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The Age Issue: More of Congress Is 70-Plus Than Ever Before
At the highest level, the U.S. government looks like a gerontocracy, with average ages around 60 in both the House and the ...
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Speakership uncertainty as new Congress begins. Here's how voting will work.
The 119th Congress convenes on Friday ... that the speaker be a member, either current or former. In fact, the speaker is supposed to lead the whole House, not just one party.
At 3 a.m. in the Capitol, the Speaker of the House pauses to share his place for prayer
Speaker Mike Johnson was rushing through the halls of the Capitol during the overnight House vote on President Donald Trump's ...
Trump tax bill will add $2.4 trillion to deficit, leave 10.9M more uninsured, CBO says
President Donald Trump’s big bill making its way through Congress will cut taxes by $3.75 trillion but also increase deficits ...
CBO says Republican megabill will add $2.4 trillion to deficit
The new numbers were much anticipated given this is the first time that Congress’ nonpartisan scorekeeper has released numbers on the full bill.
House Republicans include a 10-year ban on US states regulating AI in ‘big, beautiful’ bill
House Republicans surprised tech industry watchers and outraged many state governments when they added a clause to ...
House Republicans pass Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and program cuts after all-night session
The outcome caps an intense time on Capitol Hill, with days of private negotiations and public committee hearings.
Speaker Johnson and Republicans head to the White House as Trump’s tax breaks bill hits trouble
WASHINGTON (AP) — With President Donald Trump’s multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package at risk of stalling, House Speaker Mike Johnson and conservative Republican holdouts are heading Wednesday to ...