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Facing a Republican revolt, House Speaker Johnson pushes ahead on US aid for Ukraine, allies

Defiant and determined, House Speaker Mike Johnson has pushed back against mounting Republican anger over his proposed U.S. aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other allies

Facing a Republican revolt, House Speaker Johnson pushes ahead on US aid for Ukraine, allies
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GOP's Marjorie Taylor Greene delivers fresh threats of ousting Speaker Johnson in scathing rebuke

Hard-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is escalating her criticism of House Speaker Mike Johnson and threatening his ouster

GOP's Marjorie Taylor Greene delivers fresh threats of ousting Speaker Johnson in scathing rebuke
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Some of Trump's allies in Congress already support his 2025 ideas on deportations and Jan. 6 pardons

Donald Trump is campaigning on promises of mass deportations and of pardons for those convicted in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, and his ideas are being met with little pushback by a new era of Republicans in Congress

Some of Trump's allies in Congress already support his 2025 ideas on deportations and Jan. 6 pardons
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Biden impeachment inquiry is at a crossroads. As Hunter Biden declines to appear, GOP eyes next move

The House impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden has hit a crossroads

Biden impeachment inquiry is at a crossroads. As Hunter Biden declines to appear, GOP eyes next move
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House GOP launch new probe of Jan. 6 and try shifting blame for the Capitol attack away from Trump

House Republicans are launching a vast re-investigation of the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, seeking to push the blame away from Donald Trump

House GOP launch new probe of Jan. 6 and try shifting blame for the Capitol attack away from Trump
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McConnell endorses Trump for president. He once blamed Trump for 'disgraceful' Jan. 6, 2021, attack

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has endorsed Donald Trump for president

McConnell endorses Trump for president. He once blamed Trump for 'disgraceful' Jan. 6, 2021, attack
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McConnell weighs endorsing Trump. It's a stark turnaround after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack

Senate leader Mitch McConnell is the highest-ranking Republican in Congress who has yet to endorse Donald Trump’s bid to return to the White House

McConnell weighs endorsing Trump. It's a stark turnaround after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack
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Hunter Biden's years of personal grief and public missteps are focus of House impeachment probe

In the fall of 2015, Joe Biden had chosen to forgo a White House run, preparing to enter private life for the first time in his long political career

Hunter Biden's years of personal grief and public missteps are focus of House impeachment probe
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US aid to Ukraine hinges on House Speaker Johnson. His leadership is being tested by the far right

With U.S. aid for Ukraine teetering in Congress, it’s up to House Speaker Mike Johnson to decide what happens next

US aid to Ukraine hinges on House Speaker Johnson. His leadership is being tested by the far right
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House GOP will try again to impeach Mayorkas after failing once. But outcome is still uncertain

Having failed to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas the first time, House Republicans are determined to try again

House GOP will try again to impeach Mayorkas after failing once. But outcome is still uncertain
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Broken Congress: It can't fix the border, fund allies or impeach Mayorkas as as GOP revolts.

Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas was not, in fact, impeached, by the House

Broken Congress: It can't fix the border, fund allies or impeach Mayorkas as as GOP revolts.
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House Republicans are ready to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas, if they have the votes

The U.S. House is ready to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas

House Republicans are ready to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas, if they have the votes
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GOP Speaker Mike Johnson has a House majority in name only. He's left with daunting choices ahead

New Speaker Mike Johnson finds himself leading House Republicans with a majority in name only

GOP Speaker Mike Johnson has a House majority in name only. He's left with daunting choices ahead
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House GOP is moving swiftly toward Mayorkas' impeachment as Senate focuses on a border security deal

House Republicans are laying the groundwork for impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas

House GOP is moving swiftly toward Mayorkas' impeachment as Senate focuses on a border security deal
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Senators reject Bernie Sanders' effort to curb Israel-Hamas war but the vote signals rising unease

Sen. Bernie Sanders has forced a Senate vote testing the political unease over the Israel-Hamas war

Senators reject Bernie Sanders' effort to curb Israel-Hamas war but the vote signals rising unease
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On Jan. 6 many Republicans blamed Trump for the Capitol riot. Now they endorse his presidential bid

Three years after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, many Republicans have endorsed Donald Trump's presidential bid

On Jan. 6 many Republicans blamed Trump for the Capitol riot. Now they endorse his presidential bid
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Punishing their own but passing few laws, a Congress in chaos leaves much to do in 2024

This Congress started with showy bluster, a bitter 15-round, multi-day spectacle to elect a House speaker who vowed to “never quit,” and then did just that

Punishing their own but passing few laws, a Congress in chaos leaves much to do in 2024
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Kevin McCarthy endorses Trump for president and would consider serving in his Cabinet

Retiring Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the ousted House speaker, says he is endorsing Donald Trump for president

Kevin McCarthy endorses Trump for president and would consider serving in his Cabinet
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Senators tackle gun violence anew while Feinstein's ban on assault weapons fades into history

A new generation of senators is working on gun violence prevention legislation in the aftermath of mass shootings

Senators tackle gun violence anew while Feinstein's ban on assault weapons fades into history
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McCarthy was ditched and Santos expelled. The House is making history, but not as the GOP envisioned

The House is making history this year

McCarthy was ditched and Santos expelled. The House is making history, but not as the GOP envisioned
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The debate over Ukraine aid was already complicated. Then it became tangled up in US border security

President Joe Biden’s nearly $106 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other needs is sitting idle in Congress

The debate over Ukraine aid was already complicated. Then it became tangled up in US border security
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Tempers flare and bills languish as Speaker Johnson confronts the same problems that vexed McCarthy

New House Speaker Mike Johnson is trying to rebuild the Republican's slim majority

Tempers flare and bills languish as Speaker Johnson confronts the same problems that vexed McCarthy
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Speaker Johnson led House passage of Israel aid. But the hard part comes next in confronting Biden

New House Speaker Mike Johnson is showing what hardball partisan tactics might come next

Speaker Johnson led House passage of Israel aid. But the hard part comes next in confronting Biden
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House approves nearly $14.5 billion in military aid for Israel. Biden vows to veto the GOP approach

The House has approved a nearly $14.5 billion military aid package for Israel, but without humanitarian assistance for Gaza

House approves nearly $14.5 billion in military aid for Israel. Biden vows to veto the GOP approach
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GOP's Jim Jordan is shoring up support and peeling off detractors ahead of a House speaker vote

Hard-charging right-wing Republican Rep. Jim Jordan is shoring up support to win the House speaker's gavel

GOP's Jim Jordan is shoring up support and peeling off detractors ahead of a House speaker vote

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