November 8, 2023

North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore formally announces bid for Congress in 2024

KINGS MOUNTAIN, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina state House Speaker Tim Moore formally announced his bid for the U.S. House on Tuesday, competing for a south-central district seat redrawn just […]

October 21, 2023

Americans’ faith in institutions has been sliding for years. The chaos in Congress isn’t helping

WASHINGTON (AP) — For many Americans, the Republican dysfunction that has ground business in the U.S. House to a halt as two wars rage abroad and a budget crisis looms at home […]

October 21, 2023

Americans’ faith in institutions has been sliding for years. The chaos in Congress isn’t helping

WASHINGTON (AP) — For many Americans, the Republican dysfunction that has ground business in the U.S. House to a halt as two wars rage abroad and a budget crisis looms at home […]

October 13, 2023

Some want to grant temporary House speaker more power as Republican gridlock stalls Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Rep. Patrick McHenry took the House speaker’s gavel for the first time, he slammed it down with such force at adjournment that it gained viral internet attention as […]

September 30, 2023

Congress tees up votes in last-minute scramble to avert shutdown

Lawmakers return to Congress on Saturday with no clear path to resolving a squabble that appears likely to close wide swaths of the federal government. On the other side of […]

September 26, 2023

Congress is moving into crisis mode as time runs short to avoid a government shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — With a government shutdown five days away, Congress is moving into crisis mode as Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces an insurgency from hard-right Republicans eager to slash spending even if it means curtailing federal […]

September 20, 2023

Florida Sen. Rick Scott expects Congress will avoid government shutdown

Sen. Rick Scott told CNBC said the U.S. government should never see government shutdowns again. Scott, a Florida Republican, said House and Senate Republicans are working on plans to fund […]

September 1, 2023

White House asks Congress for short-term funding to avoid government shutdown

Funding for the federal government is set to run out on Sept. 30 unless action is taken by Congress. A spokesperson with the U.S. Office of Management and Budget on […]

August 12, 2023

Brazil’s Congress moves to levy higher taxes on cryptocurrencies

If approved, the legislation would place crypto assets held by Brazilians overseas subject to the same tax rules governing traditional assets. Brazilian lawmakers are moving forward with a legislation that […]

July 30, 2023

Congress hands the crypto industry two wins and a loss before August recess

Lawmakers prioritized bills targeting digital-asset regulation before the August recess. Two bills advanced out of the House Financial Services Committee this week that represented victories for the nascent crypto industry […]

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July 29, 2023

Violent crime is rising in the nation’s capital. DC seeks solutions as Congress keeps close watch

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pamela Smith’s voice soared and quivered like a preacher in midsermon as she recalled her troubled childhood and how it helped prepare her for the challenges she […]

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