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Debt limit talks halt as Republicans, White House face 'serious differences'

Debt limit talks between the White House and House Republicans stopped, started and stopped again Friday at the US Capitol, a dizzying series of events in high-stakes negotiations to avoid a potentially catastrophic federal default.

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Texas man who knocked out officer during Jan 6. Capitol riot learns his sentence

FORT WORTH, Texas — A North Texas man was sentenced to four years and nine months in prison Friday for assaulting law enforcement resulting in bodily injury during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot, the U.S. attorney’s office for the District of Columbia announced.

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Texas militia member sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison for attacking police during Capitol riot

A Texas militia member has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for attacking police officers at the U.S. Capitol, seriously injuring one of them during a mob’s attack on Jan. 6, 2021

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Top House negotiator on debt limit says it's time to 'press pause' as talks come to standstill

A top debt ceiling negotiator for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says it’s time to “press pause” on talks as negotiations with the White House have come to an abrupt standstill at the Capitol

The Independent UK

Photos of the week ending May 19, 2023 - Roll Call

The debt limit showdown, an attempt to expel Rep. George Santos and a portrait unveiling of former Speaker Paul D. Ryan highlight this week.

Roll Call

Former FBI employees testify on GOP politicization claims after losing clearances

Several FBI employees accused the bureau of politicization in congressional testimony Thursday, a day after the agency announced two of them had seen their security clearances revoked over concerns about how their views of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capital attack affected their work

The Independent UK

Flanked by moon mission astronauts, Kelly calls NASA the ‘Dolly Parton’ of government

WASHINGTON — News conferences outside the Capitol don’t always attract a crowd of visitors and tourists — but most also do not feature astronauts in flight suits.

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Charlotte FBI, Bank of America dragged into congressional dispute over Capitol riot

A suspended FBI employee from Charlotte, North Carolina, who gave whistleblower testimony Thursday to a Republican-led congressional subcommittee had his security clearance revoked over his handling of a Jan. 6-related investigation, and amid questions from his superiors about his “allegiance to the United States.”

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Rep. Jamaal Bowman calls out Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for racist tropes after she claims to ‘feel threatened’ by him

NEW YORK — U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman Thursday accused Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of promoting racist tropes about Black men after she claimed to have felt “threatened” by his “physical mannerisms” during an argument on the steps of the Capitol.

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A frail Sen. Dianne Feinstein continues to vote as new details emerge about her health

WASHINGTON — It's police week here at the nation's Capitol, and, with law enforcement officers flowing through the halls, the Senate Judiciary Committee took up several bills meant to support the police.

Los Angeles Times

Debt ceiling negotiators rushing for weekend deal, but much work remains

Negotiators from the White House met over the debt limit with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s emissaries at the Capitol

The Independent UK

FBI pulls "rug out from under" Jordan

FBI revoked security clearances for Jordan's witnesses over damning Jan. 6 allegations

Salon

Couple from Quincy gets two years probation in U.S. Capitol riot

Jason and Christina Gerding were arrested on Jan. 28, 2021, just a few weeks after the Capitol riot. They pleaded guilty last January.

Chicago Sun-Times

Wounded man who invaded Senate with knife sentenced to prison for Capitol riot

An Alabama man has been sentenced to nearly two years in prison for storming the U.S. Capitol and invading the Senate floor with a knife on his hip and a gaping wound on his face

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House Republicans target Capitol Police preparedness in review of Jan. 6 attack - Roll Call

The Capitol Police are failing to make necessary changes in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, House Republicans asserted Tuesday.

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Capitol Police boosted in Legislative Branch appropriations bill - Roll Call

Fiscal 2024 spending authority for the legislative branch would be cut by 2.2 percent, according to a bill released by House Republicans.

The Texas Tribune

Pivotal House vote moves Texas closer to banning puberty blockers, hormone treatments for trans kids

The House approved a bill Monday that would ban doctors from providing transition-related care to children. It now heads back to the Senate, which can accept the changes or ask for a committee to iron out the chambers’ differences.

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Sen. Bernie Sanders Hosts Anti-Israel Event In Senate Office Building

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Photos of the week ending May 12, 2023 - Roll Call

Sen. Feinstein returned to the Capitol after her absence due to illness, while newly indicted Rep. Santos returned to Washington.

Daily Mirror

Four barmy statements fact-checked from Donald Trump's bizarre town hall rant with CNN

Last night former President Donald Trump appeared on stage at a town hall hosted by CNN, which in the past he branded "fake news" and the "liberal media", as he prepares for a potential election run in 2024

Evening Standard

Donald Trump rails against sex abuse verdict and says he’ll pardon Capitol rioters in fiery CNN town hall

The former US President calls host Kaitlan Collins ‘a nasty person’ as he rails against his sexual abuse guilty verdict

Chicago Sun-Times

What to know about Trump’s CNN town hall: Lies about election and abortion, attacks on accuser

Donald Trump mocked E. Jean Carroll, praised those who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and repeated lies about the results of the 2020 election.

The Independent UK

Takeaways from town hall: Trump says sexual assault case was 'fake,' calls Jan. 6 'a beautiful day'

Donald Trump’s primetime appearance in a live CNN town hall Wednesday had the former president and 2024 presidential candidate digging in on his false claims as he faced tough questions after largely sticking to friendly conservative media outlets

The Independent UK

Idaho man who dangled from Senate balcony during Capitol riot receives 15-month prison sentence

An Idaho man who traveled to Washington in a car loaded with weapons and was photographed dangling from the Senate balcony during the Capitol riot was sentenced Wednesday to 15 months in prison

Roll Call

Congress could fire Capitol architect under bipartisan bill - Roll Call

A group of lawmakers is seeking to give Congress the power to appoint or remove an architect of the Capitol, instead of the president.

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