Politics

Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts To Be Reinstated

Meta Platforms Inc said Wednesday it will reinstate former U.S. President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts in the coming weeks, following a two-year suspension after the deadly Capitol Hill riot on January 6, 2021. The restoration of his accounts could provide a boost to Trump, who announced in November he will make another run for […]

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White House Says Biden home Searched after ‘voluntary, proactive offer’ by lawyers

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House said on Monday that a search by the Justice Department of President Joe Biden’s home on Friday was carried out after a “voluntary, proactive offer” by his personal lawyers to the department. A new search of Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware, by the department found six more items, including documents

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Bipartisan lawmakers preparing plan to avert debt ceiling crisis

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is preparing a plan to defuse a looming crisis over the nation’s debt ceiling by changing it from a fixed dollar amount a percentage of national economic output, the group’s top Republican said on Sunday. The proposal would replace Washington’s current federal debt ceiling – currently set at $31.4

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Q&A: The Debt Ceiling, Explained

An expected showdown between President Joe Biden’s Democrats and a newly minted Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives over the debt ceiling is threatening to push Washington to the brink of a debt crisis. WHAT’S THE DEBT CEILING? Washington regularly sets a limit on federal borrowing. Currently, the ceiling is set at $31.4

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Rep. Santos says he won’t resign, only leave if voted out in next election

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative George Santos said on Thursday he would vacate his seat only if he loses the next election, clarifying an earlier statement that he would resign if “142 people” asked him to because of a string of false claims he made about his work and personal background. His initial remark about potentially bowing

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Santos Could be removed from Congress if he broke campaign finance laws 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative George Santos, who lied about much of his resume and life story, will be removed from Congress if found to have broken campaign finance laws, fellow Republican and House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer said on Sunday. “He’s a bad guy,” Comer said on CNN’s “State of the Union” program. “It’s

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Classified documents from Biden’s vice presidency found at think tank

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Classified documents from Joe Biden’s vice-presidential days were discovered in November by the U.S. president’s personal attorneys at a Washington think tank, a White House lawyer said on Monday. Nearly 10 documents were found at Biden’s office at the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement, CBS News reported earlier, adding

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How Kevin McCarthy’s dream job could become a nightmare

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Kevin McCarthy woke up on Saturday morning with a long-held dream fulfilled: After a four-day standoff, he was elected speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming the most powerful member of the Republican Party. But that role could turn into a nightmare because it requires leading a caucus that strongly rejects leadership. Conservatives have

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Kevin McCarthy elected Republican U.S. House speaker, but at a cost

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Kevin McCarthy was elected speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives early on Saturday, after making extensive concessions to right-wing hardliners that raised questions about the party’s ability to govern. The 57-year-old Californian suffered one final humiliation when Representative Matt Gaetz withheld his vote on the 14th ballot as midnight approached, prompting a

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Kyrsten Sinema leaves Democratic Party, adding drama to tight U.S. Senate margin

U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona said on Friday she is leaving the Democratic Party and registering as an independent, in an announcement just days after Democrats won a Senate race in Georgia to secure 51 seats in the 100-member chamber. “Like a lot of Arizonans, I have never fit perfectly in either national party,” Sinema said in an

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