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  • President Joe Biden speaks about his 2024 proposed budget at the Finishing Trades Institute, Thursday, March 9, 2023, in Philadelphia. Biden’s federal budget is a statement of his values. It’s a governing philosophy that believes the wealthy and large corporations should pay more taxes to help stem deficits and lift Americans toward middle class stability. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)Politics

    Biden’s budget battle with House Republicans is blueprint for debt ceiling fight

    By Lisa Mascaro, Josh Boak, and others
  • Mitch McConnellPolitics

    81-year-old Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell hospitalized after tripping at a hotel

    By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, and others
  • WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 09: Architect of the U.S. Capitol Brett Blanton is sworn in before testifying to the House Administration Committee in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill on February 09, 2023 in Washington, DC. According to an inspector general’s report, Blanton is accused of misusing resources, including his official vehicle for personal vacation, and masquerading as an off-duty police officer. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Politics

    Architect of the Capitol fired after scathing report alleges a series of ‘ethical’ violations including letting his family use his government car

    By Lisa Mascaro, Colleen Long, and others
  • UNITED STATES – FEBRUARY 2: Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., is seen after the House voted to remove her from the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday, February 2, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)Politics

    Rep. Ilhan Omar’s ouster from House committee for alleged anti-Israel comments is called ‘racist gaslighting’ by her supporters

    By Kevin Freking, Lisa Mascaro, and others
  • Kevin McCarthy, Joe BidenFinance

    McCarthy claims he had a ‘good meeting’ with Biden in hourlong debt ceiling talks despite ‘no agreement, no promises’

    By Lisa Mascaro, Seung Min Kim, and others
  • Ilhan OmarPolitics

    America may soon lose a Muslim, African-born lawmaker from its Foreign Affairs Committee: Ilhan Omar

    By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, and others
  • FILE – Then-House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of Calif., right, joined by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va., speaks to reporters about President Obama’s debt reduction plan and other issues, on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Sept. 20, 2013. Lessons learned from the debt ceiling standoff more than a decade ago are rippling through Washington. Back in 2011 the debate around raising the debt ceiling was eerily familiar. Newly elected House Republicans were eager to confront the Democratic president and force spending cuts. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)Retail

    What Democrats and Republicans can learn from the 2011 debt ceiling showdown

    By Lisa Mascaro and The Associated Press
  • Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., reacts during the 12th round of voting for speaker in the House chamber as the House meets for the fourth day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)Politics

    Kevin McCarthy elected House speaker on post-midnight 15th ballot: ‘It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish’

    By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, and others
  • Matt GaetzPolitics

    Matt Gaetz votes for Donald Trump to be speaker of the House as Republican agony in Congress stretches on

    By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, and others
  • Kevin McCarthyPolitics

    ‘We have no exit strategy’: Republicans don’t have a plan to elect a speaker anytime soon

    By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, and others
  • WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 21: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks during his weekly press conference at the U.S. Capitol on November 21, 2019 in Washington, DC. McCarthy said that his caucus would like to be passing legislation but are unable to do so because the Democrats have focused their efforts on impeaching President Donald Trump. (Photo by Alex Edelman/Getty Images)Politics

    ‘Embarrassing’: Biden criticizes House GOP for failing for a second day to elect a speaker

    By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, and others
  • Kevin McCarthyPolitics

    Kevin McCarthy fails in 4th and 5th speaker votes as Republican chaos in Congress shows no sign of ending

    By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, and others
  • Kevin McCarthyPolitics

    Kevin McCarthy continues quest to overturn historic defeat for speaker’s seat—and says he has Trump’s support

    By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, and others
  • US House Minority Leader, Kevin McCarthy, Republican of California, speaks during his weekly press briefing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on January 21, 2021. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm / AFP) (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)Politics

    House Republicans adjourn for the day in chaos after failing to elect Kevin McCarthy as speaker in a historic defeat

    By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, and others
  • Kevin McCarthyPolitics

    Kevin McCarthy becomes first speaker candidate in 100 years to lose a vote from his own party

    By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, and others