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Bills not expected to advance in Senate but underscore Republican majority’s legislative priorities ahead of 2024 electionThe Republican-led House on Wednesday pressed ahead with a pair of anti-abortion measures, despite warning signs that the issue ha…
Chair of Nassau county committee says Santos ran ‘a campaign of deceit, lies and fabrication’ to win third districtThe Republican George Santos said on Wednesday he would not resign from Congress less than a week after being sworn in, despite calls to …
Democratic congresswoman announces candidacy for seat held by Feinstein, 89, who has not yet said if she will retireDemocratic representative Katie Porter, the progressive former law professor known for her sharp questioning of witnesses and her use o…
New House rules package sets up showdown on federal debt limit with Republicans expected to push for deep spending cuts Following the passage of a new House rules package on Monday and former president Donald Trump urging House Republicans to “play tou…
New GOP in House of Representatives expected to make good on threats to hold president to account for various alleged misdeedsRepublican leader of the House intelligence committee Mike Turner has asked top security official Avril Haines to asses what d…
Crucial rules package vote serves as yet another barometer of how dysfunctional Republicans’ tiny majority could beKevin McCarthy, the newly elected Republican House speaker, was facing a rocky first full day in charge of the House of Representatives o…
Some Republicans indicate they may withhold support unless details of concessions made to hard-right lawmakers are unveiledAfter five days of chaos and 15 rounds of floor votes, newly elected Republican House speaker Kevin McCarthy is set to face an in…
With a wafer-thin majority, and few powers, Nancy Pelosi’s successor looks set to be one of the weakest speakers in historyHe had nothing to lose but his dignity. Congressman Kevin McCarthy knew the job he had always craved was within his grasp. All he…
Hundreds of members of Congress gathered to pay tribute to five police officers whose deaths have been tied to the insurrectionSenior Democrats on Friday led a large and poignant gathering on the steps of the US Capitol in Washington to commemorate the…
Election spectacle shows any speaker will face significant hurdles in trying to advance legislation, including must-pass billsThe House Republican leader, Kevin McCarthy, began the first week of the 118th Congress striking a defiant tone, insisting he …