Biden heads to Kentucky to highlight cash for aging bridge
President Joe Biden is stopping by a notoriously dilapidated bridge connecting Ohio and Kentucky to promote his administration’s infrastructure law
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Trump says Twitter can never be Twitter ‘unless I go back on’
‘I am very complimented by that. And I only say that because I read 20 articles about it’
Japan’s PM Kishida vows deeper alliance with US on defense
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has pledged to deepen his country’s alliance with the United States under Japan’s new defense policy that breaks from its exclusively self-defense-only stance in the face of growing regional tensions
McCarthy to try again for House speaker, with Trump backing
House Republicans will open the second day of the new Congress much like the first: leader Kevin McCarthy trying to become House speaker
George Santos scandal: Democratic predecessor calls him a ‘conman’
Tom Suozzi, Santos’s forerunner for New York’s third district, says the Republican winner should be ‘removed by Congress’The Democrat who vacated the US House seat won by the controversial Republican George Santos said Congress was letting in “a conman…
EXPLAINER: What to expect on Day 2 of House speaker election
The House will convene Wednesday as Republicans try again to elect a speaker for the new Congress
Biden to host Japan’s Kishida for talks on NKorea, economy
President Joe Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House later this month for economic and security consultations
Lincoln Project revives Liz Truss lettuce challenge to mock Kevin McCarthy’s chances of becoming House leader
Republican congressman struggling in bid to become next Speaker of the House
House votes to adjourn until Wednesday as Kevin McCarthy’s speaker bid flounders
House Republican leader still hoping to cling on to leadership role
Trump tiptoes away from Kevin McCarthy amid House speaker flop: ‘We’ll see what happens’
‘We’ll see what happens. We’ll see how it all works out,’ former president says