A 15th round of voting for speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives looked set to start late Friday, after the chamber failed to select a speaker in its 14th Read more
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House adjourns until 10 p.m. Eastern as speaker election remains unresolved
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Friday to adjourn until 10 p.m. Eastern, as the chamber’s Republican leaders sought a break during their push to get California Rep. Kevin McCarthy Read more
McCarthy falls short again in ninth speaker vote, setting up 10th ballot
A ninth round of voting in the U.S. House of Representatives yet again failed to deliver a speaker on Thursday, as top House Republican Kevin McCarthy keeps facing opposition from Read more
Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. Casey says he has prostate cancer, expects ‘minimal disruption’
Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania said Thursday on Twitter that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in December, but he has “an excellent prognosis” and is “expected to make Read more
Biden on latest consumer inflation report: ‘Things are getting better’
President Joe Biden on Tuesday gave an upbeat speech following a lower-than-expected reading for the consumer price index. “Make no mistake — prices are still too high. We have a Read more
Biden White House says it expects to ‘continue to work successfully with Sinema’
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement Friday that the Biden administration understands that Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s decision to “register as an independent in Arizona does not Read more
Democrat Fetterman defeats Republican Oz in Pennsylvania’s Senate race
Democrat John Fetterman has defeated Republican Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania’s closely watched Senate race, according to an Associated Press projection. The nonpartisan Cook Political Report had viewed the seat — Read more
Republican J.D. Vance wins in Ohio’s key Senate race
Republican J.D. Vance has defeated Democrat Tim Ryan in Ohio’s closely watched Senate race, according to an Associated Press projection. The nonpartisan Cook Political Report had viewed the seat — Read more
Virginia Democrat Spanberger wins re-election in bellwether House race
Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger of Virginia has defeated Republican challenger Yesli Vega, according to an Associated Press projection. Their House race has been viewed as a bellwether, with one analyst Read more
Biden administration announces effort to target ‘junk fees’ at banks
The Biden administration on Wednesday rolled out new measures aimed at what it described as two practices involving “junk fees” at banks KBE, +0.97%. The White House said in a Read more