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  • Ilhan OmarPolitics

    America may soon lose a Muslim, African-born lawmaker from its Foreign Affairs Committee: Ilhan Omar

    By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, and others
  • Adam SchiffPolitics

    Speaker Kevin McCarthy vows to purge Trump foes Schiff and Swalwell from intelligence committee as they decry ‘political vengeance’

    By Kevin Freking and The Associated Press
  • Lauren BoebertPolitics

    ‘This is actually, a really beautiful thing,’ Lauren Boebert says of the worst trainwreck electing a speaker of the House in 100 years

    By Kevin Freking and The Associated Press
  • Kevin McCarthyPolitics

    Kevin McCarthy fails in 4th and 5th speaker votes as Republican chaos in Congress shows no sign of ending

    By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, and others
  • Kevin McCarthyPolitics

    Kevin McCarthy continues quest to overturn historic defeat for speaker’s seat—and says he has Trump’s support

    By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, and others
  • US House Minority Leader, Kevin McCarthy, Republican of California, speaks during his weekly press briefing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on January 21, 2021. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm / AFP) (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)Politics

    House Republicans adjourn for the day in chaos after failing to elect Kevin McCarthy as speaker in a historic defeat

    By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, and others
  • Kevin McCarthyPolitics

    Kevin McCarthy becomes first speaker candidate in 100 years to lose a vote from his own party

    By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, and others
  • The Senate side of the Capitol is seen in Washington, early Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022, as lawmakers rush to complete passage of a bill to fund the government before a midnight Friday deadline, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Politics

    House passes $1.7 trillion spending bill as lawmakers race to avoid partial government shutdown

    By Kevin Freking and The Associated Press
  • Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks during a news conference, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022, after the passing of the omnibus on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)Finance

    Senate passes $1.7 trillion bill to keep government open and aid Ukraine

    By Kevin Freking and The Associated Press
  • Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, confers with Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., outside the chamber as lawmakers rush to complete passage of a $1.7 trillion bill to fund the government before a midnight Friday deadline or face the prospect of a partial government shutdown going into the Christmas holiday, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Politics

    Senate’s $1.7 trillion bill to keep the government open and aide Ukraine is snagged on a fight over border rules

    By Kevin Freking and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, center, speaks during a briefing at the White House in Washington, May 16, 2022, as Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, left, and Environmental Protection Agency administrator Michael Regan, right, listen. The Biden administration is saying the U.S. economy would face a severe economic shock if senators don’t pass legislation this week to avert a rail worker strike. Walsh and Buttigieg are meeting with Democratic senators Thursday, Dec. 1, to underscore that rail companies will begin shuttering operations well before a potential strike begins on Dec. 9. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)Politics

    Congress passes bill imposing rail contract to avert crippling railroad shutdown—but without the paid sick days unions wanted

    By Kevin Freking, Josh Funk, and others
  • Pete ButtigiegPolitics

    Do rail workers deserve sick leave? Biden’s White House wants the Senate to force a deal without one.

    By Kevin Freking, Josh Funk, and others
  • FILE – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., right, listens as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., left, speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, Nov. 29, 2022, about their meeting with President Joe Biden. Congress is moving swiftly to prevent a looming U.S. rail workers strike. Lawmakers are reluctantly intervening in a labor dispute to stop what would surely be a devastating blow to the nation’s economy if the transportation of fuel, food and other critical goods was disrupted (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)Politics

    House votes to impose rail contract with paid sick days to head off crippling railroad shutdown

    By Kevin Freking and The Associated Press
  • Paul Pelosi, left, with Nancy PelosiPolitics

    ‘Where is Nancy?’ An intruder broke into Nancy Pelosi’s home and assaulted her husband with a hammer after calling her name

    By The Associated Press, Kevin Freking, and others
  • Donald TrumpPolitics

    House committee reaches deal to get financial records from Trump’s former accounting firm

    By Kevin Freking and The Associated Press