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Few know Shalanda Young. But she saved the US from the kinds of economic crises Trump now faces

Read full article: Few know Shalanda Young. But she saved the US from the kinds of economic crises Trump now faces

Few Democrats found ways to negotiate with Republicans quite like Shalanda Young — whose work as White House budget director stopped several potential economic crises from erupting.

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North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore's win marks big change in state's congressional delegation

Read full article: North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore's win marks big change in state's congressional delegation

North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore is one of three Republicans expected to flip U.S. House seats after new district maps were drawn for the 2024 elections.

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North Carolina's 5 open congressional seats drawing candidates in droves

Read full article: North Carolina's 5 open congressional seats drawing candidates in droves

Dozens of Republicans are competing for five of North Carolina's 14 congressional seats on Super Tuesday.

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Punishing their own but passing few laws, a Congress in chaos leaves much to do in 2024

Read full article: Punishing their own but passing few laws, a Congress in chaos leaves much to do in 2024

This Congress started with showy bluster, a bitter 15-round, multi-day spectacle to elect a House speaker who vowed to “never quit,” and then did just that.

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North Carolina Rep. McHenry, who led House through speaker stalemate, won't seek reelection in 2024

Read full article: North Carolina Rep. McHenry, who led House through speaker stalemate, won't seek reelection in 2024

North Carolina Rep. Patrick McHenry won't seek reelection to the U.S. House next year after all.

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Republicans reject Rep. Jim Jordan a third time as House speaker

Read full article: Republicans reject Rep. Jim Jordan a third time as House speaker

Republicans have dropped Jim Jordan as their nominee for House speaker, setting them back to square one with no clear plan ahead.

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GOP's Jordan says he's still running for House gavel, but plan for a temporary speaker falls flat

Read full article: GOP's Jordan says he's still running for House gavel, but plan for a temporary speaker falls flat

Refusing to drop out, Republican Rep. Jim Jordan is telling GOP colleagues he is still running for House speaker.

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House speaker live updates | Next round of voting set for Thursday after Jordan comes up short again

Read full article: House speaker live updates | Next round of voting set for Thursday after Jordan comes up short again

There will be no further votes for House speaker on Wednesday after Republicans reached an impasse on how to move forward.

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GOP’s Jim Jordan will try again to become House speaker, but his detractors are considering options

Read full article: GOP’s Jim Jordan will try again to become House speaker, but his detractors are considering options

Rep. Jim Jordan has failed to win the vote to become House speaker on a crucial second ballot.

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House Republicans are mired in chaos after ousting McCarthy and rejecting Scalise. What's next?

Read full article: House Republicans are mired in chaos after ousting McCarthy and rejecting Scalise. What's next?

The U.S. House has been without a leader for more than a week, as majority Republicans threw out Speaker Kevin McCarthy and refused to rally around his No. 2, Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise.

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Some want to grant temporary House speaker more power as Republican gridlock stalls Congress

Read full article: Some want to grant temporary House speaker more power as Republican gridlock stalls Congress

Rep. Patrick McHenry is presiding over the House as speaker pro tempore following the unprecedented ouster of Kevin McCarthy.

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Scalise is the GOP's pick to be the House speaker but he faces an uncertain path. What happens next?

Read full article: Scalise is the GOP's pick to be the House speaker but he faces an uncertain path. What happens next?

The speaker of the House is normally elected every two years, in January, when the House organizes for a new session.

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Republicans nominate Steve Scalise to be House speaker but struggle to unite quickly and elect him

Read full article: Republicans nominate Steve Scalise to be House speaker but struggle to unite quickly and elect him

Republicans have nominated Rep. Steve Scalise to be the next House speaker.

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After one week without a House speaker, Republicans appear no closer to choosing a new leader

Read full article: After one week without a House speaker, Republicans appear no closer to choosing a new leader

The House Republican majority is stuck and unable to coalesce around a new speaker.

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Supporters of US aid to Ukraine are watching the turmoil in the House with growing alarm

Read full article: Supporters of US aid to Ukraine are watching the turmoil in the House with growing alarm

The future of additional U.S. aid to Ukraine is in doubt now that Kevin McCarthy has been ousted as House speaker.

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McCarthy's ouster leaves the House adrift as divided Republicans seek to unite behind a new leader

Read full article: McCarthy's ouster leaves the House adrift as divided Republicans seek to unite behind a new leader

The stunning removal of Rep. Kevin McCarthy as speaker has left the House adrift.

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Kevin McCarthy is out as speaker of the House. Here’s what’s next

Read full article: Kevin McCarthy is out as speaker of the House. Here’s what’s next

The House of Representatives has entered uncharted territory after the success of a last-ditch, right-wing effort to remove fellow Republican Kevin McCarthy from the speakership.

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Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina is the leader of the House, at least for now

Read full article: Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina is the leader of the House, at least for now

Now that Kevin McCarthy is out of his job as House speaker, one of his top lieutenants is presiding over the chamber while the chamber figures out who will be the next leader.

