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Biden, McCarthy turn to selling debt ceiling deal to restive CongressHouse GOP and Democratic leaders must overcome numerous hurdles as they assess whether they have enough votes to push through a debt ceiling compromise bill.Read complete article
Texas Republicans pass voting bills targeting large Democratic countyThe new law would single out Houston, with its sizable Black population, for a different election process.
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This low-profile committee could sink or save the Biden-McCarthy dealKevin McCarthy agreed to add three far-right conservatives to the Rules Committee in order to win enough votes to become House speaker. That trio now holds the fate of this legislation in their hands.
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The top 10 Republican presidential candidates for 2024, rankedA suddenly crowded race to become the Trump alternative is underway as DeSantis cedes some ground.
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Trump vs. DeSantis: It’s about to get weirdIt wasn't just the botched Twitter launch; it was everything that followed, and what it portends in a party that has increasingly embraced provocation as policy.
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Biden’s problem with the debt ceiling blame game The president and the Democrats don’t appear to have the upper hand as much as Obama did. In fact, an unprecedented new poll shows slightly more would blame Biden for a default.
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Women who support Trump cite party, economy over sexual misconductWomen in a key swing county in Pennsylvania say they'd still vote for Trump, even after a New York jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation of E. Jean Carroll.
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Biden circle seeks to boost Harris ahead of 2024 Biden's team is seeking to bolster Harris amid renewed questions on his age as he seeks reelection
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Biden, McCarthy reach ‘agreement in principle’ to raise debt ceiling as default loomsCongress still has to pass the agreement. Otherwise, the U.S. government could run out of cash on June 5.
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California Democrats divided on Dianne Feinstein serving to term’s endIn California, Sen. Dianne Feinstein's health status is still stirring consternation among her supporters and detractors alike.
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McCarthy’s salesmanship to conservatives to be tested with debt dealPresident Biden declared that the final deal must be something he and the House speaker "can sell to both sides." McCarthy faces the tougher test.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been impeached. Here’s why.The attorney general was impeached Saturday by fellow Republicans, the first time in nearly 50 years that an official has been ousted by the Texas legislature.
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The top 10 Republican presidential candidates for 2024, rankedA suddenly crowded race to become the Trump alternative is underway as DeSantis cedes some ground.
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What is the debt ceiling, and what happens if the U.S. hits it?What happens when Congress raises the debt ceiling? What happens if the government defaults? It will not be pretty if the federal government defaults on the national debt.
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Nikki Haley let the Confederate flag fly until a massacre forced her handCritics say Nikki Haley obscures her refusal to remove the Confederate flag from State House grounds until a massacre at a Black church forced her hand.
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Trump is in a tier by himself. The 2024 GOP nomination is his to lose.With the Republican field almost set and the summer campaign season beginning, Donald Trump is in a commanding position, but Ron DeSantis and others hope to deny him the nomination.
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Debt ceiling crisis forces Biden to wrestle with limits on his powerLiberals want the president to blow past the debt limit on his own. The White House is not sure it can, or should.
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Robert Zimmer, champion for free speech on campuses, dies at 75At the University of Chicago, Dr. Zimmer oversaw the "Chicago Principles" on free expression that was later adopted by dozens of institutions.
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Climate protesters indicted for smearing paint around case of Degas statueEdgar Degas’s “Little Dancer Aged Fourteen” sculpture in the National Gallery of Art was covered in black and red paint following the April protest.
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How oversight committee Republicans are keeping their conspiracy aliveRarely have accusations gone so far on so little.
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Judge blocks South Carolina abortion ban so state high court can reviewA judge paused South Carolina's six-week abortion ban while a challenge makes its way to the state's Supreme Court, he said.
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Boebert dismisses antisemitism push as effort to target conservativesThe White House announces a campaign against antisemitism. Boebert says it's a way to "go after conservatives."
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N.D. Gov. Doug Burgum to launch GOP presidential bid June 7Republican Doug Burgum, a wealthy software entrepreneur, is in his second term as North Dakota governor.
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