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US in ‘chaos’ as Speaker removed

Kevin McCarthy has been removed from his position as Speaker of the House after a historic vote, sparking political chaos in the United States.

October 03, 2023

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Kevin McCarthy has been ousted from the position of Speaker of the House. Picture: Getty Images

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October 01, 2023

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September 29, 2023

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September 29, 2023

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September 29, 2023

Prospects dim as US scrambles to avoid government shutdown

The US inched closer to a government shutdown on Friday as the prospects of a successful short-term funding deal grow bleaker.

September 29, 2023

GETTY IMAGES / Hardline members of Kevin McCarthy's Republican House majority are refusing to back a short-term funding bill

September 29, 2023

Senator Dianne Feinstein Dies at 90

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September 29, 2023

Senator Dianne Feinstein, Democrat of California, served in the Senate for 30 years.Credit...Kent Nishimura for The New York Times

September 28, 2023

Second Republican debate: The biggest moments from debate stage

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September 26, 2023

N.Y. judge finds Donald Trump committed business fraud for a decade

A judge overseeing a $250 million lawsuit against Trump ruled that the ex-president and his company committed fraud by inflating his net worth in business transactions.

September 26, 2023

Former president Donald Trump pauses before ending his remarks at a rally in Summerville, S.C., Sept. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Artie Walker Jr., File)

September 25, 2023

Bob Menendez refuses to quit and says $480,000 in cash was for personal use

New Jersey senator strikes defiant tone to reporters and accuses some of ‘rushing to judge a Latino and push him out of his seat’

September 25, 2023

‘Supreme court justices have for years been legalizing – and personally engaging in – similar kinds of corruption.’ Photograph: Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters

September 22, 2023

New Jersey Gov. Murphy, Assembly speaker call on Sen. Bob Menendez to resign

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, the state’s General Assembly speaker and the Democratic State Committee chairman all called on U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez to resign Friday after their fellow Democrat was indicted on federal bribery charges.

September 22, 2023

Ranking member Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., arrives for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Thursday, June 20, 2019. Bill Clark | CQ Roll Call | Getty Images

September 22, 2023

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US special counsel seeks gag order on Trump’s ‘inflammatory’ statements

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September 16, 2023

Former president Donald Trump at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, on 12 August 2023. Photograph: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

September 12, 2023

Top US House Republican orders impeachment inquiry into Biden

Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, bowing to pressure from his party's hard right, gave the go-ahead on Tuesday for an impeachment investigation into US President Joe Biden.

September 12, 2023

Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he had given the green light for the opening of an impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden. © Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images/AFP

September 12, 2023

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September 12, 2023

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September 08, 2023

Former speaker Nancy Pelosi says she will run for reelection to House in 2024

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September 08, 2023

Former House speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) appears on Capitol Hill on June 22, 2023. (Minh Connors/The Washington Post)

September 03, 2023

Mitch McConnell: From polio victim to political titan

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September 03, 2023

GETTY IMAGES | Mitch McConnell as a young senator

September 02, 2023

After McConnell freezes again, Kentucky Republicans question if the Senate leader can hold onto power

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