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Kevin McCarthy is out as speaker of the House. Here's what's next

Read full article: Kevin McCarthy is out as speaker of the House. Here's what's next

The House of Representatives has entered uncharted territory after the success of a last-ditch, right-wing effort to remove fellow Republican Kevin McCarthy from the speakership.

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How Biden and McCarthy struck a debt limit deal and staved off a catastrophe

Read full article: How Biden and McCarthy struck a debt limit deal and staved off a catastrophe

Perhaps most critical to locking up the debt limit deal were President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s five handpicked negotiators, three men and two women unknown to most outside government.

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Debt ceiling agreement gets thumbs up from business groups, jeers from some on political right

Read full article: Debt ceiling agreement gets thumbs up from business groups, jeers from some on political right

The reviews are starting to come in about the debt ceiling agreement reached by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

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What's next on the debt ceiling: Selling the plan and making a deal into a law

Read full article: What's next on the debt ceiling: Selling the plan and making a deal into a law

To pass their debt ceiling deal, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden will now have to sell it to their respective parties.

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Biden, GOP reach tentative deal to raise debt ceiling, avoid calamitous US default

Read full article: Biden, GOP reach tentative deal to raise debt ceiling, avoid calamitous US default

President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have reached an “agreement in principle” to resolve the looming debt crisis.

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Debt ceiling talks grind on, but Republicans say there's a 'lack of urgency' from White House

Read full article: Debt ceiling talks grind on, but Republicans say there's a 'lack of urgency' from White House

Debt ceiling talks showed few signs of outward progress as negotiators for President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are trading more budget-cutting ideas.

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Intensity and insults rise as lawmakers debate debt ceiling

Read full article: Intensity and insults rise as lawmakers debate debt ceiling

This year’s debt ceiling debate has a different feel to it for some lawmakers.

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Bank failures and rescue test Yellen's decades of experience

Read full article: Bank failures and rescue test Yellen's decades of experience

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen worked against the clock with other regulators, lawmakers and business leaders to come up with a plan that would prevent a full blown banking crisis.

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GOP's new committee leaders prepare blitz of investigations

Read full article: GOP's new committee leaders prepare blitz of investigations

House Republicans are promising aggressive oversight of the Biden administration once they assume the majority next year.

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House panel to hold hearing on crypto exchange FTX collapse

Read full article: House panel to hold hearing on crypto exchange FTX collapse

Lawmakers plan to investigate the failure of FTX, the large crypto exchange that collapsed last week and filed for bankruptcy protection, leaving investors and customers staring at losses that could total in the billions of dollars.

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New crypto oversight legislation arrives as industry shakes

Read full article: New crypto oversight legislation arrives as industry shakes

After 13 years, at least three crashes, dozens of scams and Ponzi schemes and hundreds of billions of dollars made and evaporated, cryptocurrencies finally have the full attention of Congress.

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House Republicans, bullish on midterms, plot return to power

Read full article: House Republicans, bullish on midterms, plot return to power

Republican lawmakers gathered at a retreat in Florida this week to plot out strategy for this year's midterm elections.

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Treasury: Most COVID rental aid went to low-income residents

Read full article: Treasury: Most COVID rental aid went to low-income residents

The U.S. Treasury Department has concluded that more than 80% of the billions of dollars in federal rental assistance during the pandemic went to low-income tenants.

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With McCain in mind, Sinema reaches for bipartisanship

Read full article: With McCain in mind, Sinema reaches for bipartisanship

Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is known for doing the unthinkable in Washington — spending time with Republicans.

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Homicides are up, but GOP misleads with claims about blame

Read full article: Homicides are up, but GOP misleads with claims about blame

Some police organizations and Republican politicians are blaming Democrats and last year's defund the police effort for a troubling rise in homicides in many cities across the country.

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Deadline looms, but COVID relief deal may be far off

Read full article: Deadline looms, but COVID relief deal may be far off

She said the two sides would take stock on Tuesday, which she has staked out as the deadline if a deal is to be reached before the election. Pelosi is angling for the best deal she can get — maybe that’s now, maybe it’s later. And if history is any guide, prospects for a deal in the lame-duck session after the election could be dim. But the Senate GOP bill has failed once before, and Trump himself says it's too puny. For months she has been promising a COVID relief package of more than $2 trillion stuffed with Obama-era stimulus ideas.

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New jobs report diminishes GOP appetite for more virus aid

Read full article: New jobs report diminishes GOP appetite for more virus aid

WASHINGTON An unexpectedly strong jobs report could further scramble an already uncertain picture for passing a fifth and possibly final coronavirus aid bill. The positive statistics are feeding the wait-and-see approach of the White House and its GOP allies in Congress. Republicans say the numbers vindicate their decision to take a pause and assess the almost $3 trillion in assistance they already have approved. The coming weeks are expected to bring difficult negotiations over what the package should contain, just months before an election where the White House and control of Congress are at stake. Fridays jobs report showed a 2.5 million gain instead of an expected loss of millions more, complicating prospects for the aid talks.

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