Blake Masters is running for a Phoenix-area House seat — but he lives over 100 miles away in Tucson

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Blake Masters on the campaign trail in 2022.
Blake Masters on the campaign trail in 2022.

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Meet Rep. Mike Johnson, the new speaker of the House who introduced the national version of Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' law and played a key role in Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election

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Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana at a hearing on Capitol Hill in July 2022.
Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana at a hearing on Capitol Hill in July 2022.

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No stock trading, a hefty home mortgage, and more than $120,000 from Liberty University: Here's what we know about newly-elected Speaker Mike Johnson's personal finances

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Rep. Mike Johnson after being elected speaker of the House on October 25, 2023.
Rep. Mike Johnson after being elected speaker of the House on October 25, 2023.

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New House Speaker Mike Johnson once wrote that homosexuality will lead to 'chaos and sexual anarchy'

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US Rep. Mike Johnson leaves a House Republican conference meeting in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill on October 24, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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Major US airlines are on the warpath with Congress over a bill they say would gut flyer miles

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Airlines are criticizing a new bill that seeks to lower credit card interchange fees.
Airlines are criticizing a new bill that seeks to lower credit card interchange fees.

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A new bill in Congress could wipe out the credit card rewards programs Americans rely on for their vacations, Southwest says

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A Southwest Airlines plane takes off, Sen. Dick Durbin speaks at a hearing in Washington, D.C.
Airlines like Southwest have been criticizing the Credit Card Competition Act, which they say would kill loyalty rewards programs.

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Speaker of the House finally elected, ending three weeks of leaderless chaos

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Rep. Mike Johnson, an ultraconservative and Trump loyalist, was voted in as the new speaker of the House. The Representative from Louisiana was the fourth nominee for the speakership after Rep.

These 16 lawmakers did not vote for a House resolution supporting Israel after the Hamas attacks

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Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan on the House floor on October 20, 2023.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan on the House floor on October 20, 2023.

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Bertie Bowman ran away from home at 13 to sweep the steps of Capitol Hill. He died at 92 as the the longest-serving African-American Congressional staffer.

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Bertie Bowman, the longest-serving African-American staffer on Capitol Hill.

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A Ukrainian soldier went to Washington to explain the war. He says American politicians don't realize much of the funding actually stays in the US.

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About 150 activists gathered to unfurl a large Ukrainian flag by the Washington Monument on Oct. 24 in Washington, DC.

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