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  • Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks during a U.S. Capitol Hanukkah event with a ceremonial Menorah lighting to commemorate the upcoming eight-day festival of Hanukkah on Capitol Hill Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in Washington.Politics

    Congress is scrambling after Trump and Musk’s push implodes government funding plan

    By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, and others
  • Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Politics

    Congress unveils stopgap spending deal to fund government into March and provide over $100 billion in disaster aid

    By Kevin Freking and The Associated Press
  • The secretary for the Department of Homeland Security speaks to the pressPolitics

    Helene is the deadliest hurricane in 20 years—and the government says it doesn’t have enough funding to last through the season

    By Kevin Freking, Colleen Long, and others
  • Speaker of the House Mike JohnsonPolitics

    Lawmakers reach deal to avoid government shutdown and add funds for Secret Service

    By Kevin Freking and The Associated Press
  • Rep. Hakeem Jeffries stands in front of a blurred crowed, pointing into the audience and smiling. He wears a black suit with a light blue shirt and a magenta tie.Politics

    Top House Democrat rejects GOP plan to link government funding to voter proof of citizenship

    By Kevin Freking and The Associated Press
  • Mitch McConnellPolitics

    The Senate just killed a plan to cut taxes for parents and small businesses, calling it ‘cash welfare’

    By The Associated Press and Kevin Freking
  • Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump walks to the podium at a campaign event Tuesday, June 18, 2024, in Racine, Wis. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)Politics

    Trump proposed excluding tips from federal taxes. Here’s what that would mean for workers’ take-home pay—and budget deficits

    By Kevin Freking, Josh Boak, and others
  • Speaker of the House Mike Johnson,Politics

    As U.S. debt soars past $34 trillion, Congress has killed off its plan to tackle the crisis

    By Kevin Freking and The Associated Press
  • Mike JohnsonPolitics

    Republican loss of Congress sealed as Democrats step in to save Mike Johnson’s speakership amid right-wing revolt

    By Kevin Freking and The Associated Press
  • Speaker of the House Mike JohnsonFinance

    Congressional leaders push out $1.2 trillion budget bill for a vote before shutdown deadline: ‘Even with bipartisanship, it’s going to be a tight squeeze’

    By Kevin Freking and The Associated Press
  • TikTokPolitics

    House overwhelmingly votes to ban TikTok if its Chinese owner doesn’t sell

    By Kevin Freking and The Associated Press
  • FILE – A TikTok sign is displayed on their building in Culver City, Calif., March 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)Politics

    TikTok bill that could lead to a U.S. ban is set to pass the House—but its path is uncertain in the Senate

    By Kevin Freking and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., right, arrives to meet with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, March 6, 2024. A bill that could lead to the popular video-sharing app TikTok being unavailable in the United States is quickly gaining traction in the House. Lawmakers advanced legislation against TikTok Thursday as they voiced concerns about the potential for the platform to surveil and manipulate Americans. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)Politics

    House Republicans move forward with TikTok vote even after Trump comes out against possible ban because it would ‘make Facebook bigger’

    By Jill Colvin, Kevin Freking, and others
  • Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., walks outside the chamber as he tries to assemble enough lawmakers to begin the final steps of completing a partial government funding bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, March 8, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Politics

    Biden signs $460 billion spending bills package, averting a partial government shutdown

    By Kevin Freking and The Associated Press
  • The TikTok logo is being displayed on a smartphone with TikTok visible in the backgroundTech

    TikTok clampdown bill is advancing quickly in the House: ‘This bill is an outright ban of TikTok, no matter how much the authors try to disguise it’

    By Kevin Freking, Haleluya Hadero, and others