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Kevin McCarthy takes aim at Mitch McConnell as Republican leaders clash over spending plan

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has criticized Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) over whether Republicans should wrangle an omnibus spending bill through Congress before Christmas.

What the ‘Twitter Files’ say about the future of journalism

Twitter owner Elon Musk’s decision to share internal records with a trio of independent journalists spawned stories about how Twitter executives worked to invent justifications for content decisions they’d already made on ideological grounds.

Biden keeps calling for an ‘assault weapons ban,’ but is anyone listening?

As the lame-duck session of Congress nears a close, President Joe Biden continues to repeat calls to ban assault-style weapons before Republicans take over the House of Representatives.

Senate unanimously passes bill banning TikTok from government devices

The Senate passed a bill by unanimous consent that would ban the social media app TikTok from all government devices amid increased scrutiny over the app's perceived threats to national security.

SEE IT: Angelina Jolie consults with Chuck Schumer and others on Capitol Hill

Angelina Jolie was back on Capitol Hill this week, meeting with lawmakers about legislation.

Meta’s algorithm helped stoke hate and violence during Ethiopian civil war, $2B lawsuit alleges

A $2 billion lawsuit alleged that Meta's algorithm helped fuel hate and violence that killed hundreds of thousands in Ethiopia's civil war.

McCarthy looks to sway critics with forum on House rules

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) appears to have his work cut out for him still in attempting to sway members of his conference voicing opposition to him becoming the next speaker, with his critics emerging from a forum to discuss potential House rules changes remaining no’s on Wednesday.

Defense bill mandates quarterly reports to Congress on US-Mexico border mission

A provision of the National Defense Authorization Act would mandate that defense officials brief Congress quarterly on the situation troops are facing at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Four times Mitch McConnell criticized Donald Trump’s poor judgment

Sen. Mitch McConnell's disdain for former President Donald Trump has not been a well-kept secret, especially in the wake of the Republican Party's disappointing showing in the midterm elections.

‘Breakfast Club’ urges Senate Republicans to reject yearlong spending deal

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) led a conference meeting on Wednesday in an effort to persuade fellow Republicans to home in on fiscal conservatism and delay a major spending bill until the next Congress is sworn in — when Republicans will take control of the House of Representatives.
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