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House GOP pulls key vote to advance stopgap government funding bill

The House of Representatives canceled a scheduled key procedural vote Tuesday on a temporary government funding bill hashed out by…

Millions of parents to face child care dilemma if federal assistance ends this month

GREENBELT, Md. — It’s barely 10 a.m. on a Wednesday, but the day at Greenway Learning Center is well underway.…

Sen. Warren calls on Yellen, FSOC to do more to shore up regional banks

WASHINGTON — Sen. Elizabeth Warren is sounding alarm bells about the future of regional banks in a new letter Thursday…

White House asks Congress for short-term funding to avoid government shutdown

WASHINGTON — The White House on Thursday asked Congress to pass a short-term measure to fund the federal government and…

Feds indict paid fundraiser for Rep. George Santos for allegedly impersonating Speaker McCarthy aide

A man who was a paid campaign fundraiser for Rep. George Santos was indicted in New York on federal criminal…

New A.I. working group aims to shape policy for key Democratic bloc

WASHINGTON — Democrats on Capitol Hill are forming a new working group on artificial intelligence and prioritizing how to prevent…

Mitch McConnell freezes at Senate press conference, is briefly unable to speak

WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell abruptly froze and was briefly unable to speak at a Senate press conference…

Morgan Stanley credits Bidenomics for ‘much stronger’ than expected GDP growth

WASHINGTON — Morgan Stanley is crediting President Joe Biden’s economic policies with driving an unexpected surge in the U.S. economy…

The White House plan to sell Bidenomics: Hit the road, ignore the polls

President Joe Biden on Thursday toured a revitalized shipyard in Philadelphia, where he made the argument that is increasingly dominating…

Convicted Ponzi schemer granted clemency by Trump charged with new Ponzi scheme

WASHINGTON — A New Jersey man who had his prison sentence for running a massive Ponzi scheme commuted by Donald…