Rep. George Santos vows to serve full two-year term despite growing calls from Republicans, including former House Speaker Paul Ryan, to step down.
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Congress OKs $1.7 trillion spending plan with Ukraine aid, TikTok ban. Here’s what we know.
The package includes changes to retirement benefits, new protections for pregnant workers and Ukraine aid. A larger child tax credit was not included.
Senate passes $1.7 trillion spending package: what made the cut — and what didn’t
The bipartisan bill provides billions for Ukraine, pay raises for troops, and disaster aid. Extension of a pandemic-era child tax credit was left out.
House OKs stopgap spending bill. With a government shutdown looming, here’s what to know.
House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy wants lawmakers to wait until January when a new Congress – and a Republican-led House – can craft the measure.
Ilhan Omar pushes back on House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy’s vow to strip her of committee
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., hits back after House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy vows to strip her of her House committee assignments if elected speaker.
Federal appeals court temporarily blocks Biden student debt relief plan
A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked the Biden Administration from moving forward with its student debt relief program aiming to forgive billions of dollars in student loans.
Report: Georgia GOP Senate candidate Herschel Walker pressed woman to have second abortion
Opponents have slammed Walker for hypocrisy given his staunch opposition to abortion access. Walker has denied asking the woman to get an abortion.
A draft, condemnation and mass graves: The week’s key events in Ukraine’s war with Russia
World leaders condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin after announcing plans to escalate the war after Ukraine’s aggressive counteroffensive.
Cops chased dead ends for 40 years in a California teen’s cold case. Then a suspect’s relative emerged.
The 1982 rape and killing of 15-year-old Karen Stitt had frustrated California cops for decades before a suspect’s relative and DNA led to an arrest.
The week in Ukraine’s war with Russia: Key events explained in 5 graphics
Ukraine’s counteroffensive regains significant amounts of territory, pushing Russian troops out and marking a turn in the war since Russia’s invasion