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Unlikely battleground California plays key role -- again -- in setting US House's political balance
Read full article: Unlikely battleground California plays key role -- again -- in setting US House's political balanceDemocrats and Republicans agreed on at least one thing before November's election: California would play a central role in determining which party controls the U.S. House.
US House control teeters on the unlikely battleground of heavily Democratic California
Read full article: US House control teeters on the unlikely battleground of heavily Democratic CaliforniaCalifornia's reputation as a politically liberal state is being tested in a string of U.S. House districts that are expected to play into control of the chamber.
House Democrats dig in amid ongoing fight in Congress over compensation for US radiation victims
Read full article: House Democrats dig in amid ongoing fight in Congress over compensation for US radiation victimsA top Democrat in the U.S. House says it will take a shift of power in Congress to ensure that legislation is finally passed to extend and expand a compensation program for people exposed to radiation following uranium mining and nuclear testing carried out by the federal government.
Kingmaker California? US House control could hinge on district battles in famously liberal state
Read full article: Kingmaker California? US House control could hinge on district battles in famously liberal stateCalifornia is again emerging as a critical battleground in the fight to control the U.S. House.
Threat of US credit downgrade looms over debt ceiling talks
Read full article: Threat of US credit downgrade looms over debt ceiling talksWith one of three major rating agencies warning that America’s AAA credit is at risk, the stakes are growing in the standoff in Washington over raising the nation’s debt limit.
Lawmakers quick to unload FTX founder's contributions
Read full article: Lawmakers quick to unload FTX founder's contributionsLawmakers who eagerly accepted piles of cash from Samuel Bankman-Fried now can’t move fast enough to offload contributions from the disgraced crypto mogul to anywhere but their own campaign coffers.
Jeffries wins historic bid to lead House Dems after Pelosi
Read full article: Jeffries wins historic bid to lead House Dems after PelosiNew York congressman Hakeem Jeffries has been elected House Democratic leader and will become in the new year the first Black American to lead a major political party in Congress.
Jeffries makes historic bid to lead House Dems after Pelosi
Read full article: Jeffries makes historic bid to lead House Dems after PelosiA day after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced she would step aside, congressman Hakeem Jeffries of New York has announced his history-making bid to become the first Black person to helm a major political party in Congress as leader of the House Democrats.
Trump's subpoena and what's next for the Jan. 6 panel
Read full article: Trump's subpoena and what's next for the Jan. 6 panelIn an extraordinary step, the House Jan. 6 committee has voted unanimously to subpoena former President Donald Trump – a final effort to get the full story of the Capitol insurrection as the panel wraps up its work by the end of the year.
Jan. 6 hearings: What we’ve learned, and what’s next
Read full article: Jan. 6 hearings: What we’ve learned, and what’s nextThrough seven hearings this summer, the House Jan. 6 panel has maintained consistent themes: Donald Trump’s stubborn resistance to advisers who told him that Joe Biden won the election, and the former president’s role in inciting the Capitol insurrection.
‘Every democracy is a democracy until it isn’t:’ Rep. Stephanie Murphy investigates Jan. 6 riot
Read full article: ‘Every democracy is a democracy until it isn’t:’ Rep. Stephanie Murphy investigates Jan. 6 riotFor Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., investigating who was responsible for the riot at the U.S. Capitol Building is vital and personal.
Police: Republican's tour of Capitol complex not suspicious
Read full article: Police: Republican's tour of Capitol complex not suspiciousPolice have determined there was nothing suspicious about a tour of two Capitol office buildings that a House Republican gave to about 15 people the day before Jan. 6, 2021, when rioting supporters of then-President Donald Trump attacked the Capitol.
Hearings guide: What to know as the Jan. 6 panel goes public
Read full article: Hearings guide: What to know as the Jan. 6 panel goes publicThe House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol will hold the first in a series of hearings laying out its findings on Thursday night.
Jan. 6 committee prepares to go public as findings mount
Read full article: Jan. 6 committee prepares to go public as findings mountThe House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection is planning televised hearings and a series of reports in the coming months to present its findings and bring its private interviews out into the open.
Liz Cheney's Trump vote prompts new Wyoming censure effort
Read full article: Liz Cheney's Trump vote prompts new Wyoming censure effortSome local Republican Party officials in Wyoming have announced that they will no longer recognize Liz Cheney as a party member because of her vote to impeach Donald Trump.
Biden hails House passage of $1.9T virus bill, now to Senate
Read full article: Biden hails House passage of $1.9T virus bill, now to Senate“We have no time to waste,” Biden said at the White House after the House passage early Saturday. That ships the bill to the Senate, where Democrats seem bent on resuscitating their minimum wage push and fights could erupt over state aid and other issues. Biden said weeks ago that he didn't expect the minimum wage increase to survive the Senate's rules. But those same Senate rules prohibit provisions with only an “incidental” impact on the federal budget because they are chiefly driven by other policy purposes. Republicans oppose the $15 minimum wage target as an expense that would hurt businesses and cost jobs.
House passes $1.9T pandemic bill on near party-line vote
Read full article: House passes $1.9T pandemic bill on near party-line voteThe new president’s vision for flushing cash to individuals, businesses, states and cities battered by COVID-19 passed on a near party-line 219-212 vote. Biden said weeks ago that he didn't expect the minimum wage increase to survive the Senate's rules. But those same Senate rules prohibit provisions with only an “incidental” impact on the federal budget because they are chiefly driven by other policy purposes. MacDonough decided that the minimum wage provision failed that test. Republicans oppose the $15 minimum wage target as an expense that would hurt businesses and cost jobs.