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Mike Johnson earns bipartisan praise for backing Ukraine aid, suggesting his speakership is safe

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Amanda Smith

Speaker Mike Johnson earned praise from both a top Republican and a progressive Democrat on Sunday for allowing votes on a $95 ...

US House speaker Mike Johnson will try to pass Israel aid this week

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Amanda Smith

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson said on Sunday he would try to pass aid to ...

Low-profile New York City judge race tests DC power broker’s political juice

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Amanda Smith

NEW YORK — A high-ranking House Democrat dealing with problems of global scale in the nation’s capital is facing a hyperlocal test ...

GOP lawmakers say strikes in Iraq and Syria aren’t enough

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Amanda Smith

Prominent Republican lawmakers were quick to criticize Friday’s airstrikes in Iraq and Syria as insufficient following the deaths of three U.S. soldiers ...

Are the U.S. and China on a collision course after Biden-Xi summit?

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Amanda Smith

Biden touts restart of military-to-military communication with China President Joe Biden addressed the nation after his meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping, ...

Republican search for new US House leader returns to square one

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Amanda Smith

By David Morgan and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans, whose party infighting has paralyzed the U.S. House of Representatives for three ...