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McCarthy axed as US House Speaker

WASHINGTON—Kevin McCarthy was axed Tuesday as speaker of the US House of Representatives in a brutal, historic rebellion by far-right Republicans accusing him of...

Biden, Speaker clash, with economy at stake

President Joe Biden and the new Republican speaker of the House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, face off Wednesday at the White House to discuss...

McCarthy named US House speaker

After bitter Republican dispute Republican favorite Kevin McCarthy was named speaker of the US House of Representatives on Saturday as he finally quelled a fierce...

Disarray as US House adjourns with no speaker

Voting for a new leader of the US House of Representatives is expected to resume on Wednesday, a day after Congress was plunged into...

Trailblazing Pelosi to step down as top Democrat after Republicans take House

Washington—Democrat Nancy Pelosi, the trailblazing first woman to wield the speaker’s gavel in the US House of Representatives, said Thursday that she will step...

Control of U.S. House in next Congress remains in limbo

The control of the U.S. House of Representatives remains in limbo, days after the 2022 midterm elections across the country. Twenty of the 435 House...

US Democrats maintain Senate majority

President Joe Biden's Democrats retained control of the US Senate on Saturday, a remarkable midterms election result that defied predictions of a Republican win...

Dems hold back ‘red wave’ in US midterm polls

Washington—Republican hopes of a “red wave” carrying them to power in the US Congress faded Wednesday as Joe Biden’s Democrats put up a stronger-than-expected...

Pelosi ‘heartbroken and traumatized’

Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi said Saturday she and her family were “heartbroken and traumatized” by the violent attack on...

War over Taiwan

“Pelosi’s trip was intended to assure Taiwan that American defense commitment to it in case of an armed attack by China is iron-clad, meaning...

Conditional US security assistance

Human rights groups both here and abroad noted the glaring absence of an explicit declaration to uphold human rights in the next six years...

Asia-Pacific tour a go for Pelosi, silent on Taiwan

US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi will lead a congressional delegation to the Asia-Pacific region, her office confirmed on Sunday, with stops in...

House passes bill to increase manufacturing of American semiconductors

WASHINGTON, United States—The US House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday to boost domestic production of semiconductors, the in-demand microchips that power everything...

US House passes bill to protect same-sex marriage

The US House of Representatives passed a bill on Tuesday that would provide federal protection for same-sex marriage amid fears that the Supreme Court...
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