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White House starts countdown to ‘House Republican shutdown’ amid speaker impasse

The White House is reminding House Republicans there are only three weeks until the federal government may need to be shut down as the conference continues to fight over who should be its next speaker.

B-52s won’t play Australian state dinner against backdrop of Israel war

New wave band the B-52s will no longer entertain President Joe Biden's guests at the Australian state dinner given recent world events, according to first lady Jill Biden.

DeSantis compares House to ‘chickens with their heads cut off’ as speaker chaos continues

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) compared the current inability of the House of Representatives to function without an elected speaker to "chickens with their heads cut off" as the chamber marks 21 days since it last had an elected presiding officer.

Short ribs and chardonnay: How the Bidens plan to wine-and-dine Australia

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden plan to pair short ribs with chardonnay during their state dinner with Australia, the fourth of their administration and a muted affair after the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attacks.

DEA finds ‘unprecedented’ amount of Mexican-made fentanyl in US

Billions of potentially lethal doses of fentanyl were seized by federal law enforcement at the border over the past year, but hundreds of millions of deadly doses have slipped past authorities into U.S. communities, according to government officials.

Blinken backs Israel at UNSC but says ‘humanitarian pauses must be considered’ to protect civilians

Secretary of State Antony Blinken showed his support for Israel at the United Nations Security Council but floated the idea of "humanitarian pauses" to protect civilians.

Biden pick to lead FAA confirmed after vacancy of more than 18 months

Michael Whitaker, President Joe Biden's pick to lead the Federal Aviation Administration, was confirmed by the full Senate on Tuesday.

Abortions increase after Supreme Court decision, driven by 100K spike in permissive states

As abortions in states with restrictions plummeted after the overturn of Roe v. Wade, the total number in the United States increased.

Trump stares down ex-attorney Cohen as he testifies in New York civil fraud trial

Donald Trump's ex-attorney Michael Cohen made his debut in the civil fraud against the former president's business empire, testifying that he inflated the value of his boss's real estate assets to secure better insurance premiums.

Biden administration targets failing colleges and for-profits with new regulations

The Biden administration's Department of Education unveiled new regulations Tuesday that will primarily affect for-profit colleges and schools on shaky financial ground.
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