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Republican Mike Johnson reelected House speaker in dramatic floor vote
Read full article: Republican Mike Johnson reelected House speaker in dramatic floor voteRepublican Mike Johnson has narrowly won reelection to the House speakership on a dramatic first-ballot vote, overcoming hard-right GOP holdouts in a tense standoff.
Takeaways from AP's reporting on Sarah McBride, the first openly trans person elected to Congress
Read full article: Takeaways from AP's reporting on Sarah McBride, the first openly trans person elected to CongressSarah McBride made history in Delaware, as the first openly transgender state senator in the United States.
Transgender trailblazer Sarah McBride heads to her debut in Congress, hoping for a touch of grace
Read full article: Transgender trailblazer Sarah McBride heads to her debut in Congress, hoping for a touch of graceU.S. Rep.-elect Sarah McBride will be sworn in as the first openly transgender member of Congress on Jan. 3.
Trump endorses Mike Johnson to stay on as House Speaker despite government funding turmoil
Read full article: Trump endorses Mike Johnson to stay on as House Speaker despite government funding turmoilPresident-elect Donald Trump has endorsed House Speaker Mike Johnson, providing crucial backing as the Louisiana Republican prepares for what is expected to be another contentious speakership race this week.
Biden signs defense bill despite objections to ban on transgender health care for military children
Read full article: Biden signs defense bill despite objections to ban on transgender health care for military childrenPresident Joe Biden has signed the annual defense authorization bill into law despite his objections to language banning transgender health care for military children.
House Ethics Committee accuses Gaetz of 'regularly' paying for sex, including with 17-year-old girl
Read full article: House Ethics Committee accuses Gaetz of 'regularly' paying for sex, including with 17-year-old girlThe House Ethics Committee has accused Matt Gaetz of “regularly” paying for sex, including with a 17-year-old girl, and purchasing and using illicit drugs as a member of Congress.
The new right celebrates Trump and the splintering of the GOP at a conservative conference
Read full article: The new right celebrates Trump and the splintering of the GOP at a conservative conferenceThat Donald Trump failed to achieve central goals in the government shutdown fight alongside Elon Musk seemed unimportant to many speakers and attendees at Turning Point USA's AmericaFest.
Shutdown saga exposes new fault lines for Speaker Johnson and tests his grip on the gavel
Read full article: Shutdown saga exposes new fault lines for Speaker Johnson and tests his grip on the gavelOne of the most turbulent sessions of Congress in the modern era is about to make way for the next one.
Biden signs bill that averts government shutdown and brings a close to days of Washington upheaval
Read full article: Biden signs bill that averts government shutdown and brings a close to days of Washington upheavalPresident Joe Biden has signed legislation that averts a government shutdown heading into Christmas.
Musk helped kill a congressional spending bill. But much of what he spread was misinformation
Read full article: Musk helped kill a congressional spending bill. But much of what he spread was misinformationPresident Donald Trump’s billionaire ally Elon Musk used his outsize influence on X to help kill a bipartisan funding proposal that would have prevented a government shutdown, spreading multiple false claims in the process.
Government funding bill clears Congress and heads to President Biden, averting a shutdown
Read full article: Government funding bill clears Congress and heads to President Biden, averting a shutdownThe Senate has rushed through final passage of a bipartisan plan to fund federal operations and prevent a government shutdown.
US government shutdown looms
Read full article: US government shutdown loomsWith hours to go before a midnight government shutdown, the House has approved a new plan from House Speaker Mike Johnson that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, but dropped President-elect Donald Trump’s demands for a debt limit increase into the new year.
Trump was poised to inherit a strong economy. Then things got rocky and he added to the uncertainty
Read full article: Trump was poised to inherit a strong economy. Then things got rocky and he added to the uncertaintyDonald Trump seemed poised to inherit a relatively strong economy when he begins a second term in the White House in January.
