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Fight still ahead for Texas’ Ken Paxton after historic impeachment deepens GOP divisions

The historic impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton plunged Republicans on Sunday into a fight over whether to banish…

Biden, GOP reach debt-ceiling deal, now Congress must approve it to prevent calamitous default

An “agreement in principle” between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy would raise the nation’s legal debt ceiling,…

Republicans criticize McCarthy, Biden debt ceiling deal

After tough negotiations to reach a tentative deal with the White House on the U.S. borrowing limit, the next challenge…

Debt ceiling deal will be ‘transformational’ for Americans, McCarthy says

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Sunday that the tentative deal House Republicans have reached with the White House to address…

Biden, McCarthy reach final deal to prevent default, now must sell to Congress

With days to spare before a potential first-ever government default, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached final…

JPMorgan rejects claim that Dimon and Staley discussed Epstein: ‘We believe this is false’

JPMorgan Chase on Wednesday rejected allegations cited in a new report that CEO Jamie Dimon over years discussed the bank’s…

JPMorgan’s Dimon says other execs at the bank could have booted Epstein when he was a client

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon testified last week that top bank executive Mary Erdoes and the firm’s then-head lawyer had…

Rep. Santos says ‘I will not resign’ after pleading not guilty to criminal charges

Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., said Wednesday he will not resign from office after pleading not guilty to an array of…

GOP Rep. George Santos has been charged by the Justice Department

Scandal-plagued Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., has been criminally charged by the Department of Justice, NBC News reported Tuesday, citing sources…

Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed E. Jean Carroll, jury says

A civil jury on Tuesday found former President Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing the writer E. Jean Carroll at…