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McCarthy unsure if proposed short-term funding bill will pass as key sticking points remain

Monday, September 18 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Monday he's unsure a proposed short-term funding measure to avert a government shutdown for at least a month will have enough votes to pass.Members from both sides of the House Republican Conference on Sunday outlined a continuing... Read More.

Virginia congresswoman won’t seek reelection after new health diagnosis

Monday, September 18 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Va., announced Monday she will not seek reelection in 2024 after receiving a new diagnosis of progressive supranuclear palsy.Wexton, 55, was initially diagnosed with Parkinson's disease earlier this year. At the time, she said she was "feeling good" and... Read More.

House GOP groups propose agreement on short-term government funding bill

Monday, September 18 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- House Republicans from both sides of the conference came to a deal on a short-term government funding bill this weekend. The effort was led by GOP Reps. Dusty Johnson, House Freedom Caucus chair Scott Perry, Stephanie Bice, Chip Roy and Kelly Armstrong.The... Read More.

Democrats seek to separate President Biden from son Hunter’s indictment as Republicans pounce

Monday, September 18 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Democrats on Sunday sought to play down the ramifications in Washington from last week's indictment of Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden's son, while Republicans seized on the development.In appearances on the Sunday public affairs show circuit, top Democrats noted the lack of... Read More.

Trump refuses to answer questions about Jan. 6 conduct but says he ‘behaved so well’

Sunday, September 17 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- In a new interview, former President Donald Trump refused or avoided answering many specific questions about his conduct on Jan. 6 -- but maintained that it was his decision to challenge the 2020 election, the manner of which is now at the center... Read More.

House Republicans are in ‘civil war’ amid Biden impeachment probe, looming shutdown: Jeffries

Sunday, September 17 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries argued on Sunday that his Republicans colleagues are "in the middle of a civil war" over the best way forward amid a newly launched impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, an ongoing spending fight and another looming shutdown... Read More.

Will House Republicans try to oust McCarthy? ‘Everything’s on the table,’ Mace warns

Sunday, September 17 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace warned Sunday that "everything's on the table" as rank-and-file House Republicans like her spar with Speaker Kevin McCarthy over high-profile issues including the federal government spending battle.Asked about other members of her conference threatening to bring a so-called... Read More.

‘We’ll be fine’: Top US military officer confident there won’t be a Jan. 6 repeat

Sunday, September 17 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- As former President Donald Trump continues to falsely claim he won the last election while he campaigns for the 2024 Republican nomination, outgoing Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley said in a new interview he is not worried about a repeat... Read More.

Texas AG Ken Paxton acquitted on 16 articles of impeachment

Saturday, September 16 by ABC News

(AUSTIN, Texas) -- The jury, consisting of Texas senators, has acquitted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on 16 articles of impeachment he faced in a rare Texas Senate impeachment trial after Paxton was suspended by the Texas House in May.The 16 articles were rejected overwhelmingly,... Read More.

2024 GOP hopefuls want to abolish federal agencies. Experts say it’s a long-shot idea

Saturday, September 16 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- As 2024 Republican presidential hopefuls campaign across the country, many have one pitch in common: a promise to eliminate federal agencies or otherwise dismantle the "administrative state."At least five of the major candidates, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former Vice President... Read More.

Special counsel seeks ‘narrowly tailored’ gag order against Trump, citing ‘disparaging and inflammatory attacks’

Friday, September 15 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Special counsel Jack Smith and his team have requested a federal judge in Washington, D.C., impose a "narrowly tailored" order restricting former President Donald Trump from making public statements that they argue could "present a serious and substantial danger of prejudicing" his... Read More.

RFK Jr. comes from a famous line of Democrats. But could a third-party run be in his future?

Friday, September 15 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Kennedy family members have long been standard-bearers in the Democratic Party -- a fact Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has sought to capitalize on in his bid to defeat President Joe Biden in the contest for the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination.But Kennedy... Read More.

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McCarthy unsure if proposed short-term funding bill will pass as key sticking points remain

Virginia congresswoman won’t seek reelection after new health diagnosis

House GOP groups propose agreement on short-term government funding bill

Democrats seek to separate President Biden from son Hunter’s indictment as Republicans pounce

Trump refuses to answer questions about Jan. 6 conduct but says he ‘behaved so well’

House Republicans are in ‘civil war’ amid Biden impeachment probe, looming shutdown: Jeffries

Will House Republicans try to oust McCarthy? ‘Everything’s on the table,’ Mace warns

‘We’ll be fine’: Top US military officer confident there won’t be a Jan. 6 repeat

Texas AG Ken Paxton acquitted on 16 articles of impeachment

2024 GOP hopefuls want to abolish federal agencies. Experts say it’s a long-shot idea

Special counsel seeks ‘narrowly tailored’ gag order against Trump, citing ‘disparaging and inflammatory attacks’

RFK Jr. comes from a famous line of Democrats. But could a third-party run be in his future?

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