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House Dems say they're being pushed off committees for opposing Trump, the GOP floats a plan to eliminate the IRS and impose a nationwide sales tax, and the House Speaker is standing by Rep. George Santos for now.

Democratic leaders urge Republicans to reveal spending cuts in the debt ceiling debate, the Senate Judiciary Committee grills ticket executives, and classified documents are found at former VP Mike Pence's home.

Democrats say House GOP members are endangering the U.S. economy by not raising the debt limit, four members of the far-right Oath Keepers are convicted of the rare charge of seditious conspiracy, and lawmakers renew efforts to give Washington, D.C. statehood.

VP Harris announces proclamation to protect abortion access on 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. At a the first March for Life, anti-abortion rally since Roe's overturning, advocates said their work isn't over. President Biden says he will hold talks with the House majority leader to discuss the national debt limit.

The U.S debt ceiling debate begins, mayors across the country discuss the future of policing, and the Supreme Court releases a report on the leaked Dobbs opinion investigation.

The White House says the GOP is handing government oversight to conspiracy theorists, a probe of the handling of classified documents raises Democrats ire, and mayors work to reduce gun violence in America's cities.

The White House calls GOP debt limit demands a recipe for economic disaster, Sen. Bernie Sanders says the working class deserves more, and a failed GOP candidate is arrested for drive-by shootings in New Mexico.

President Biden is disappointed with the first few House bills, one of which he says will present a tax loophole for the wealthy, but will hurt middle-class taxpayers. The White House Counsel says visitor logs were not kept at President Biden's Delaware home amid calls from Republicans to see them as more classified documents are found. Missouri lawmakers enact stricter dress code for women in the...

The U.S could be headed toward fiscal trouble, a new House committee will be taking on big tech and the Missouri House of Representatives adopts a dress code for its female members.

The Attorney General appoints a special counsel to investigate classified documents found in the president's possession, Rep. George Santos says he would resign if his constituents want him to, and inflation eases.

More classified documents tied to President Biden have been found, the House creates a subcommittee to probe federal abuses of authority, and Republicans from George Santos' district call for his resignation.

Documents found at President Biden's former institute stir political rumblings, some Democrats fear a new House committee on China could promote further xenophobia, and California Rep. Katie Porter runs for Senate.

The 118th Congress narrowly passes the rules package. President Joe Biden was in Mexico City on Monday ahead of the 'Three Amigos' Summit. The DOJ has launched a review into classified documents found at Biden's post-VP office. The Supreme Court is set to hear a case today pertaining to union strikes.

President Biden makes his first trip to the southern border, former President Trump says he did the country a favor by helping Rep. Kevin McCarthy become House Speaker, and political unrest in Brazil prompts comparisons to January 6th.

House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy loses his 11th ballot for speaker. President Joe Biden and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell usher in a big bipartisan win in Kentucky regarding failing infrastructure. On the second anniversary of the Jan. 6 riot, some are calling on GOP leaders to condemn political violence.

After six ballots, a Speaker of the House still has not been elected as frustration grows, Democrats promote their 2023 agenda, and the U.S. develops a strategy to boost women's economic participation.

Kevin McCarthy fails to win enough votes to become House Speaker, a record number of Hispanic legislators join the 118th Congress, and Patty Murray becomes the first female Senate president pro tempore.

A divided government is being sworn in today with Republicans and Democrats pursuing widely divergent agendas, experts predict Congressional deadlock, and more trouble arises for embattled Rep.-Elect George Santos.

Senator Elizabeth Warren reintroduces gun legislation, 2023 looks like a promising year for renewable energy, and the U.S. has the lowest number of divided state governments in more than half a century.

New York District 3 Rep.-elect George Santos is being federally investigated amid inconsistencies. The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack withdraws its subpoena of former President Doland Trump. President Joe Biden signs the $1.7 trillion omnibus bill into law.

A longtime member of Congress reflects on her career, the outgoing president of Purdue talks Covid and education, and a key player in the plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is sentenced.

The Supreme Court upholds Title 42, a newly-elected Congressman owns up to lies on his resume, and the Transportation Department looks into severe holiday booking problems at Southwest Airlines.

Advocates plan for more ballot initiatives to protect reproductive freedom, record amounts of "dark money" fueled elections in 2022, and Americans' support for unions is at its highest point in decades.

Voting rights advocates brace for further restrictions, youth voter turnout was key for Democrats in the midterms, and education experts warn book bans and speech restrictions are fueling the teacher shortage.

The Senate passes the $1.7 trillion spending package, Secretary of State Blinken talks about Afghanistan, and Arizona is removing its border wall.