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Hurry up and wait: Republican says no chance in ‘hell’ new speaker will be selected soon

Rep. Garret Graves doesn't believe that his fellow Republicans can corral a consensus candidate to replace Rep. Kevin McCarthy as speaker by next week.

No one is happier than Jamaal Bowman about Kevin McCarthy being ousted

For the first time in the nation’s history, the House of Representatives voted to vacate the Speaker of the House yesterday.

Student debt pause was a stimulus for private lenders

When borrowers had to start repaying their student loans last week, some warned that this would lead to folks missing mortgage payments, car payments, or credit card payments — or force these people to borrow in more expensive ways.

The House GOP circular firing squad is why we lose

There is one thing that is clear from the House GOP speaker saga: Any Republicans who wonder why we keep losing and Democrats keep winning need only look at the utter incompetence of House Republicans over the past decade and longer.

Biden on advice to next Speaker: ‘That’s above my pay grade’

President Biden on Wednesday called for Congress to "stop seeing each other as enemies" after the ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from the role of Speaker. Biden, in remarks from the White House, bemoaned the "poisonous atmosphere" in Washington, D.C., as the House is without a Speaker after Democrats and eight Republicans voted to...

Giuliani responds to NYT report on drinking ‘problem’

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani laughed aloud in a press conference Wednesday when asked about the recent New York Times report that pinpoints his drinking as a new centerpiece in former President Donald Trump’s federal case. “If I have an alcohol problem, I should be in the Guinness Book of World Records,” Giuliani said....

Biden’s FAA nominee pressed on staffing shortages with next shutdown fight looming 

President Biden’s pick to lead the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Michael Whitaker, was pressed during his nomination hearing on Wednesday over several challenges, including staffing shortages at the agency and a potential government shutdown.  The stopgap measure passed over the weekend offers some temporary relief, funding the agency until mid-November and reauthorizing it until the end...

Phone didn’t get the Emergency Alert System test? This may be why

A nationwide test of the country's Emergency Alert System Wednesday went out to TVs, radios and phones – at least most phones.

Giuliani sues Biden for defamation over ‘Russian pawn’ remark

Rudy Giuliani sued President Biden for defamation Wednesday over his comments calling the former New York City mayor a “Russian pawn” during a 2020 presidential debate. The 16-page lawsuit, filed in New Hampshire state court, names Biden, his campaign and several fundraising committees as defendants, taking aim at two statements Biden made during the final...

Here are the Republicans who could be the next Speaker

A mad dash is kicking off in the House GOP to elect a new nominee for Speaker after the House ousted Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from the post Tuesday, and he declined to seek the gavel again. Republicans expect to hold an internal candidate forum Tuesday and an election Wednesday. Here are the top GOP...

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