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How Congress Could Bypass Republican Opposition to Funding Ukraine

Lawmakers in the House may resort to an arcane procedural move to force action on a foreign aid bill that…

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Johnson Stumbles, Deepening Republican Disarray and His Own Challenges

Little more than 100 days into his tenure, the speaker who was handed an impossible job has only made it…

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Conservatives Revolt Anew Over Johnson Deal to Avert Shutdown

A dozen hard-line Republicans ground business to a halt in protest of the deal Speaker Mike Johnson struck with Democrats…

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House Dysfunction by the Numbers: 724 Votes, Only 26 Laws Enacted

The tally reflects the extraordinary chaos and paralysis that gripped the House in 2023, when lawmakers did more voting but…

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A ‘Historical and Hysterical’ House Flees After a Tumultuous Year

An ousted speaker, internal divisions and a race to the exits characterized the first year of the chaos-wracked Republican majority.

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Democrats Move to Pressure Republican House Leadership to Expel Santos

A new resolution to expel Representative George Santos was introduced on Tuesday by Democrats, increasing the likelihood of a vote…

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In Hitler’s Birthplace, Soul-Searching Over a Poisonous Past

The Austrian government is turning the house where Hitler was born into a police station. But many think it should…

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House Republicans, Stalled on Spending, Weaponize the Power of the Purse

As Congress struggles to do the bare minimum of keeping the government funded, House Republicans are using the annual federal…

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Trumpism Is Running the House

The three-week battle to choose a House speaker may be over, yet the fallout for the United States and its…

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Could Mike Johnson, the New House Speaker, Undermine the 2024 Election?

The Louisiana Republican played a pivotal role in efforts to overturn the 2020 election. But his elevation to the top…

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