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  • Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks briefly to reporters just before a vote on an interim spending bill to prevent a government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. The vote failed to pass. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Politics

    House rejects Trump-backed plan to avoid government shutdown—with dozens of Republicans voting ‘no’

    By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, and others
  • House Speaker Mike Johnson adjusts his glassesPolitics

    Trump is slamming the stopgap spending bill for being too expensive while simultaneously calling for a higher debt ceiling

    By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, and others
  • 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
  • FILE – Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during an event in Washington, June 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)Politics

    Nancy Pelosi has hip replacement surgery at a US military hospital in Germany after falling at Battle of the Bulge ceremony

    By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, and others
  • Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be defense secretary, is joined by his wife Jennifer Rauchet, left, as they arrive to meet with Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Politics

    Trump defense pick Pete Hegseth faces Senate scrutiny over sexual assault and workplace alcohol use allegations

    By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, and others
  • President-elect Donald Trump speaks as he arrives for a meeting with the House GOP conference, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Washington. From left are Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., and Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn. AP Photo/Alex Brandon)Politics

    Extending tax cuts tops the GOP’s agenda for first 100 days — ‘Americans don’t care if Elon Musk is rich’

    By Lisa Mascaro and The Associated Press
  • House Speaker Mike Johnson stands in front of a podiumPolitics

    Republicans say they are ‘ready to deliver’ on Trump’s promises: ‘Deportations, the drilling, the wall—it’s going to take all of us getting together’

    By Lisa Mascaro and The Associated Press
  • U.S. President Joe Biden speaksPolitics

    Republican impeachment report accuses Biden of abuse of power and obstruction of justice—but no criminal charges

    By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, and others
  • FILE – Paul Dans, director of Project 2025 at the Heritage Foundation, speaks at the National Religious Broadcasters convention, Feb. 22, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. Dans, the director of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 vision for a complete overhaul of the federal government, has stepped down, a spokesperson for the think tank confirmed Tuesday. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)Politics

    Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 director steps down after blowback from Trump camp over group’s plan for his administration

    By Ali Swenson, Lisa Mascaro, and others
  • FILE – Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at an event in Manassas, Va., Jan. 23, 2024. She’s already broken barriers, and now Harris could soon become the first Black woman to head a major party’s presidential ticket after President Joe Biden’s ended his reelection bid. The 59-year-old Harris was endorsed by Biden on Sunday, July 21, after he stepped aside amid widespread concerns about the viability of his candidacy. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)Politics

    Sen. Joe Manchin is considering reregistering as a Democrat to challenge Harris

    By Lisa Mascaro, Steve Peoples, and others
  • Activists pray for the safety of President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and other politicians at Lafayette Square near the White House, Sunday, July 14, 2024, in Washington, one day after an assassination attempt on Trump during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)Politics

    ’Tone it down!’: Civic leaders, pastors and elected officials call for a calming of toxic political climate after Donald Trump shooting

    By Lisa Mascaro, Gary Fields, and others
  • Joe BidenPolitics

    President Biden steadfast on staying in the race. ‘I’m in this to complete the job I started.’

    By The Associated Press, Seung Min Kim, and others
  • Joe BidenPolitics

    In a critical press conference, Biden will attempt to convince voters he can carry the day as calls grow for him to stand aside

    By Colleen Long, Seung Min Kim, and others
  • Donald Trump stands next to a microphone at a conference.Politics

    Armed with $100,000 from the Heritage Foundation, conservative group plans to out government ‘anti-American bad actors’ it believes will resist Trump

    By Lisa Mascaro and The Associated Press
  • Hakeem JeffriesPolitics

    How Hakeem Jeffries, a future speaker of the House, may already be wielding that kind of power

    By Lisa Mascaro and The Associated Press