U.S. will hit its debt limit Thursday, start taking steps to avoid default, Yellen warns Congress
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen wrote House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, "It is unlikely that cash and extraordinary measures will be exhausted
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GOP-led House creates a new committee to tackle threats from China, McCarthy’s first big bipartisan win
The overwhelming 365-65 vote to create the China committee gave House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., a genuine bipartisan victory. Source
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NASA’s return to the moon is off to a rocky start
It was December 14, 1972, the final day on the moon for the last Apollo mission. The Challenger lander was
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House speaker vote enters third day of chaos as GOP leader McCarthy seeks deal with far right
The absence of a speaker left the House in disarray, largely due to the fact that rank-and-file members can't be
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Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is about to lose a fifth vote for House speaker
Republican House leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy appeared no closer Wednesday to securing the 218 votes he needs to be elected
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U.S. House passes $1.7 trillion bill funding federal government through September, sending it to Biden
The bill provides $772.5 billion for discretionary programs and $858 billion in defense funding. It now goes to President Joe Biden
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Senate passes $1.7 trillion government funding bill, teeing up House vote
The Senate passed a $1.7 trillion omnibus bill that funds all government agencies and the Pentagon for the next year.
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Senate passes one-week government funding bill, averting a partial shutdown
The measure gives lawmakers an additional week to negotiate and pass a comprehensive bill to fund federal agencies through the
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House passes massive $858 billion defense bill that would scrap military Covid vaccine mandate, teeing up Senate vote
The defense bill contains a requirement that the Pentagon drop its Covid vaccine mandate for active duty service members within
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