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Pelosi and Democratic leaders try to guide their party through Biden uproar

Pelosi and Democratic leaders try to guide their party through Biden uproar

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nancy Pelosi’s phone lit up the night of President Joe Biden’s debate performance with a question that has yet ...

Democrats weigh Biden’s impact on House races as Republicans grow confident of holding majority

Democrats weigh Biden’s impact on House races as Republicans grow confident of holding majority

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries provided a succinct answer this week when asked if President Joe Biden was a liability ...

Bipartisan House trio, all in tough re-election fights, pitch bill to stop fentanyl at the border

Bipartisan House trio, all in tough re-election fights, pitch bill to stop fentanyl at the border

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan House trio are introducing a bill Thursday aimed at reducing the flow of fentanyl at the U.S. southern ...

Ocasio-Cortez seeks US House impeachment of Supreme Court’s Thomas, Alito

Ocasio-Cortez seeks US House impeachment of Supreme Court’s Thomas, Alito

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Amanda Smith

By Moira Warburton and Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Liberal Democratic U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has introduced articles of impeachment against conservative U.S. ...

Key senators reach agreement on spending levels for next year, setting up clash with House

Key senators reach agreement on spending levels for next year, setting up clash with House

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate will pursue a spending increase next year of about 3.4% for defense and 2.7% increase for non-defense ...

House and Senate races draw renewed focus for Democrats after Biden’s bad debate

House and Senate races draw renewed focus for Democrats after Biden’s bad debate

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Amanda Smith

President Joe Biden’s shaky debate performance has turned more attention in the Democratic Party on races further down the ballot, with donors, ...

House Republicans unite on spending cuts to non-defense programs, but Senate roadblock awaits

House Republicans unite on spending cuts to non-defense programs, but Senate roadblock awaits

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are off to a quicker, more united start this year when it comes to funding the federal ...

‘Everybody’s in panic mode’ as House Democrats scramble after debate

‘Everybody’s in panic mode’ as House Democrats scramble after debate

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Amanda Smith

House Democrats are growing increasingly panicked about the 2024 election in the aftermath of Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance — and furious ...

House Democrat is proposing a constitutional amendment to reverse Supreme Court’s immunity decision

House Democrat is proposing a constitutional amendment to reverse Supreme Court’s immunity decision

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — A leading House Democrat is preparing a constitutional amendment in response to the Supreme Court’s landmark immunity ruling, seeking ...

House GOP Begins Push on Hard-Right Spending Bills, Teeing Up Future Battles

House GOP Begins Push on Hard-Right Spending Bills, Teeing Up Future Battles

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON — The Republican-led House voted Friday to strip President Joe Biden’s homeland security secretary and secretary of state of their salaries. ...