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Former Rep. Matt Gaetz seeks restraining order to halt release of House Ethics report
The committee was expected to soon release the report about the former GOP lawmaker.
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Lara Trump says she's removing herself from consideration to be Florida senator
The announcement comes weeks after Trump announced that she was stepping down as co-chair of the Republican National Committee.
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Congress avoids a shutdown but leaves ‘a big mess' for Trump and Republicans in 2025
Another funding bill. A debt limit extension. Major party-line bills on immigration and taxes. Nominations. Trump tried to push Congress to take the debt ceiling off his plate but failed.
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House passes spending plan to avert shutdown
The House passed a short-term government spending plan that will keep the federal government operating until March 14, 2025.
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House Speaker Johnson: ‘We will not have a government shutdown'
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday expressed confidence there won’t be a government shutdown at 12:01 a.m. Saturday.
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Biden signs bill that averts government shutdown and brings a close to days of Washington upheaval
President Joe Biden signed a bill into law Saturday that averts a government shutdown, bringing a final close to days of upheaval after Congress approved a temporary funding plan just past the deadline and refused President-elect Donald Trump’s core debt demands in the package.
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What is the debt ceiling?
The debt ceiling, sometimes referred to as the debt limit, is the total amount of money that the United States government is authorized to borrow to meet its existing legal obligations.
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House rejects Trump-backed plan on government shutdown, leaving next steps uncertain
The House rejected a bill Thursday to keep the government funded temporarily, after Republican leaders reneged on an earlier bipartisan deal and made modifications to appease President-elect Donald Trump, billionaire Elon Musk and an internal GOP revolt.
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What is the debt ceiling and what happens if the US defaults?
What is the debt ceiling, also known as the debt limit, and how is it tied to government spending? And why would it be such a catastrophe for the U.S. to default on its debt? Here’s what to know.
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Government funding plan collapses as Trump makes new demands days before shutdown
President-elect Donald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan Wednesday to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown, instead telling House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans to essentially renegotiate — days before a deadline when federal funding runs out.
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House passes bill backed by Paris Hilton to reform youth treatment facilities
The House has passed legislation requiring more oversight of youth residential treatment facilities.
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Supreme Court agrees to hear arguments over potential TikTok ban
The Supreme Court will hear arguments next month over the constitutionality of the federal law that could ban TikTok in the U.S. if its Chinese parent company doesn’t sell it.
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House Ethics Committee will release report on Matt Gaetz
The House Ethics Committee has voted to publicly release its findings following a multi-year investigation into alleged sexual misconduct and illicit drug use by former congressman Matt Gaetz, R-Florida.
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House Ethics Committee to release report on its Matt Gaetz investigation
The committee’s yearslong investigation included looking into allegations of sexual misconduct and illicit drug use against Gaetz.
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Congress has to pass another stopgap funding bill. What happens in a shutdown?
Government funding expires when the clock strikes 12:01 a.m. on December 21.
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Congress unveils funding deal with more than $100 billion in disaster aid
The stopgap measure will prevent a partial government shutdown set to begin after midnight Friday.
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Senate plans to vote on bill that would increase Social Security benefits for some pensioners
People who receive income from public pensions may have their Social Security benefits reduced. The Senate may soon vote to eliminate those rules.
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Two Virginia women who came to Congress on a mission prepare to leave at a critical moment
Reps. Abigail Spanberger and Jennifer Wexton are hoping the electoral change they were part of in the 2018 midterms continues.
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Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people
The Senate is pushing toward a vote on legislation that would provide full Social Security benefits to millions of people. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer began the process on Thursday for a final vote on the bill, known as the Social Security Fairness Act.
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White House downplays mystery drones as key lawmakers demand answers
Key House and Senate lawmakers are demanding top federal law enforcement officials immediately brief them about mysterious drone sightings in New Jersey and New York, as the White House downplayed any potential threats to national security or the public.