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Far-right conservatives offer McCarthy his greatest test as Speaker with shutdown budget demands

Missouri officials struck back at one of the clinics that unsuccessfully challenged new state restrictions on gender affirming care by filing a new lawsuit accusing the clinic of failing to provide proper care for transgender minors even before the new law took effect last month

A Washington Post-ABC poll showed results that diverge from most other surveys, and even the pollsters issued a caveat

The US Congress has had no shortage of viral moments in recent months. Senator Dianne Feinstein seemingly became confused over how to vote. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell experienced two extended “freeze episodes” during press conferences. And several members of Congress mistook TikTok for the name of a breath mint…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed several bills aimed at bolstering the state’s protections for LGBTQ+ people

Reactions came quickly to the federal indictment on Sept. 22, 2023, of New Jersey’s senior U.S. senator, Democrat Bob Menendez. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy joined other state Democrats in urging Menendez to resign, saying, “The alleged facts are so serious that they compromise the ability of Senator Menendez to…

Senator Bob Menendez has refused to step down after being indicted on federal crimes

Senate leadership rallies behind embattled Menendez as many of their own call for him to quit

Cassidy Hutchinson describes paranoid atmosphere of final days of Trump presidency

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is just the latest voice in a Democratic chorus calling for the New Jersey senator to leave office

Early next month, the Vatican will open an unprecedented gathering of Catholic clergy and laypeople from around the world