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House quashes Marjorie Taylor Greene motion to oust speaker Mike Johnson

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Amanda Smith

The House easily quashed Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resolution to oust the Republican speaker, Mike Johnson, on Wednesday, as members of both ...

Republican Hard-Liners Move To Oust House Speaker Mike Johnson

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Amanda Smith

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is leading the hard-line House Republicans who want to oust Speaker Mike Johnson. via Associated Press Rep. ...

House Republicans plan to move forward with contempt action against Attorney General Merrick Garland

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee plans to prepare a resolution to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for ...

House set to vote on Marjorie Taylor Greene effort to remove Mike Johnson

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Amanda Smith

The House is expected to vote this week on a motion to remove Republican Mike Johnson as speaker, but the effort, spearheaded ...

Hakeem Jeffries isn’t speaker yet, but the Democrat may be the most powerful person in Congress

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — Without wielding the gavel or holding a formal job laid out in the Constitution, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries might very ...

Biden keeps quiet as Gaza protesters and police clash on college campuses

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is staying mum about student protests and police crackdowns as Republicans try to turn campus unrest ...

What to expect in New York’s special congressional election

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans’ majority could tighten by another vote after Tuesday’s special congressional election in Buffalo — at least, temporarily. ...

Arizona Democrats attempt to repeal the state’s 19th century abortion ban

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Amanda Smith

For a third straight week, Democrats at the Arizona Legislature are attempting Wednesday to repeal the state’s near-total ban on abortions, again ...

Mitch McConnell Blames Tucker Carlson For The GOP’s ‘Demonization of Ukraine’

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON ― Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) unexpectedly ripped Tucker Carlson on Tuesday, saying the far-right political commentator was to blame ...

Gavin Newsom and House Republicans find common cause on homelessness

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Amanda Smith

Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and GOP Rep. Darrell Issa are on the same side of a political fight. All it took to ...