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April 26April 26
House votes to pass debt ceiling bill in win for McCarthy
- Politics
The House voted Wednesday to pass a bill raising the nation’s debt ceiling, after days of wrangling Republican lawmakers to unify behind the package, which would bolster House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s position at the negotiating table with the White House.

Ceci Partridge
April 07April 07
Tennessee House GOP expels 2 Democrats in retaliation over gun control protest, on ‘sad day for democracy’
- Politics
Two Democratic members of the Tennessee House of Representatives have been expelled while a third member was spared in an ousting by Republican lawmakers that was decried by the trio as oppressive, vindictive and racially motivated.

Ceci Partridge
April 07April 07
How a trio of ProPublica reporters landed an explosive story on Justice Clarence Thomas
- Politics
A team of ProPublica reporters earlier this year began looking into the travel of various Supreme Court justices, not entirely sure what they would find, if anything. But after a little digging, the trio of journalists stumbled upon something that piqued their interest.

Ceci Partridge
January 27
GOP-led committees plan to issue subpoenas in Biden probes without consulting Democrats
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- Politics
The GOP-led House Judiciary Committee and select subcommittee on the so-called weaponization of the federal government plan to adopt a rule that will allow Republican members to issue subpoenas without consulting Democrats days ahead of time, according to three sources familiar with the matter.

Pristine Villarreal
January 17January 17
What we know about ex-GOP candidate arrested in connection with shootings at homes of New Mexico Democrats
- National
- Politics
An unsuccessful Republican candidate for state office in New Mexico who attributed his defeat to a “rigged” election is accused of masterminding a series of shootings targeting the homes of elected Democrats

Ceci Partridge
January 12January 12
Former US attorney named special counsel in Biden document probe
- Politics
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday appointed a special counsel to take over the investigation into the Obama-era classified documents found at President Joe Biden’s home and former private office.

Ceci Partridge
January 04January 04
What happens in the House when there is no speaker?
- Politics
House Republicans’ failure to elect a speaker on Tuesday after multiple rounds of voting isn’t just denying the GOP a leader — it’s holding up much of the functioning of the chamber.

Ceci Partridge
January 03January 03
House adjourns after chaotic day without electing a speaker as McCarthy fails to lock down votes
- National
- Politics
The new House GOP majority is locked in a chaotic once-in-a-century fight to determine who will serve as the next speaker after Republican Kevin McCarthy failed to secure the necessary support to win in three rounds of voting on Tuesday. The House is now adjourned until Wednesday at noon as Republicans scramble to find a path forward.

Ceci Partridge

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