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What the House Republicans' new rules change, from speaker power to spending
Tetra Images - Henryk Sadura/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- House Republicans on Monday approved news rules for the chamber for the next two years, in the first major legislative action after the chaotic...
Jan 10, 2023
DOJ reviewing as Biden lawyer says classified docs found in his old office
Thinkstock/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Justice has launched a preliminary review into classified documents found at the University of Pennsylvania's Penn Biden Center in Washington, ...
Jan 10, 2023
After McCarthy's deal to become speaker, House GOP takes up new rules
Michael Godek/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- To secure the House speakership, California Republican Kevin McCarthy cut a sweeping deal with some of the most conservative members of his conference that in...
Jan 10, 2023
Watchdog complaint alleges Rep. George Santos committed campaign finance violations
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A federal watchdog on Monday urged the Federal Election Commission to investigate Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., alleging he violated federal campaign finance ...
Jan 09, 2023
Fulton County grand jury submits final report on Donald Trump's alleged interference in 2020 election
Mint Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- After months of closed door testimony, the special grand jury seated as part of the Fulton County, Georgia, investigation into potential 2020 election interferenc...
Jan 09, 2023
House Republicans propose sweeping committee to review government's criminal investigations
Tim Graham/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- House Republicans plan to give a new panel sweeping authority to investigate active criminal investigations, a mandate that could set up new fights with the...
Jan 09, 2023
Explaining Biden's new border strategy: Expelling some migrants while expanding some asylum claims
Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration last week announced a significant new crackdown on unauthorized migration at the border while opening new legal pathways ...
Jan 08, 2023
Biden focuses on El Paso in his first presidential trip to the US-Mexico border
Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden visited the U.S.- Mexico border on Sunday, his first trip since taking office, with a stop in El Paso, Texas, before he...
Jan 08, 2023
Perry won't recuse himself from possible GOP investigation of Jan. 6 probe investigating him
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., would not commit on Sunday to recusing himself from a possible House GOP investigation of the Justice Department's Jan. 6 investigation, even though fe...
Jan 08, 2023
Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas dismisses Republican calls to resign over the border
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Sunday rebuffed calls from leading Republicans to step aside -- or risk impeachment -- and underscored the critical nature of ...
Jan 08, 2023