What to know about the debt ceiling debate as a government shutdown looms in Washington
Read full article: What to know about the debt ceiling debate as a government shutdown looms in WashingtonA debate over the debt ceiling is at the center of a dispute over funding that is pushing the possibility of a federal government shutdown to the brink in Washington.
House rejects Trump-backed plan on government shutdown, leaving next steps uncertain
Read full article: House rejects Trump-backed plan on government shutdown, leaving next steps uncertainThe House has resoundingly rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s new plan to fund federal operations and suspend the debt ceiling a day before a government shutdown.
Trump brings chaos back to Washington by attempting to kill bipartisan budget deal with Musk's help
Read full article: Trump brings chaos back to Washington by attempting to kill bipartisan budget deal with Musk's helpPresident-elect Donald Trump has delivered a likely death blow to bipartisan congressional budget negotiations, rejecting the measure as full of giveaways to Democrats.
Senate passes defense bill that will raise troop pay and aims to counter China's power
Read full article: Senate passes defense bill that will raise troop pay and aims to counter China's powerThe Senate has passed a defense bill that authorizes significant pay raises for junior enlisted service members and boosts overall military spending to $895 billion.
Congress unveils funding deal with more than $100 billion in disaster aid
Read full article: Congress unveils funding deal with more than $100 billion in disaster aidCongressional leaders have unveiled legislation that will keep the federal government funded through March 14 and provide more than $100 billion in emergency aid to help states and local communities recover from Hurricanes Helene and Milton and other natural disasters.
House approves $895B defense bill with military pay raise, ban on transgender care for minors
Read full article: House approves $895B defense bill with military pay raise, ban on transgender care for minorsThe House has passed a measure that authorizes a 1% increase in spending this fiscal year and a double-digit pay raise for about half of the enlisted service members in the military.
NFL's Goodell and Commanders' Harris meet with lawmakers to talk about potential RFK stadium site
Read full article: NFL's Goodell and Commanders' Harris meet with lawmakers to talk about potential RFK stadium siteNFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Washington Commanders controlling owner Josh Harris have met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill as efforts push forward to secure access to the RFK Stadium site in the District of Columbia.
Trump and Republicans in Congress eye an ambitious 100-day agenda, starting with tax cuts
Read full article: Trump and Republicans in Congress eye an ambitious 100-day agenda, starting with tax cutsRepublicans swept to power on Election Day and now control the House, the Senate and the White House, with plans for an ambitious 100-day agenda come January.
Donald Trump's call for 'energy dominance' is likely to run into real-world limits
Read full article: Donald Trump's call for 'energy dominance' is likely to run into real-world limitsDonald Trump is creating a National Energy Council that he says will establish U.S. “energy dominance” around the world.
Donald Trump Jr. emerges as a political force of his own as he helps his father launch a second term
Read full article: Donald Trump Jr. emerges as a political force of his own as he helps his father launch a second termDonald Trump Jr. has become a prominent player in his father’s political orbit and the Make America Great Again movement.
Speaker Johnson declares support for banning Sarah McBride's access to women's restrooms
Read full article: Speaker Johnson declares support for banning Sarah McBride's access to women's restroomsHouse Speaker Mike Johnson declared that lawmakers and staff will have to use the restroom corresponding with their biological sex.
GOP senators divided on release of Gaetz ethics report as Trump pressures them to move quickly
Read full article: GOP senators divided on release of Gaetz ethics report as Trump pressures them to move quicklyAs President-elect Donald Trump digs in on his pick of Matt Gaetz for attorney general, Republican senators are divided over how much information they will demand to move his confirmation — and how much to push back on Trump as he demands that they quickly rubber stamp his Cabinet once he takes office in January.
House Republicans signal support for proposal to ban bathroom access for 1st transgender member
Read full article: House Republicans signal support for proposal to ban bathroom access for 1st transgender memberHouse Speaker Mike Johnson signaled support for a Republican effort to ban Democrat Sarah McBride — the first transgender person to be elected to Congress — from using women’s restrooms in the Capitol once she’s sworn into office next year.
