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Members of both parties have reservations with the deal reached over the weekend, with the right-wing Freedom Caucus hoping to scuttle the bill in the House.
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DeSantis campaign launch escalates extremely online war with Trump
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s official campaign launch on Wednesday underscored how the battle for the Republican presidential nomination will, to a large extent, be fought online.
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Hillary Clinton makes case for Dianne Feinstein staying in Senate
Democrats have been increasingly alarmed by Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s absences from Capitol Hill, with some going so far as to call for her resignation.
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Debt ceiling: More pressure on Biden to use 14th Amendment as economic catastrophe looms
President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said they've made progress in negotiations on the debt ceiling — but remain far apart on some aspects of a deal as the country closes in on a catastrophic default.
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Who are the Republican 2024 presidential candidates?
The field of Republicans lining up to face President Biden — and provide an alternative to Donald Trump — next year continues to grow. While several have announced campaigns or are about to, a number of others are thought to be still mulling bids.
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Feinstein’s health issues were far more serious than publicly disclosed: What we know
The 89-year-old senator’s office on Thursday confirmed that her complications from shingles were far more serious than previously known.
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Will Brandon Presley — an Elvis cousin — be Mississippi’s next governor?
Brandon Presley is hoping that a populist message, the fallout from a massive scandal and his famous family name will help make him the first Democratic governor of Mississippi in 20 years.
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How anti-trans bills are being challenged across the country
Republicans across the country in such states as Missouri, Kentucky and Montana are continuing to push anti-transgender laws and rhetoric, but the effort is meeting resistance from Democrats, as well as a series of legal challenges.
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Debt ceiling standoff: Everything you need to know
As the U.S. veers toward a potentially devastating default on its debts, Republican leaders are set to meet with President Biden on Friday to discuss an end to the impasse.
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George Santos arrested: What are the charges and what's next after his not guilty plea?
The embattled freshman congressman pleaded not guilty in federal court Wednesday to 13 counts, including wire fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds and making false statements to the House of Representatives.
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Mall shooting, SUV crash kill 16 in deadly Texas weekend. Here's everything we know.
A 33-year-old gunman opened fire at a Dallas-area mall on Saturday, killing eight people and wounding seven others before he was fatally shot by police. Less than 24 hours later, eight people waiting for a bus outside a migrant shelter in Brownsville were killed when a driver ran a red light and hit them with his SUV.
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Latest Supreme Court revelations called 'foul breach of ethics standards'
New reporting on Supreme Court corruption has reignited calls for a code of conduct to be instituted for the justices.
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What is the debt ceiling, and could Biden avoid a financial crisis with the 14th Amendment?
The White House and congressional Democrats continue to look at their options to avoid a looming financial crisis as Republicans so far refuse a clean raising of the debt ceiling.
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Supreme Court under fire following what critics say is a wave of ethical lapses
A series of revelations about alleged ethical conflicts is raising questions about the credibility and independence of the United States Supreme Court.
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Trans lawmaker Zooey Zephyr returns to work — in the hallway — after Montana GOP discipline
Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr returned to work Thursday, one day after Republicans banned the transgender legislator from entering the legislative chamber as punishment for a protest.
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Feinstein's absence allows Republican emissions measure to pass Senate by single vote
The continued absence of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., allowed the Senate to pass a repeal of a White House antipollution measure, reigniting calls for her to resign.
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Montana House Republicans discipline transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr over protest
Montana House lawmakers barred Rep. Zooey Zephyr, the state’s only transgender lawmaker, from being in the legislative chamber and accused her of violating House rules this week by holding up a microphone to her supporters.
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Nikki Haley, the only woman in the GOP field, lays out her abortion stance
Republican lawmakers in numerous states have effectively outlawed the procedure despite polls showing such moves are deeply unpopular.
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E. Jean Carroll's rape lawsuit against Trump heads to trial: Here's everything we know
Jury selection in E. Jean Carroll’s civil lawsuit against former President Donald Trump is set to begin Tuesday in New York.
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Trial to begin in 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue shooting: Here's everything you need to know
Jury selection began Monday in the federal death penalty trial of the man accused of killing 11 people in the 2018 mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue, the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history.
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