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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...
Jay O'Brien, Benjamin Siegel, Rachel Scott, Lauren Peller, and John Parkinson, ABC News 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...
Selina Wang, ABC News 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...
Aaron Katersky, ABC News 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...
Rachel Scott, Lauren Peller, John Parkinson, and Allison Pecorin, ABC News 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...
Armando Garcia, ABC News 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...
Cheyenne Haslett and Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News 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...
Soo Rin Kim and Lalee Ibssa, ABC News 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...
Mike Pappano, ABC News 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...
Lauren Peller, Sarah Beth Hensley , and Mariam Khan, ABC News 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...
Devin Dwyer, ABC News Nov 13, 2023
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