Speaker Johnson's 'epic' weekend with Trump shows strengths and limits of his power
Read full article: Speaker Johnson's 'epic' weekend with Trump shows strengths and limits of his powerThere was House Speaker Mike Johnson walking behind President-elect Donald Trump’s entourage into Saturday night’s UFC fight at Madison Square Garden.
Biden seeks nearly $100 billion in emergency disaster aid after Hurricanes Helene and Milton
Read full article: Biden seeks nearly $100 billion in emergency disaster aid after Hurricanes Helene and MiltonPresident Joe Biden is requesting nearly $100 billion in emergency disaster aid after Hurricanes Helene and Milton, and other natural disasters.
House elections produced a stalemate. Can Republicans figure out how to work with a thin majority?
Read full article: House elections produced a stalemate. Can Republicans figure out how to work with a thin majority?After one of the most chaotic and least productive U.S. House sessions in modern history, voters made a surprising choice in elections — they overwhelmingly stuck with the status quo.
Speaker Johnson says Gaetz ethics report should not be released, rebuffing senators
Read full article: Speaker Johnson says Gaetz ethics report should not be released, rebuffing senatorsHouse Speaker Mike Johnson says that he will “strongly request” that the House Ethics Committee not release the results of its investigation into ex-Rep. Matt Gaetz.
Republicans win 218 US House seats, giving Donald Trump and the party control of government
Read full article: Republicans win 218 US House seats, giving Donald Trump and the party control of governmentRepublicans have won enough seats to control the U.S. House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on U.S. government alongside President-elect Donald Trump.
Speaker Mike Johnson wins GOP nomination to remain in job, faces full House vote in new year
Read full article: Speaker Mike Johnson wins GOP nomination to remain in job, faces full House vote in new yearRep. Mike Johnson has won the Republican nomination to remain as House speaker, on track to keep the gavel after a morning endorsement from President-elect Donald Trump ahead of a full House vote in the new year.
Trump spends first week as president-elect behind closed doors at Mar-a-Lago
Read full article: Trump spends first week as president-elect behind closed doors at Mar-a-LagoFor a man who loves the spotlight, Donald Trump has been conspicuously out of view since his triumph in last week’s presidential election.
What to know about the House push to expand some Social Security benefits
Read full article: What to know about the House push to expand some Social Security benefitsThe House is expected to try next week to pass a Social Security-related bill to ensure benefits for workers who are also eligible for other pensions.
GOP picks up more key House seats while Democrats insist they still have a path to a majority
Read full article: GOP picks up more key House seats while Democrats insist they still have a path to a majorityHouse Republican leaders are projecting confidence that they will keep control of the U.S. House.
Harris and Trump focus on Sunbelt states during final weekend push for votes
Read full article: Harris and Trump focus on Sunbelt states during final weekend push for votesDemocrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump are zeroing in on Sunbelt states as they embark on one last weekend quest to sway undecided voters in battleground states that will determine the next president.
Trump is using election lies to lay the groundwork for challenging 2024 results if he loses
Read full article: Trump is using election lies to lay the groundwork for challenging 2024 results if he losesDonald Trump has spent months laying the groundwork to challenge the results of the 2024 election if he loses.
'Obamacare' enrollment opens, as Republicans threaten the health insurance program used by millions
Read full article: 'Obamacare' enrollment opens, as Republicans threaten the health insurance program used by millionsAmericans can start signing up Friday for health care coverage offered through the Affordable Care Act marketplace for 2025.
Speaker Mike Johnson is pulling closer to Trump to save the GOP's House majority
Read full article: Speaker Mike Johnson is pulling closer to Trump to save the GOP's House majorityAs House Speaker Mike Johnson travels the country trying to save his House Republican majority, he has linked ever more tightly to former President Donald Trump.
