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Days from a deadline, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are narrowing in on a two-year budget deal that could unlock a vote for lifting the nation’s debt ceiling → Read More
Both President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are speaking hopefully of the likelihood of an agreement to raise the government's debt limit and avert an economically chaotic federal default → Read More
Debt limit talks between the White House and House Republicans stopped, started and stopped again heading into a weekend where President Joe Biden and world leaders watched from afar. → Read More
Debt limit talks between the White House and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy hung over the weekend with tough talk but little action → Read More
Debt limit talks came to an abrupt standstill after Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said it’s time to “pause" negotiations. → Read More
A resolution to expel Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., from Congress was referred to the House Ethics Committee on Wednesday as Republicans successfully sidestepped an effort to force them into a vote that could have narrowed their already slim four-seat majority. → Read More
President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are turning to a select group of negotiators to help broker a deal to increase the nation’s borrowing authority and avoid the economic carnage that would ensue if a deal is not reached soon → Read More
House Democrats took steps Tuesday to force a vote on expelling New York Rep. George Santos from Congress, an effort that is expected to be defeated but puts Republicans in the uncomfortable position of taking a stand on an indicted colleague. → Read More
Protecting a narrow, four-vote majority, Republican leaders in the House are making clear the legal process will need to play out. → Read More
Protecting a narrow, four-vote majority, Republican leaders in the House are making clear that they intend to let the legal process play out with New York Rep. George Santos before they take steps to force his resignation or expel him. → Read More
Senate Democrats are trying hard to pressure Republicans into resolving the menacing impasse on the nation's debt ceiling → Read More
Senate Democrats have launched a new legislative effort aimed at taking on China → Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats promised Tuesday to pursue stronger ethics rules for the Supreme Court in the wake of reports that Justice Clarence... → Read More
Speaker Kevin McCarthy surprised Washington when he united the raucous House Republican majority to pass a sweeping debt ceiling package → Read More
House Republicans have narrowly passed a sweeping debt ceiling package as they try to push President Biden into negotiations on federal spending. → Read More
Russia’s invading forces are deliberately using rape, torture and kidnapping to try to sow terror among civilians in Ukraine, the top prosecutor in Ukraine told U.S. lawmakers in graphic testimony Wednesday. → Read More
Legislation directing President Joe Biden to remove some 900 US troops from Syria within 180 days was defeated in the House on Wednesday as opponents of the measure warned that it could allow a dismantled Islamic State group to reorganize and endanger the US and its allies. → Read More
A special House committee dedicated to countering China will make its debut on Tuesday. → Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday that it expects the U.S. economy to stagnate this year with the unemployment rate jumping to 5.1% — a bleak outlook that was paired … → Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans launched the marquee investigation of their new... → Read More