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Debt Talks Are Frozen as House Republicans Splinter Over a Fiscal Plan
WASHINGTON — House Republicans who have said they will not vote to raise the national debt limit without deep spending cuts are…
Shooting Prompts a Shrug in Washington, as G.O.P. Rejects Pleas to Act
WASHINGTON — The mass shooting at a Christian elementary school in Nashville this week has generated a broad shrugging of the…
Defending Starbucks, Schultz Spars With Party That Once Embraced Him
Senator Mitt Romney of Utah, a former chief executive, said it was “somewhat rich that you’re being grilled by people who have…
Decades Later, Senate Votes to Repeal Iraq Military Authorizations
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted on Wednesday to repeal authorizations from 1991 and 2002 for combat operations against Iraq, moving…
Trump’s Return to Fox News Gets a Cool Reception … on Fox News
Reunions can be awkward.Former President Donald J. Trump finally returned this week to his old stomping ground, Fox News, after…
Republicans Face Setbacks in Push to Tighten Voting Laws on College…
Alarmed over young people increasingly proving to be a force for Democrats at the ballot box, Republican lawmakers in a number of…
Targeting Biden’s Immigration Policies, Republicans Attack Mayorkas
WASHINGTON — Republicans in Congress on Tuesday escalated their attacks against Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the homeland security…
Aide to Senator Rand Paul Stabbed After Leaving Washington Restaurant
A member of United States Senator Rand Paul’s staff was stabbed Saturday, after leaving a Washington restaurant, by a man who had…
Biden Highlights Economic Investments Ahead of Expected 2024 Announcement
DURHAM, N.C. — President Biden visited North Carolina on Tuesday and said Republicans would undermine his administration’s gains…
Biden Concedes He Is Powerless to Act on Guns Without Congress
WASHINGTON — President Biden on Tuesday declared himself powerless to respond to the scourge of gun violence in America, a…