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Youngkin raises record money ahead of Virginia legislative racesVirginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, has raised a record amount of money through his political action committee ahead of November's General...
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Trump dismisses House speaker speculation, says 'total focus' is on 2024 White House runFormer President Donald Trump on Wednesday threw cold water on suggestions he take over as the next speaker of the House of Representatives,...
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Jim Jordan running to replace McCarthy as House speakerRep. Jim Jordan, a founder of the conservative House Freedom Caucus who is helping lead the GOP's investigation into Biden family corruption...
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Trump rips Republicans for not teaming up to fight 'radical left Democrats'Former President Donald Trump criticized the Republican Party Wednesday amid its move to replace House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
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That was fast: Temporary speaker McHenry evicts Pelosi from coveted U.S. Capitol officeRep. Patrick McHenry, in one of his first actions as speaker pro tempore, directed former House speaker Nancy Pelosi to "immediately" vacate her...
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Biden presses student debt relief as payments resume after pandemic pausePresident Biden will announce another wave of federal student loan forgiveness on Wednesday, according to a White House official, as borrowers...
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Biden targets Chinese suppliers in new front against fentanylThe Biden administration pinned blame for the fentanyl crisis on Chinese operatives and moved Tuesday to try to punish them, bringing a series of...
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Rep. Patrick McHenry is the leader of the House, at least for nowAs Kevin McCarthy got pushed out of his job as House speaker, in part by colleagues who helped put him on the dais nine months ago, one of his top...
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Chair of Senate GOP campaign arm dings House Republican for voting to oust McCarthy as speakerTensions among congressional Republicans on Tuesday could be felt in all corners of the Capitol after a small group of conservative hardliners...
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McCarthy says he's dropping out of battle for speaker after ousterThe House adjourned for the week on Tuesday following a historic vote that ejected Kevin McCarthy as speaker and left GOP leadership in limbo.
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Rep. Matt Gaetz comfortable with fraction of GOP conference ousting Kevin McCarthyRep. Matt Gaetz said Tuesday he has no issue that it took only a handful of Republican lawmakers who did not trust Rep. Kevin McCarthy to remove...
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GOP rebels say McCarthy sealed his own fate with broken promisesBroken promises were a top reason given by the handful of hardline conservatives for their votes that booted Rep. Kevin McCarthy from his role as...
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Southern California mayor says he wants to ‘purge’ homeless population by giving them ‘all the fentanyl they want’"Quite frankly, I wish that the president would give us a purge. Because we do need to purge these people," Parris said.
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Amazon still expanding in NYC with Bryant Park leaseAmazon’s 330,000 square-foot lease at 10 Bryant Park -- or 452 Fifth Ave. at West 40th St. -- is big news both for Jeff Bezos’s ever-expanding...
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Andrew Cuomo threatens suit against sex-harass accuser Charlotte Bennett — before New York can pass law blocking cases targeting alleged victimsEx-Gov. Andrew Cuomo has filed new court papers threatening a defamation suit against sex-harass accuser Charlotte Bennett — before Albany could...
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared war plans in second Signal chat: reportDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared details of a March attack on Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis in a message group that included his wife, brother...
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Arkansas parents handed 70-year prison sentence for trapping their 4 children in hot car — killing toddler — as another perished from malnutrition"This case is one of the most disturbing and heartbreaking our office has ever encountered."
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How Piastri-Verstappen incident led to McLaren's Saudi winAfter nearly colliding on Lap 1 Max Verstappen was forced to yield to eventual Saudi GP winner Oscar Piastri.
