Republicans projected to win majority of US House seats in government sweep
Trump’s party set to control both house of Congress, according CNN and NBC
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Marjorie Taylor Greene says she plans to oust Republican speaker Mike Johnson
Right-wing congresswoman says she plans for a vote next week
Ukraine, Israel aid to hit US House floor as separate bills this week
Aid delayed by Republican Speaker Mike Johnson’s unwillingness to consider bill Senate passed in February
‘A danger to national security’ - the drive to ban TikTok in the US
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US House approves Bill to ban TikTok over national security concerns
Republicans and Democrats overwhelmingly back Bill, which gives Chinese owner of video-sharing platform 180 days to divest ownership
Why do people keep voting for climate change deniers?
The rise of Mike Johnson to US House Speaker is a disturbing development as the world lurches towards existential crisis
New move to expel George Santos from US Congress after ethics committee report
Vote could take place after US House of Representatives returns after Thanksgiving break
US House of Representatives backs legislation to avert threatened shutdown of government
Extraordinary scenes on Capitol Hill as one Republican politician is accused of assaulting a party colleague while a US senator challenges union leader to a fight at a committee hearing
US House defeats move to expel Republican George Santos
Santos charged with laundering funds to pay for personal expenses and illegally receiving unemployment benefits
Tom Emmer’s candidacy for House speaker role torpedoed by Trump and conservative Republicans
Party picks Mike Johnson as fourth designate for job after many on its right-wing felt Minnesota politician not sufficiently conservative
Republicans gather again as Jim Jordan inches towards speaker position
McCarthy removed from post after rebellion by small number of hard-right members in Republican party
House of Representatives ‘paralysed’ after attempts to elect new Speaker collapse
Louisiana congressman Steve Scalise dropped out of contest on Thursday night after Republican infighting
Who will replace Kevin McCarthy as US House speaker?
After this week’s drama, Capitol Hill is braced for another fraught battle among Republicans
‘Now what?’: Kevin McCarthy’s historic downfall blocks business and sets up leadership battle
The election of a new House speaker - a process that is shrouded in uncertainty - could take days, if not weeks, to be resolved
They shine Washington’s shoes and pour its drinks. Another shutdown would hurt
Business owners are watching the impasse in Congress with a familiar sense of dread
Pressure mounts on Kevin McCarthy amid scramble to avert US government shutdown
Martin Wall: Joe Biden has warned of threats to food safety, cancer research and children’s programmes if Congress is not able to pass the country’s budget by next week
The Sackler family will still be rich after the opioid epidemic payout
In a controversial court move, the owners of Purdue Pharma will be shielded from future civil legal actions
Threat of a US debt default eased but has not disappeared entirely
Politicians on right and left will be unhappy with some of the terms in Biden and McCarthy’s proposed accord
Republican leadership needs George Santos despite wire fraud and money laundering charges
New York Republican facing calls to quit, but with slim majority for GOP in House of Representatives, his vote is vital in the chamber
Biden’s State of the Union address: Five things to know
President seemed to draw energy from heckling by some Republicans in his State of the Union address to US Congress
‘Pride is coming back’: Biden touts victories on jobs and climate in State of the Union address
US president calls on Republicans to help him ‘finish the job’
Who is George Santos? Focus intensifies on US congressman with mysterious backstory
Many of the New Yorker’s pronouncements have proven to be false, including his CV and claims his family fled the Holocaust
Biden vows to use veto if Republicans win Congress and try to ban abortion
US Democratic president promises to sign a law to codify abortion rights in January if Democrats triumph in November elections
Taiwan says China making simulated attack on main island
China fired ballistic missiles around the island after US House speaker’s Nancy Pelosi’s trip earlier this week
Former Trump strategist Steve Bannon willing to testify over Capitol attack
January 6th committee’s latest hearings to take place on Tuesday and Thursday
January 6th hearings: Hutchinson testimony highlights legal risks for Trump
Evidence chips away at defence that he was expressing well-founded views on election fraud
January 6th hearings promise revelations about attack on US Capitol
Committee will address whether there was an orchestrated attempt to frustrate the transfer of power following the election
Trump ally seeks return to congress in latest round of US primary elections
Democrats and Republican candidates for November midterms to be determined in seven states
Political leaders throw support behind Ireland in Brexit row
Inside Politics: Dutch prime minister and senior US democrat arrive in Ireland
US delegation and Taoiseach discuss EU-UK impasse on NI protocol
Visiting group led by US Democrat Richard Neal emphasises importance of Belfast pact
How Trump’s 2020 election lies have gripped state legislatures
Analysis shows how deeply rooted misinformation about Trump’s defeat have become in state assembly
Little out of this world at US Congress briefing on UFOs
Concerns being swept ‘under the rug’ first open hearing on subject in 50 years told
Buffalo shooting: Police believe suspect planned further attacks
Killing of 10 at New York supermarket being treated as racially motivated hate crime
David Frost does Britain no favours in its US charm offensive on Brexit
UK government has been lobbying intensively in Washington with little to show for it
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