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Trump, DeSantis and others balk at future Republican debates, with competing calls to change or cancel them
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Republican National Committee is facing a series of tests of its ability to wrangle the 2024 presidential field into participating in or complying with t...
Oct 04, 2023
Laphonza Butler sworn in as replacement for late Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Vice President Kamala Harris swore in Sen. Laphonza Butler to serve as California's senator on Tuesday, replacing the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Butl...
Oct 03, 2023
What to know about Kevin McCarthy's rise and fall from power
Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- GOP Rep. Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday became just the second speaker in history to be subjected to an effort by rank-and-file lawmakers to take away his gavel...
Oct 03, 2023
Sen. Lankford resumes call for bill to stop government shutdowns
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A Republican senator is renewing calls for legislation that would require lawmakers to reach a government funding deal without threat of a shutd...
Oct 03, 2023
White House vows Ukraine aid will continue
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The White House on Tuesday expressed confidence that regardless of developments on Capitol Hill, the U.S. would ultimately provide more assistan...
Oct 03, 2023
House speaker vacancy live updates: Many in GOP want to do away with motion to vacate
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A showdown on Tuesday with a breakaway faction of his own party saw House Speaker Kevin McCarthy removed as leader of the chamber -- a historic development...
Oct 03, 2023
Rep. Henry Cuellar gives firsthand account of being carjacked
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Rep. Henry Cuellar offered his firsthand account Tuesday after he was carjacked at gunpoint Monday night. "I was just coming into my place. Three guys ca...
Oct 03, 2023
Supreme Court hears heated debate over Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Biden administration Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar delivered a forceful defense of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday during a hea...
Oct 03, 2023
Matt Gaetz moves to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker, setting up dramatic vote
Andrew Caballero-reynolds/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Hard-line Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz on Monday night introduced a motion to remove Kevin McCarthy from the House speakership, setting up a...
Oct 03, 2023
Congressman Henry Cuellar carjacked at gunpoint in Washington
U.S. House of Representatives(WASHINGTON) -- Democratic Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar was carjacked at gunpoint Monday night near his residence in the Navy Yard area of Washington, D.C. just blocks from th...
Oct 03, 2023
