US House Republicans nominate Steve Scalise for speaker -lawmaker
WASHINGTON Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday nominated Steve Scalise to serve as speaker
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US Senator Warren concerned Exxon's plan to buy Pioneer will raise costs
WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat on the Senate Banking panel, said on Wednesday she was concerned
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Factbox-US House Republicans eye Scalise, Jordan for possible next speaker
WASHINGTON Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday could begin voting on a new speaker to
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US House Republicans seek to unite around a new speaker
By David Morgan and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives will try to unite
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US congressman Santos hit with more charges for inflating fundraising numbers
U.S. congressman George Santos was hit with additional criminal charges on Tuesday for inflating his campaign's fundraising numbers
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Laphonza Butler's ascent to the Senate is a key moment for Black LGBTQ representation, advocates say
Shay Franco-Clausen said she has been waiting a long time for someone like Laphonza Butler to rise to one of the highest positions in US government.
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US House Republicans face tangled path to picking a new speaker
By David Morgan WASHINGTON Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives will try to move closer to
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Many in House GOP caution against tying Israel and Ukraine aid together
The Biden administration and congressional Democrats are weighing tying legislation for additional military support for Israel with military assistance for Ukraine, setting up a showdown with congressional Republicans opposed to helping Ukraine amid the tumult in the speaker-less chamber.
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U.S. Senate moves quickly toward confirming Lew as ambassador to Israel
(Clarifies date in paragraph 3) WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate could confirm President Joe Biden's nominee to be ambassador to
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US House Republicans plot next moves on leader, McCarthy says he would go back
By Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON Less than a week after becoming the first U.S. Speaker of the House of
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1 chart to explain the current dysfunction in Congress
Proof of Congress' ongoing dysfunction is in its current paralysis. Republicans have a few more votes in the House, but they don't exactly have a governing majority.
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Israel war adds urgency to US Republican House speaker crisis
By Joey Roulette and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives face new pressure to select
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