The first presidential election since the Jan. 6 attack will test new guardrails from Congress
Read full article: The first presidential election since the Jan. 6 attack will test new guardrails from CongressThis presidential election will be the first since the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol.
Scott Perry led a conservative House takeover. Now he's in a tough race against a moderate Democrat
Read full article: Scott Perry led a conservative House takeover. Now he's in a tough race against a moderate DemocratPennsylvania Republican Rep. Scotty Perry is facing a tough reelection race this year.
Arnold Palmer's daughter reacts to Donald Trump's references to her father
Read full article: Arnold Palmer's daughter reacts to Donald Trump's references to her fatherOne of the late golf legend Arnold Palmer's daughters calls Donald Trump’s references to her father’s genitalia "a poor choice of approaches” to honoring his memory.
Democrat Hakeem Jeffries stumps in California in a bid to reclaim House control
Read full article: Democrat Hakeem Jeffries stumps in California in a bid to reclaim House controlDemocratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries crisscrossed Southern California over the weekend as his party works to wrest control of the U.S. House from Republicans.
From the pulpit, Harris calls out Trump for hurricane misinformation. Biden surveys Florida's damage
Read full article: From the pulpit, Harris calls out Trump for hurricane misinformation. Biden surveys Florida's damageKamala Harris has used an appearance before a largely Black church audience in battleground North Carolina to call out Donald Trump for spreading misinformation about the federal government's hurricane response.
Mayorkas warns FEMA doesn't have enough funding to last through hurricane season
Read full article: Mayorkas warns FEMA doesn't have enough funding to last through hurricane seasonHomeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says the agency tasked with helping communities recover from Hurricane Helene and other natural disasters does not have enough money to make it through the hurricane season.
Biden signs temporary funding bill that avoids a shutdown before the election
Read full article: Biden signs temporary funding bill that avoids a shutdown before the electionPresident Joe Biden has signed a temporary government spending bill that keeps agencies operating into December, after Congress punted key spending decisions until after the November election.
Speaker Johnson demands Zelenskyy remove Ukraine's ambassador to US after Pennsylvania visit
Read full article: Speaker Johnson demands Zelenskyy remove Ukraine's ambassador to US after Pennsylvania visitHouse Speaker Mike Johnson is calling on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to fire his country’s ambassador to the U.S. The Republican speaker is criticizing Zelenskyy's visit to an ammunition plant in Pennsylvania, a swing-state, as a political stunt.
A year ago Kevin McCarthy was booted as House speaker. Mike Johnson is trying to avoid that fate
Read full article: A year ago Kevin McCarthy was booted as House speaker. Mike Johnson is trying to avoid that fateOne year since House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was booted from office after Congress voted to fund the federal government, the new House Speaker Mike Johnson finds himself courting, but so far avoiding, a similar fate.
Spending deal averts a possible federal shutdown and funds the government into December
Read full article: Spending deal averts a possible federal shutdown and funds the government into DecemberCongressional leaders have a deal on a short-term spending bill that will fund federal agencies for about three months.
House unanimously votes to boost Trump security as Congress scrambles to ensure candidate safety
Read full article: House unanimously votes to boost Trump security as Congress scrambles to ensure candidate safetyLawmakers are scrambling to ensure that the U.S. Secret Service has enough money and resources to keep the nation’s presidential candidates safe amid repeated threats of violence.
Speaker Johnson sets House vote on government funding bill after a one-week postponement
Read full article: Speaker Johnson sets House vote on government funding bill after a one-week postponementHouse Speaker Mike Johnson will move ahead with a temporary spending bill that would prevent a partial government shutdown when the new budget year begins on Oct. 1, despite the headwinds that prompted him to pull the bill from consideration last week.
Speaker Johnson calls off a vote on a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown
Read full article: Speaker Johnson calls off a vote on a bill to avoid a partial government shutdownSpeaker Mike Johnson has pulled a vote on a temporary spending bill that would keep federal agencies and programs funded for six months.
