Lexie Schapitl
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House will send impeachment articles against Mayorkas to Senate on April 10
The House passed the two articles along party lines in February, but proceedings stalled amid government funding negotiations.
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene files motion to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson
It's the second time in less than a year that House Republicans have pushed to remove their elected leader.
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How Republicans are talking about IVF
Alabama passed a bill to protect IVF providers from legal liability. But it doesn't address the larger questions posed by the ruling that said frozen embryos qualify as children under the law.
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Key moments from Biden's 2024 State of the Union address you may have missed
In his State of the Union address Thursday, President Biden highlighted key achievements of his first term and made the case that voters should give him a second. Here are six highlights.
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Mitch McConnell endorses former President Trump as GOP presidential nominee
The Senate Republican leader has consistently clashed with Trump, most forcefully after the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol.
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Independent Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema will not seek reelection
The Arizona seat will likely be key in determining control of the Senate.
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Mitch McConnell will step down as Senate minority leader in November
McConnell announced his plans on the Senate floor Wednesday where he talked about waiting for a day when he would have total clarity about the end of his work. "That day arrived today."
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After siding with Alabama ruling that embryos are children, Haley defends IVF access
Nikki Haley agreed with an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that said frozen embryos are considered children. But Thursday, she also reiterated that fertility treatments should not be taken away.
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House fails to pass articles of impeachment for Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas
Republicans failed to advance impeachment articles for Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas but left open the possibility of revisiting the vote at a later date.
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Congress devolves into chaos over border and national security funding
After months of bickering Congress remains completely unable to agree on any legislation on border security or aid to Israel and Ukraine — all priorities that majority of lawmakers agree are needed.