If Mitch McConnell steps down, Kentucky Republicans made sure years ago it won't be a Democrat who replaces him

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Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) reaches out to help Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) after McConnell froze and stopped talking.
GOP Sen. John Barrasso (left) reaches out to help Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell after McConnell froze and stopped talking on Wednesday.

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Hunter Biden's deal with prosecutors calls for 2 years of federal monitoring and drug testing

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Hunter Biden in 2022.
Hunter Biden

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Vivek Ramaswamy, a 37-year-old presidential contender who thinks young people shouldn't vote, tried to rap on Fox News. It didn't go well.

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Vivek Ramaswamy at CPAC in Dallas, Texas, on August 5, 2022.

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House Democrats shelve effort to censure George Santos — for now

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Rep. George Santos outside the House Chamber on June 21, 2023.
Rep. George Santos outside the House Chamber on June 21, 2023.

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These 6 House Republicans vote with Marjorie Taylor Greene more than anyone else, analysis shows

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Reps. Andy Ogles, Tom Tiffany, and Greg Steube were among the six House Republicans who voted with Greene 97% of the time.
Reps. Andy Ogles, Tom Tiffany, and Greg Steube were among the six House Republicans who voted with Greene 97% of the time.

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Workers at companies that tested out a 4-day workweek are happier and more efficient — and firms made more money. One lawmaker says it's 'here to stay.'

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Democratic Rep. Mark Takano has led legislation to make a four-day work week law.

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Student-loan borrowers should be able to achieve 'financial freedom' through bankruptcy, Elizabeth Warren says — especially with 'the looming threat of restarting' repayment

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SEPTEMBER 20: U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA).

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War with China would be an 'onslaught' like the US hasn't faced in decades

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A boxing match between China and the US.
Military and experts agree: the US is nowhere near ready for a war with China.

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Even a Russian-cofounded bank can't fund new projects in the country — and it shows just how financially isolated the country is

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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff (L) welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin upon his arrival to the 6th BRICS summit in Fortaleza, Brazil, on July 15, 2014. Leaders of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) group of emerging powers gathered in Brazil on Tuesday to launch a new development bank and a reserve fund seen as counterweights to Western-led financial institutions.

The Ukraine war is great for China — it gets 'fire sale prices' on oil and gas and leaves its rivals, the US and Russia, 'tied down and bleeding each other,' experts say

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping at St. George's Hall in the Kremlin on March 21, 2023.

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