Speaker Johnson pushes ahead on funding bill with proof of citizenship mandate despite dim prospects
Read full article: Speaker Johnson pushes ahead on funding bill with proof of citizenship mandate despite dim prospectsHouse Speaker Mike Johnson is vowing to press ahead with requiring proof of citizenship for new voters as part of a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown.
Congress bestows its highest honor on the 13 troops killed during Afghanistan withdrawal
Read full article: Congress bestows its highest honor on the 13 troops killed during Afghanistan withdrawalHouse Speaker Mike Johnson has presented Congress’ highest honor — the Congressional Gold Medal — to 13 U.S. service members who were killed during the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Hakeem Jeffries rejects GOP spending bill as 'unserious and unacceptable'
Read full article: Hakeem Jeffries rejects GOP spending bill as 'unserious and unacceptable'House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries is rejecting a proposal Speaker Mike Johnson has put forward that links continued government funding for six months with a measure to require proof of citizenship when registering to vote.
Pentagon chief says a six-month temporary budget bill will have devastating effects on the military
Read full article: Pentagon chief says a six-month temporary budget bill will have devastating effects on the militaryDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin says passage of a six-month temporary spending bill would have widespread and devastating effects on the department and the military.
House Republicans push to link government funding to a citizenship check for new voters
Read full article: House Republicans push to link government funding to a citizenship check for new votersHouse Speaker Mike Johnson has teed up a vote this week on a bill that would keep the federal government funded for six more months.
House Republican unveil bill to avoid shutdown. Senate Democrats say they're wasting precious time
Read full article: House Republican unveil bill to avoid shutdown. Senate Democrats say they're wasting precious timeHouse Republicans have unveiled legislation to avoid a partial government shutdown at the end of the month.
US Homeland Security halts immigration permits from 4 countries amid concern about sponsorship fraud
Read full article: US Homeland Security halts immigration permits from 4 countries amid concern about sponsorship fraudThe Biden administration has temporarily suspended permits for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans to enter the United States and stay up to two years amid concerns about fraud by their financial sponsors.
Senate passes bill to protect kids online and make tech companies accountable for harmful content
Read full article: Senate passes bill to protect kids online and make tech companies accountable for harmful contentThe Senate has passed legislation designed to protect children from dangerous online content.
Pennsylvania congressman chosen to lead House task force investigating Trump assassination attempt
Read full article: Pennsylvania congressman chosen to lead House task force investigating Trump assassination attemptRepublican Rep. Mike Kelly of Pennsylvania will lead a House task force charged with investigating the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump.
House Republicans vote to rebuke Kamala Harris over administration's handling of border policy
Read full article: House Republicans vote to rebuke Kamala Harris over administration's handling of border policyHouse Republicans are moving quickly to emphasize Vice President Kamala Harris’s role in the Biden administration’s handling of the U.S. border with Mexico.
In fiery speech to Congress, Netanyahu vows 'total victory' in Gaza and denounces US protesters
Read full article: In fiery speech to Congress, Netanyahu vows 'total victory' in Gaza and denounces US protestersIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged in a scathing speech to Congress to achieve “total victory” against Hamas and criticized American opponents of the war in Gaza as “idiots.”.
Republican leaders urge colleagues to steer clear of racist and sexist attacks on Harris
Read full article: Republican leaders urge colleagues to steer clear of racist and sexist attacks on HarrisRepublican leaders are warning party members against using overtly racist and sexist attacks against Vice President Kamala Harris as they and former President Donald Trump’s campaign scramble to adjust to the reality of a new Democratic rival less than four months before Election Day.
Senate to consider bills that aim to protect children and teenagers online
Read full article: Senate to consider bills that aim to protect children and teenagers onlineThe Senate will consider legislation this week that aims to protect children from dangerous online content, moving forward with what could become the first sweeping new regulation of the tech industry in decades.