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State of the Union: Biden pledges to work with Republicans

February 8, 2023

US Vice-President Kamala Harris (back left) and US Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy listen as US President Joe Biden (front) delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Feb 7, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) WASHINGTON - President Joe...

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White House: No visitor logs for Biden’s Delaware home

January 17, 2023

US President Joe Biden departs the White House to board the Marine One helicopter for travel to Delaware from the White House in Washington, US Jan 13, 2023. (JONATHAN ERNST / REUTERS) WASHINGTON – No visitor logs exist for President Joe Biden's home in Wilmington, Delaware, where classified documents from...

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Special counsel to probe Biden’s handling of classified documents

January 13, 2023

US Attorney General Merrick Garland arrives to name an independent special counsel to probe President Joe Biden's alleged mishandling of classified documents at the US Justice Department in Washington, DC on Jan 12, 2023. (OLIVIER DOULIERY / AFP) WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden's own administration named a special counsel to...

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N. America leaders pledge cooperation on chips, drugs

January 11, 2023

US President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador meet at the National Palace during the North American leaders summit in Mexico City, Mexico Jan 9, 2023. (KEVIN LAMARQUE / REUTERS) MEXICO CITY — The United States, Mexico and Canada will take steps to promote the North American...

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McCarthy elected Republican US House speaker

January 7, 2023

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy bangs the Speaker's gavel for the first time after being elected the next Speaker of the US House of Representatives in a late night 15th round of voting on the fourth day of the 118th Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, US, Jan...

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McCarthy suffers 14th loss in US House leadership bid

January 7, 2023

Kevin McCarthy, reacts after losing the 14th vote in the House chamber as the House meets for the fourth day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Jan 6, 2023. (ALEX BRANDON / AP) WASHINGTON - Republican Kevin McCarthy suffered yet another embarrassing defeat as he...

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No speaker in US House elected as voting drama drags on

January 6, 2023

US Congressman Kevin McCarthy arrives at the House chamber as the House meets for a second day to elect a speaker in Washington, DC, the United States, Jan 4, 2023. (LIU JIE / XINHUA) WASHINGTON – The US House of Representatives hasn't elected a new speaker as the election entered...

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Still no US House speaker elected on 2nd day of voting

January 5, 2023

US Congressman Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California, leaves the House floor after it adjourned for the night on Jan 4, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (JACQUELYN MARTIN / AP) WASHINGTON - The US House of Representatives remains in turmoil with no speaker elected on the second day of...

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Paralyzed US House adjourns as speakership deadlock persists

January 5, 2023

US Congressman Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California, leaves the House floor after it adjourned for the night on Jan 4, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (JACQUELYN MARTIN / AP) WASHINGTON - Members of a paralyzed US House of Representatives failed to elect a new speaker again on Wednesday...

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‘Rebellion’: McCarthy’s hopes for US House speaker wither

January 4, 2023

US House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy reacts to the cheers of his Republican colleagues as he is applauded after casting his own vote for himself to be the next Speaker of the House during a vote in the House Chamber on the first day of the 118th Congress at the...

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US House committee releases Trump tax returns

December 31, 2022

Former US president Donald Trump speaks at a rally on Aug 5, 2022, in Waukesha, Wisconsin. (MORRY GASH / AP) A Democratic-controlled US House of Representatives committee released six years of former president Donald Trump's tax returns to the public on Friday in an extraordinary move days before Republicans are...

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Biden says COVID-19 cases rising across US

December 16, 2022

People wait outside a community center as long lines continue for individuals trying to be tested for COVID-19 during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in San Diego, California, US, Jan 10, 2022. (MIKE BLAKE / REUTERS) WASHINGTON/MOSCOW - US President Joe Biden said on Thursday that COVID-19 cases...

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Democrats elect Hakeem Jeffries as first Black party leader

December 1, 2022

US Rep Hakeem Jeffries speaks to the media following the House Leadership news conference, after being elected as the new Democratic leader in the House of Representatives for the next session of Congress, on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, November 30, 2022. (MICHAEL A. MCCOY / REUTERS) WASHINGTON — Hakeem...

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Nancy Pelosi to step down from US House leadership

November 18, 2022

Lawmakers stand and applaud as US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California, pauses as she speaks on the House floor at the Capitol in Washington, Nov 17, 2022. (CAROLYN KASTER / AP) WASHINGTON - Nancy Pelosi, the trailblazing Democrat who as the first woman US House of Representatives speaker shepherded...

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Republicans win US House majority with divided government

November 17, 2022

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks to reporters after McCarthy was nominated by fellow Republicans to be their leader or the Speaker of the House if they take control in the next Congress, following House Republican leadership elections at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., November 15, 2022. (Michael...

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Biden predicts not enough votes to codify abortion rights

November 15, 2022

US President Joe Biden holds a press conference on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, Nov 14, 2022. (SAUL LOEB / AFP) WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden admitted on Monday that he did not expect Democrats to have enough...

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US House control hinges on tight races after Democrats’ gains

November 14, 2022

Staff process ballots for the US midterm elections at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center in Phoenix, Arizona, Nov 13, 2022. (JIM URQUHART / REUTERS) WASHINGTON - Control of the US House of Representatives hinged on Monday on several tight races that could secure a majority for Republicans following...

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Democrats clinch control of US Senate with win in Nevada

November 13, 2022

In this file photo taken on November 01, 2022 Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak (left), former US President Barack Obama (center) and US Senator Catherine Cortez Masto acknowledge the crowd during a campaign event ahead of the US midterm elections, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (RONDA CHURCHILL / AFP) PHOENIX - Democrats...

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US’ political balance may shift after elections

November 10, 2022

A child waits at a privacy booth as his parent fills out his ballot while voting at Sabillasville Elementary School, Nov 8, 2022, in Sabillasville, Maryland. (JULIO CORTEZ / FILE / AP) Democrats and Republicans fought for control of Congress in midterm elections in the United States on Tuesday that...

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US midterms: Race for Congress is tight, no Republican red wave

November 9, 2022

People vote at a fire station in the midterm elections on Nov 8, 2022, in Hialeah, Florida. (LYNNE SLADKY / AP0 WASHINGTON/PHOENIX, Arizona/BIRMINGHAM, Michigan - Control of Congress was up for grabs early on Wednesday after the US midterm elections, with many of the most competitive races uncalled, leaving it unclear...