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McCarthy’s House speaker bid in 3rd day of GOP stalemate: live updates
“I know our capacity to do basic legislation doesn’t really exist,” said Democrat Derek Kilmer, continuing up the stairs, then...
Prison or mercy? A Jan. 6 rioter weighs his sins and confronts his fate.
Jake Peart, at his home in Hurricane, Utah, on Dec. 20, 2022. Peart was arrested for marching through the U.S....
Speaker fight stagnates as House Republicans fail to find consensus
Comment on this storyCommentHouse Republicans’ standoff over who should be speaker dragged on Wednesday as growing animosity and outright disdain...
George Santos, freshman House lawmakers erroneously announce swearing-ins
Comment on this storyCommentGeorge Santos shared a falsehood on his first day on Capitol Hill: that he had been sworn...
Who is Byron Donalds? The latest Republican nominee for House speaker
Comment on this storyCommentHard-right Republicans nominated Republican lawmaker Byron Donalds of Florida to be House speaker Wednesday, making it the...
Live updates: McCarthy fails on the fifth ballot for speaker despite Trump intervention
Today, Republican foes of House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) kept him from getting close to a majority in a...
Rep.-elect Robert Garcia to take oath on Superman comic
Comment on this storyCommentWhen Rep.-elect Robert Garcia, an incoming congressman from California, takes his oath of office, he will be...
Kevin McCarthy faces open GOP revolt as House fails to elect speaker
Comment on this storyCommentRepublican leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) faced open revolt in the House chamber Tuesday, failing in three rounds...
FDA to permit some retail pharmacies to dispense abortion pills
Comment on this storyCommentThe Food and Drug Administration took steps on Tuesday to ease access to medication abortion in states...
The most intriguing revelations, new evidence from Jan. 6 transcripts
The congressional committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot spent the past two weeks publishing thousands of transcripts,...
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