teetered on the brink of impeachment Thursday after years of scandal, criminal …
President says bipartisan agreement is only way forward to avoid catastrophic defaultThe House has finished its legislative work for the week, and members are preparing to go home for Memorial Day weekend without a deal reached on raising the debt ceil…
Far-right Georgia Republican draws laughter after banging gavel and demanding order as Steve Scalise spokeDemocrats in the House chamber burst into raucous laughter when Marjorie Taylor Greene called for “decorum”.The far-right Georgia Republican, cont…