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Some of Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s most persistent tormentors assembled Friday to defeat a stopgap spending measure to avoid a government shutdown, the latest episode in a pattern of blocking his efforts in the House. [...]
Federal prosecutors argued that the former president has continued to make threatening statements after their initial request to limit his public discussion of the case. [...]
The federal charges are said to involve disclosure of tax information from Donald Trump and other wealthy taxpayers. [...]
As the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Mr. Menendez bucked Democratic colleagues — and presidents — on matters ranging from Cuba to Iran. [...]
Any deal to keep it open would have to be bipartisan, since the Senate and White House are controlled by Democrats, and the House by Republicans. [...]
Republicans are making big promises about combating fentanyl. Their words ring hollow to some who know too much about the drug’s deadly toll. [...]
