Kevin McCarthy removed as House speaker in historic vote
"The office of speaker of the House of the United States House of Representatives is hereby declared vacant," said Rep. Steve Womack, who was presiding over the chamber.
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"The office of speaker of the House of the United States House of Representatives is hereby declared vacant," said Rep. Steve Womack, who was presiding over the chamber.
A deal that included a diversion in connection with a firearms charge and a guilty plea to two misdemeanor tax charges collapsed in court over the summer.
Cuellar's office said three men, two of whom had guns, swarmed the congressman and stole his car.
Former President Donald Trump appeared in a Manhattan courtroom on Monday as the trial in his civil fraud case got underway.
The Supreme Court convenes Monday for a new term that brings cases on free speech, agency power and the Second Amendment.
Former President Donald Trump, sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, and the Trump Organization were dealt severe penalties in a civil case alleging widespread fraud.
Congress passed a short-term funding bill to avert a government shutdown that lacked new funding for Ukraine.
Celebrating the longest-lived U.S. president this way was inconceivable not long ago.
Hours before a midnight deadline, Congress passed a short-term funding bill to keep the government running for 45 days.
Former President Donald Trump expects to attend at least the first day of the civil trial pitting him and the Trump Organization against New York Attorney General Letitia James.
The three argued they had acted as federal officials when they voted for Trump as electors for the Republican party in Georgia in December 2020 and were entitled to have their cases moved to federal court.
Most government shutdowns have ended quickly, but a few dragged on for weeks.
Vivek Ramaswamy used to call Chinese-owned TikTok "digital fentanyl," but he later became the first Republican presidential candidate with an account on the app.
The Navy will begin randomly testing its special operations forces for steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs beginning in November.
The spending bill failed to win over a group of Republicans opposed to a short-term funding deal.
