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How Congress Could Bypass Republican Opposition to Funding Ukraine
Lawmakers in the House may resort to an arcane procedural move to force action on a foreign aid bill that Speaker Johnson has suggested he would not put to a vote.
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Johnson Stumbles, Deepening Republican Disarray and His Own Challenges
Little more than 100 days into his tenure, the speaker who was handed an impossible job has only made it more difficult for himself, baffling his colleagues.
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Conservatives Revolt Anew Over Johnson Deal to Avert Shutdown
A dozen hard-line Republicans ground business to a halt in protest of the deal Speaker Mike Johnson struck with Democrats to avert a shutdown, leaving the funding package in limbo.
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House Dysfunction by the Numbers: 724 Votes, Only 26 Laws Enacted
The tally reflects the extraordinary chaos and paralysis that gripped the House in 2023, when lawmakers did more voting but less lawmaking than at any time in the past decade.
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A ‘Historical and Hysterical’ House Flees After a Tumultuous Year
An ousted speaker, internal divisions and a race to the exits characterized the first year of the chaos-wracked Republican majority.
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Democrats Move to Pressure Republican House Leadership to Expel Santos
A new resolution to expel Representative George Santos was introduced on Tuesday by Democrats, increasing the likelihood of a vote this week.
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In Hitler’s Birthplace, Soul-Searching Over a Poisonous Past
The Austrian government is turning the house where Hitler was born into a police station. But many think it should be used instead to teach essential lessons about history.
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House Republicans, Stalled on Spending, Weaponize the Power of the Purse
As Congress struggles to do the bare minimum of keeping the government funded, House Republicans are using the annual federal spending bills to try to punish the Biden administration.
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Trumpism Is Running the House
The three-week battle to choose a House speaker may be over, yet the fallout for the United States and its reputation as a sound government and a beacon of democracy will be long-lasting and profound. The Republicans in the House unanimously voted ...
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Could Mike Johnson, the New House Speaker, Undermine the 2024 Election?
The Louisiana Republican played a pivotal role in efforts to overturn the 2020 election. But his elevation to the top post in the House does not give him special powers in the certification process if he tries again.
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