Two leaders of the Republican Party made history on Tuesday. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) became the longest-serving party leader in the…
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The congressional committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot spent the past two weeks publishing thousands of transcripts, emails, text exchanges,…
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Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) was elected Senate president pro tempore Tuesday, becoming the first woman to hold the job since its inception and…
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From the outset, Republicans were opposed to the creation of an independent Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE). The idea arose in the 110th…
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It was less than an hour after Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field in Cincinnati that Turning Point USA’s Charlie…
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SANTOS, Brazil — Authorities in Brazil are seeking to reinstate a 15-year-old fraud charge against George Santos, the latest controversy to hit the…
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We’ll soon learn whether Kevin McCarthy has the votes to become speaker of the House. But the concessions he made in pursuit of…
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The House might or might not elect a speaker on Tuesday, and that speaker might or might not wind up being Rep. Kevin…
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The start of a new Congress is always accompanied by anticipation about what laws, alliances and political skirmishes will take shape in the…
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House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and his allies have spent the past 72 hours working the phones, trying to salvage his career…