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Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., walks from the chamber to his office just after House Republicans failed to advance their own defense bill for second time in a week, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Government shutdown risk spikes after Congressional Republicans leave town for weekend amid hard-right revolt

By Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves, and others

Garret Graves

House Republican climate change plan: Keep drilling natural gas and plant a trillion trees

By Stephen Groves and The Associated Press

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., walks to the House chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 31, 2023. as the House moves toward passage of the debt limit bill. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

How Biden and House Speaker McCarthy ‘shrunk the room’ to get to a debt ceiling deal and avoid a disastrous default

By Seung Min Kim, Stephen Groves, and others

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters after a hectic series of amendment votes and final passage on the big debt ceiling and budget cuts package, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 1, 2023. The legislation now goes to President Joe Biden’s desk to become law before the fast-approaching default deadline. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate passes Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling deal with just days to spare before U.S. hits default date

By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, and others

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., walks to the House chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 31, 2023. as the House moves toward passage of the debt limit bill. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

The Senate is racing to meet the looming debt ceiling deadline before a catastrophic default as they vow to ‘keep working until the job is done’

By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, and others

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of R-Calif., speaks as House Minority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise, R.La., left, and Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., listen at a news conference after the House passed the debt ceiling bill at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 31, 2023. The bill now goes to the Senate. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

The Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling deal that no one liked sails through the House, leaving the Senate as the final hurdle

By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, and others

Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., left, and Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, speak with reporters as member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus talk about the debt limit deal, during a news conference, Tuesday, May 30, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Biden and House Speaker McCarthy scramble for votes as debt ceiling deal comes down to the wire

By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, and others

US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) (L) looks on as US President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting on the debt ceiling

Joe Biden and Kevin McCarthy are ‘dug in’ on opposing debt ceiling positions with deadline looming

By Lisa Mascaro, Seung Min Kim, and others

Kevin McCarthy

Kevin McCarthy vows to work ’24/7′ on a debt ceiling solution but House Republicans are about to take a Friday-Monday long weekend

By Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves, and others

Kevin McCarthy

Kevin McCarthy says he and White House are ‘still far apart’ but swears ‘we’re not going to default’

By Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves, and others

Kevin McCarthy, Joe Biden

‘Default is not really on the table’: Biden and McCarthy both call debt ceiling talks productive but taxes on the wealthy are a sticking point

By Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves, and others

Joe Biden

Biden and McCarthy set for Monday crunch talks after start-stop weekend as debt crisis looms

By Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves, and others

FILE – President Joe Biden talks about his nomination of Julie Su, right, to serve as the Secretary of Labor during an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Su, will testify to the Senate Thursday with key Democrats unwilling to voice support for her confirmation, creating uncertainty about her prospects in the narrowly-divided Senate. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Biden labor secretary nominee Julie Su faces Senate battle over support of law meant to make app-based gig firms treat workers as employees

By Stephen Groves and The Associated Press

Alan Shaw

Norfolk Southern CEO now supports efforts to enhance ‘safety of the freight rail industry’ but he doesn’t totally support the current bill

By Stephen Groves and The Associated Press

Olivia Holley, 22, and Taylor Gulish, 22, collect water samples from Leslie Run creek on February 25, 2023 in East Palestine, Ohio.

Norfolk Southern CEO to tell Congress he’s ‘deeply sorry’ for the Ohio train derailment disaster: ‘I am determined to make it right’

By Josh Funk, Stephen Groves, and others