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House Republicans Pass Bill Giving Parents More Say on What Is Taught in Public Schools
Friday’s vote was an early test of unity for House Republicans, who have a thin majority. Lawmakers had proposed a score of potential amendments to the bill, including provisions that target transgender students.
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DC Braces for ‘Robust Oversight' After Criminal Code Fiasco
President Joe Biden’s signature on a measure nullifying the recent overhaul of the District of Columbia criminal code marked the end of one bruising public fight between Congress and local lawmakers. But the bigger battle is only just beginning. Already House Republicans are promising a season of direct congressional intervention in local affairs. House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer,...
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House GOP Asks DC Leaders to Testify in Oversight Hearing on Crime
The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability plans to hold a hearing later this month on D.C. crime and has requested several city officials to testify. Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer, R-Ky, sent letters Wednesday to D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelson, Councilmember Charles Allen, D.C. Chief Financial Officer Glen Lee and Greggory Pemberton, chairman of the D.C. Police Union....
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House GOP to Hold Oversight Hearing on DC Crime
The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability is calling for D.C. leaders to testify at a hearing on crime in the city. News4’s Mark Segraves reports two prominent officials have not been invited to the hearing.
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House GOP Votes to Overturn DC Criminal Code, Voting Law Changes
In back-to-back votes, the House voted Thursday to overturn a sweeping rewrite of the criminal code passed by the D.C. Council last year and a new law that would grant noncitizens the right to vote in local elections. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.
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House Votes to Overturn DC Criminal Code and Voting Laws
The Republican-held House has launched the first salvo in what could be a long-running feud with the District of Columbia over self-government in the nation’s capital. In back-to-back votes, the House voted to overturn a sweeping rewrite of the criminal code passed by the City Council last year and a new local law that grants noncitizens the right to vote...
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Biden Warns of GOP Plans to Slash Medicare and Social Security Benefits
When Republicans howled in protests during the State of the Union over President Biden’s suggestion that the GOP wanted to slash Medicare and Medicaid, it showcased a stunning turnaround for the Republican Party that built a brand on doing just that.
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House GOP Plans ‘Disapproval' Votes on DC Laws
House Republicans have taken the first procedural step to try to block two new D.C. laws from taking effect. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.
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Biden Celebrates Easing Inflation, Acknowledges ‘More Work to Do'
President Joe Biden spoke Thursday to celebrate the easing inflation rates after the Consumer Price Index showed a dip to 6.5%.
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McCarthy Fails for 3rd Day in Bitter GOP House Speaker Fight
The House stalemate over choosing a new speaker has held firm through a long, excruciating third day and evening of voting with no conclusion. But glimmers of a deal began to emerge late Thursday. Party leader Kevin McCarthy is determined to win over enough fellow Republicans. He has offered the conservative holdouts rule changes to give them more power to...
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Who Is Byron Donalds? Florida Republican Emerges as Alternative for House Speaker
As Republicans struggled for a second day to elect a House speaker, Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida emerged as the choice of conservative holdouts who are refusing to support Kevin McCarthy’s bid.
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GOP's McCarthy Rejected for House Speaker — Again and Again
House Republicans plowed through the second day of the new Congress, with no clear off-ramp from their political chaos over electing leader Kevin McCarthy as the new speaker. A Wednesday night session was initially planned, but they instead gave up amid a shouting, crowded vote to adjourn. After lengthy closed-door meetings with conservative holdouts, McCarthy said more voting would not...
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McCarthy Seizes House Speakership After Grueling Voting Process
After four contentious days of voting, negotiations and Republican infighting, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was voted in as House speaker early Saturday morning.
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McCarthy's Fight With GOP's Right Flank Stalls Speaker Bid
Republican leader Kevin McCarthy has fallen far short in voting to become House speaker.
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2024 Presidential Primary Poll: Majority of Americans Satisfied with Iowa, New Hampshire Batting Leadoff
Few Americans – including Democrats, Republicans, and voters of color – expressed a desire to put South Carolina or Nevada at the front of the primary line in a new LX News/Morning Consult poll.
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Kyrsten Sinema Switches to Independent. What That Means for Democrats in the Senate
Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s left the Democrat Party and registered as an independent. Here’s what that means for the the balance of power in the Senate.
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House GOP Pushes Hunter Biden Probe Despite Thin Majority
Republicans are getting ready to investigate President Joe Biden’s son Hunter next year when they take control of the U.S. House.
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Battleground Republicans Unload on Trump Ahead of Expected 2024 Announcement
Republicans in battleground states and elsewhere — bruised by sweeping losses for a third straight election — are casting blame in a direction they were once reluctant to point: toward former President Donald Trump.
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Watch: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Midterm Elections: “This Election Is a Victory”
The Democrats retained control of the Senate after Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto defeated Republican Adam Laxalt in Nevada.
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Biden Pledges to Focus on Bipartisanship After Democrats Defy Expectations in Midterms
President Joe Biden spoke Wednesday to celebrate the Democrats’ strong performance in the 2022 midterm elections, pledging to continue to reach across the aisle to pass bipartisan legislation.