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Ending weeks of gridlock, Republicans elect Trump ally Mike Johnson as House speaker

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans eagerly elected Rep. Mike Johnson as House speaker on Wednesday, elevating a deeply conservative but lesser-known...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s ability to remain in leadership was thrown into serious risk Tuesday after the US House voted to move...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The threat of a federal government shutdown ended late Saturday, hours before a midnight deadline, as Congress approved a...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky worked to shore up US support for his country on a whirlwind visit to Washington on...

WASHINGTON (AP) — US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday he is directing a House committee to open a formal impeachment inquiry into US...