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Shutdown saga exposes new fault lines for Speaker Johnson and tests his grip on the gavel

WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the most turbulent sessions of Congress in the modern era is about to make way for the next one.Midnight passage of the government shutdown package put in...

After investigating Jan. 6, House GOP sides with Trump and goes after Liz Cheney

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wrapping up their own investigation on the Jan. 6 2021 Capitol attack, House Republicans have concluded it’s former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney who should be prosecuted for probing what...

Trump and Republicans in Congress eye an ambitious 100-day agenda, starting with tax cuts

WASHINGTON (AP) — A tax break for millionaires, and almost everyone else.An end to the COVID-19-era government subsidies that some Americans have used to purchase health insurance.Limits to food stamps, including for...

Speaker Johnson’s ‘epic’ weekend with Trump shows strengths and limits of his power

WASHINGTON (AP) — There was House Speaker Mike Johnson walking behind President-elect Donald Trump’s entourage into Saturday night’s UFC fight at Madison Square Garden, his stature overcome by the enormity of the...

Trump is already testing Congress and daring Republicans to oppose him

WASHINGTON (AP) — After a resounding election victory, delivering what President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans call a “mandate” to govern, an uneasy political question is emerging: Will there be any room for...

Congress returns to unfinished business and a new Trump era

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that Republicans are “ready to deliver” President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda after his election victory, insisting the GOP won’t make the mistakes of...

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