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House passes Speaker Johnson’s continuing resolution in first step to avoid shutdown

Despite staunch conservative opposition, the House passed Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-LA) two-step continuing resolution to keep the government funded just days before the shutdown deadline, sending it over to the Senate, which is expected to pass the bill.

Wife of American detained by Taliban tells Congress: ‘He’s been told he’s been forgotten’

The wife of an American who has been detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan for more than a year recounted her knowledge of her husband's plight to members of Congress on Tuesday.

More than 100 faculty sign letter blasting Harvard president for condemning antisemitism

A group of 101 faculty members at Harvard have signed on to a public letter that defended a phrase associated with the genocide of Israelis and criticized university President Claudine Gay for issuing statements condemning antisemitism.

Police arrest suspect in death of US hockey player killed by skate blade

England authorities arrested a man on Tuesday on suspicion of manslaughter after American ice hockey player Adam Johnson died from a skate blade cutting his neck during a game.

MTG vows third attempt to impeach Mayorkas and dares GOP to block it

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has refused to accept defeat following House Republicans' failure to take up her second impeachment effort against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and vowed to try a third time.

Former Santos campaign staffer pleads guilty to wire fraud

Another former campaign staffer of Rep. George Santos (R-NY) has pleaded guilty in part of a federal investigation into claims the New York Republican committed fraud during his campaigns for the House.

Panda diplomacy with China falls short on Biden-Xi summit priority list

The leaders of the world's two largest economies will discuss various topics this week — but not pandas.

Witness tells Congress DEI departments aren’t equipped to combat antisemitism

A Democrat-invited witness to a congressional hearing on antisemitism on college campuses told lawmakers that diversity, equity, and inclusion departments on college campuses weren't set up to help white students.

Big city blues: How metro areas run by Democrats haven’t recovered from COVID-19

Major Democratic-led cities have failed to recover their pre-pandemic foot traffic, which has caused a decrease in economic activity for the blue cities, according to a new study from the University of Toronto.

Whoopi Goldberg slammed as ‘out of touch’ after implying working-class adults are lazy

Whoopi Goldberg is being called out for losing “track of reality” after recent comments that shunned working-class adults' efforts to make enough money to buy a house.
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