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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Why Trump's fraud-trial judge ordered him to the witness stand and fined him $10,000 for violating his gag order

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media after exiting the courtroom for a lunch recess during the first day of his civil fraud trial at New York State Supreme Court.

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Telegram Blocks Hamas Channels on Android After CEO Defended Keeping Them Open

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Telegram restricted access to Hamas channels for Android users, as reported by CNBC Wednesday, less than two weeks after CEO Pavel Du

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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House Republicans have a multimillion dollar fundraising problem with their newest speaker

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Rep. Mike Johnson surrounded by House Republicans speaks after being elected as the speaker nominee during a GOP conference meeting in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill on October 24, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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All the people starting to turn on Trump are really starting to add up

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Former President Donald Trump speaks to reporters outside the New York State Supreme Court.

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Billionaire GOP mega-donor Ken Griffin may have a new Republican fave

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Ken Griffin of Citadel told the Robin Hood conference that Nikki Haley, a GOP presidential candidate, was "a rockstar."

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5 Trump family members who are involved in his 2024 campaign — and 5 who aren't

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The Trump family.

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Mitt Romney explains his excruciatingly awkward expression from that viral 2016 photo of dinner with Trump

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President-elect Donald Trump and Mitt Romney dine at Jean-Georges restaurant in New York City on November 29, 2016.

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