Kevin McCarthy elected House speaker, narrowly prevailing in 15th round of voting
admin Top House Republican Kevin McCarthy succeeded early Saturday in his push to become his chamber’s…
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Kevin McCarthy speaker drama enters fourth day: Watch the House vote here.
Drama over who will be the next speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives entered…
Read MoreChina’s latest COVID challenge: Lunar New Year holiday travel surge
China is hoping to avoid an acceleration in the pace of new COVID cases during…
Read MoreSouthwest sees flight cancellations costing up to $825 million
Southwest Airlines Co. warned Friday that it expects to report a surprise net loss for…
Read MoreStill no House speaker? Salaries in limbo, taxpayers’ requests turned away
If you’ve got a problem that you want your member of Congress to help solve,…
Read MoreWHO is ‘concerned’ about coronavirus variant XBB.1.5 and its apparent growth advantage
The global tally of COVID cases rose 25% in the period stretching from Dec. 5…
Read MoreKevin McCarthy speaker drama enters third day: Watch the House vote here
The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to meet at noon on Thursday to resume…
Read MorePutin orders 36-hour weekend cease-fire in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered Moscow’s armed forces to hold a 36-hour cease-fire…
Read MoreMichigan Democratic Sen. Stabenow says she won’t seek re-election
Sen. Debbie Stabenow, a Michigan Democrat, on Thursday said she won’t seek re-election. Stabenow said…
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Online holiday sales top $210 billion, beating expectations
Online shoppers spent more than $200 billion for the holidays for the second-straight year, breaking…
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