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GOP lawmaker claims Kevin McCarthy elbowed him after meeting, sparking altercation
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett, one of the eight Republicans who voted to oust Kevin McCarthy from the speakership last month, claimed to ABC News that Mc...
Nov 14, 2023
Expectations low for high-stakes Biden-Xi summit amid tensions
Lintao Zhang/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are set to meet Wednesday in the San Francisco area at an undisclosed location for their first face-to-f...
Nov 14, 2023
Sam Miele, fundraiser for Rep. George Santos, pleads guilty to wire fraud
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Sam Miele, a fundraiser for embattled Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., pleaded guilty to wire fraud Tuesday in connection with impersonating an aide to then-Hous...
Nov 14, 2023
Democrats help Johnson pass GOP bill to avoid government shutdown
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- In a bipartisan vote, the House has passed Speaker Mike Johnson's plan to avert a government shutdown just days ahead of a Friday deadline. The final vote...
Nov 14, 2023
Texas House considers bill that authorizes officers to arrest migrants, would be one of strictest immigration laws in US
Bloomberg Creative Photos/Getty Images(AUSTIN, Texas) -- The Texas House of Representatives is expected to review on Tuesday what would be one of the strictest immigration laws in the country if passe...
Nov 14, 2023
Biden says Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza 'must be protected' from Israel-Hamas fighting
Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden said on Monday he had told Israel he had concerns about conditions at and around the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza where its forces are fi...
Nov 14, 2023
Trump compares political opponents to 'vermin' who he will 'root out,' alarming historians
Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump vowed this weekend to "root out" his political opponents, who he said "live like vermin" as he warned supporters tha...
Nov 13, 2023
GOP candidates on why party keeps losing, Tim Scott exits race and more takeaways you may have missed
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Some of the major Republican candidates not named Trump saw an opportunity in their party's poor election performances last week: Blame the former president, the...
Nov 13, 2023
With GOP opposition, Speaker Mike Johnson would need Democratic votes to pass plan to avert shutdown
Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The House is set to vote Tuesday on a plan newly-elected Speaker Mike Johnson has pitched to avert a looming government shutdown -- yet...
Nov 13, 2023
Under ethics pressure, Supreme Court announces it's adopting code of conduct
joe daniel price/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday released a formal "Code of Conduct" for the justices, responding to years of criticism that the nation's highest court doe...
Nov 13, 2023
