Justice is based on facts and whether lawbreaking occurred. Kevin McCarthy’s goal should be for the truth to come out.
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Biden, McCarthy head into showdown as debt limit crisis nears
The president will host the House speaker and other congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday.
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Biden needles House Republicans amid concerns about cuts to veterans programs
The president tweeted a flow chart that he mockingly said was meant to show Republicans if they were protecting veterans with their vote on a debt ceiling bill.
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House speaker says Russia must pull out of Ukraine
Kevin McCarthy blistered Russia’s ‘killing of the children’ and distanced himself from some in the Republican party who oppose additional major U.S. aid to Ukraine.
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House votes to restore solar panel tariffs paused by Biden
The House voted Friday to reinstate tariffs on solar panel imports from several Southeast Asian countries.
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Biden’s official entry to 2024 race shapes House and Senate fight
Biden’s formal entry into the 2024 campaign clarifies the contours of down-ballot races.
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Appeals court halts House interview with former Trump prosecutor
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay late Wednesday, hours after a lower court judge ruled there was no legal basis to block the Judiciary Committee’s subpoena to Mark Pomerantz.
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House Republicans vote to ban trans athletes from women’s sports
The two-page bill proposed by a Florida congressman is just one of scores being introduced at the state and local level that target LGBTQ rights.
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U.S. House Republicans subpoena former prosecutor in Trump case
Rep. Jim Jordan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, ordered Mark Pomerantz to testify before the committee by April 30.
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Bill would hide home addresses of congressional candidates
Maine lawmakers consider measure to keep residential addresses off campaign paperwork for contenders for U.S. House and U.S. Senate.