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For days, Congress has been gripped by balloon fever, with symptoms including hot takes, gaseous emissions and alien hallucinations.

WASHINGTON — They call themselves “pragmatic conservatives.”

When campus officials at Michigan State University began tweeting "Run, Hide, Fight" as guidance to students for how to handle a gunman actively shooting on campus earlier this week, they were essentially saying: Sorry, we are out of ideas.

The next presidential election in the United States is still 20 months away, but a second Republican has already thrown her hat in the ring: Nikki Haley, a former South Carolina governor and ex-US ambassador to the United Nations. She says she wants a "new generation" of leadership in Washington.…

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed with UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan recent regional developments, including the need for Israelis and Palestinians to “urgently take steps to prevent further escalation of violence and restore calm.” The two officials discussed ways…

WASHINGTON — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to ease restrictions on gun ownership, a stance that exploits a weakness of former President Donald Trump and shores up support from a key segment of the GOP primary base.

WASHINGTON — The Federal Election Commission is warning Representative George Santos to substantiate who is in charge of his campaign’s finances — or risk a ban on raising or spending any money.

WASHINGTON — The office of Rep. Matt Gaetz confirmed media reports Wednesday that the Justice Department had said it concluded a criminal investigation and does not plan to charge the Florida Republican with a crime.

A jury has heard testimony about Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio's private communications with a police officer who provided him with internal information about law enforcement operations in the weeks before members of Tarrio's far-right extremist group stormed the U.S. Capitol

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It’s easy to know where President Joe Biden plans to be Thursday night. His schedule says he’s hosting a showing of the movie “Till” in the White House East Room.

WASHINGTON — The federal government will run out of cash to pay all its bills sometime between July and September unless the statutory debt limit is lifted, the Congressional Budget Office warned Wednesday.