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Biden blames House GOP for “manufactured crisis” before spending bill passage

President Joe Biden is urging Congress to pass a longer-term spending bill and not wait for the last minute, after averting a government shutdown over…

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How serious is the threat to McCarthy’s speakership?

Rep. Matt Gaetz has threatened to hold a vote to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy after McCarthy kept the government from shutting down over the…

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Trump’s civil fraud trial underway, Gaetz’s effort to oust McCarthy and more | America Decides

“America Decides” reports on the start of former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial in New York City, Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz’s efforts to oust…

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Newsom picks Laphonza Butler to fill Feinstein’s Senate seat

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has selected EMILY’s List president Laphonza Butler to fill the seat of the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Butler has been the…

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Trump calls civil fraud trial “election interference”

Donald Trump attended the start of his civil fraud trial in New York City on Monday. The former president, the Trump Organization, multiple executives and…

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Did McCarthy make a secret deal with Biden on Ukraine aid?

Even though the latest short-term spending bill to keep the government open through Nov. 17 didn’t include Ukraine aid, President Biden implied over the weekend…

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Gaetz vs. McCarthy: What we know about the fight to remove the House speaker

Hard-right Republicans are making good on a threat to try to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Rep. Matt Gaetz filed a resolution to oust him…

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Gaetz moves to oust Speaker McCarthy, future of Ukraine aid, more | Prime Time with John Dickerson

John Dickerson reports on the first day of Donald Trump’s fraud trial, Kevin McCarthy’s new political tightrope, and what the return of student loan payments…

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Matt Gaetz files motion to oust Kevin McCarthy as House speaker

Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz made good on his threats and filed a resolution Monday night to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. The move came after…

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Why Trump’s civil fraud trial doesn’t have a jury

Former President Donald Trump appeared in a Manhattan courtroom on Monday as the trial in his civil fraud case got underway. CBS News chief election…

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Biggest Supreme Court cases to watch in new term

The Supreme Court returned for its new term on Monday with several potentially major cases ahead. Jimmy Hoover, Supreme Court reporter at the National Law…

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Will Congress approve future Ukraine aid?

The spending bill President Biden signed minutes before the government shutdown deadline on Saturday did not include funding for Ukraine. The president wants Congress to…

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Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to federal gun charges at arraignment

The son of President Joe Biden pleaded not guilty Tuesday to three felony gun charges, after a deal that included a diversion in connection with…

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What role does independent media play after Trump?

From our TRNN #InaugurationDay livestream, the Real News team sits down to discuss the devastation left by Donald Trump’s presidency, the bizarre national spectacle of…

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