Matt Gaetz, MAGA loyalist, agrees with Democrats: McCarthy 'lied' to Biden on budget deal

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Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida on January 3, 2023.

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Ukraine aid left out of the shutdown funding package as MAGA wing moves GOP toward a more isolationist stance

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Ukrainian soldiers hide during the shelling at the air defense positions held in Kostiantynivka, Ukraine, on August 8, 2023.

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Joe Biden has a decision to make about Julian Assange

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Julian Assange photo illustration with American and Australian flags
For years, the debate over Julian Assange has been driven by concerns over free speech versus the sanctity of national security secrets. But in the end, Assange's future could come down to summit-level diplomacy between Australia and the US.

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Biden's top economist says the key to ending the housing crisis is giving cities and developers monetary incentives to build more affordable homes

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White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre (L) looks on as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Jared Bernstein speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, on September 13, 2023.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre (L) looks on as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Jared Bernstein speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, on September 13, 2023.

Ex-House Speaker Newt Gingrich says he could 'afford to have five or six people be idiots' during standoffs in the 1990s, a contrast to the numerous GOP hardliners creating challenges for McCarthy

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Kevin McCarthy, left, and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.

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McCarthy tells Republicans threatening to oust him to 'bring it' after House passes stopgap spending bill with mostly Democratic votes

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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of California, center, is flanked by Majority Whip Tom Emmer of Minnesota, left, and GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik of New York after the House approved a 45-day funding bill to keep federal agencies open.

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Republicans are accusing a Democratic lawmaker of pulling a fire alarm to buy time before a House vote on the stopgap spending bill

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Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York.

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Progressives are pressing California Gov. Gavin Newsom to reverse his earlier vow to tap a Senate caretaker and instead appoint Barbara Lee to succeed Dianne Feinstein

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Gov. Gavin Newsom of California, left, and Rep. Barbara Lee of California.

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Trump suggests bizarre plan to keep forests damp to prevent wildfires in California

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Former President Donald Trump.

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A government shutdown would be a 'gut punch' to Head Start programs that serve 10,000 low income children

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Alliance for Community Empowerment, Director of Early Learning Tanya Lloyd, right, interacts with a child in the Head Start program, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Alliance for Community Empowerment, Director of Early Learning Tanya Lloyd, right, interacts with a child in the Head Start program, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

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