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Durbin uses new report to accuse Justices Thomas and Alito of violating disclosure laws

A top Senate Democrat on Saturday accused conservative Supreme Court justices of violating federal disclosure laws in a lengthy report that caps a monthslong investigation by...

Pickup truck driver killed by police after driving through Texas mall and injuring 5

A pickup truck driver fleeing police careened through the doors of a JCPenney store in Texas and continued through a busy mall, injuring five...

Musk helped kill a congressional spending bill. But much of what he spread was misinformation

President-elect Donald Trump’s billionaire ally Elon Musk played a key role this week in killing a bipartisan funding proposal that would have prevented a government shutdown, railing against the plan in...

Congress avoids a holiday shutdown: Winners and losers

Lawmakers came together to fund the government on Friday, keeping the lights on in Washington until early next year and preventing a Christmas season...

Government funding bill clears Congress and heads to President Biden, averting a shutdown

Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid,...

Senate passes Social Security benefits boost for many public service retirees

The Senate passed legislation early Saturday to boost Social Security payments for millions of people, pushing a longtime priority for former public employees through...

Trump-backed bill to avert government shutdown fails; dozens of Republicans vote No

Key Points President-elect Donald Trump endorsed a House Republican deal for a three-month federal funding plan that would avert a government shutdown. Trump and Elon Musk...

US House Speaker Mike Johnson’s future hangs in balance as he scrambles for funding deal

WASHINGTON, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Mike Johnson’s hold on the speakership of the U.S. House of Representatives has been tenuous almost since the day...

Luigi Mangione faces federal murder, stalking charges in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO

NEW YORK -- UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione appeared in federal court in New York City Thursday after waiving extradition in Pennsylvania.  He faces four new federal charges,...

No, the Sky Won’t Fall if There’s a Government Shutdown

Hey, Republicans. The sky will not fall if there’s a government shutdown. The government was shut down six times during Ronald Reagan’s presidency. Over 20...

Shutdown watch: Musk barrages GOP to blow up “criminal” spending deal

Elon Musk, one of President-elect Trump's closest allies, railed against the bill to avert a looming government shutdown Wednesday, calling on lawmakers to strike down the stopgap...

Trump and Musk unleash a new kind of chaos on Washington

The president-elect and the world’s richest man combined Wednesday to smash a short-term spending compromise orchestrated by Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson to keep...

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