Deirdre Walsh
Stories
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Sen. Tuberville drops his monthslong hold on military promotions
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., says he is dropping his hold on hundreds of military promotions.
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House Republicans prepare for official vote to authorize impeachment inquiry
House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan and House Oversight Chairman James Comer argue President Biden and his family members engaged in influence peddling.
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Congress avoids shutdown, setting up spending pileup for early next year
Infighting among Republicans threatens to derail plans to pass long-term spending bills next year.
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Speaker Johnson navigates 'mission impossible' to avoid shutdown, without clear plan
Congress has a week to avoid a government shutdown. But the new speaker is facing familiar GOP divisions trying to pass his party's own spending bills and still hasn't decided on a short term bill.
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Sen. Joe Manchin announces he won't seek reelection in 2024
West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin will not seek reelection to the Senate in 2024, Democrats have a narrow majority and face and uphill battle to retain his seat.
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Democrats zero in on Speaker Johnson in effort to flip House control
Johnson plays key political role raising money and driving campaign strategy as speaker. Democrats say the new speaker's policies make him an issue, but his low national profile could make that hard.
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Louisiana Republican Mike Johnson elected speaker of the House
House Republicans have elected Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., to be the next speaker. He will take office with just over three weeks before government funding expires on Nov. 17.
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Ohio Republican Jim Jordan fails again to get the votes needed to be House speaker
The House is still without a speaker after Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio failed a second ballot. The path to filling the job is still very unclear.
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Jordan struggles to get votes for gavel, some Republicans float temporary speaker
The House of Representatives remains paralyzed as House Republicans continue to be sharply divided about a path forward to elect the next speaker. Rep. Jordan's nomination goes to a second vote.
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After two weeks of chaos, House to vote on Jim Jordan for speaker of the House
The House is set to vote this afternoon on the nomination of Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, to be speaker of the House.