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US avoids government shutdown after days of political turmoil
Getty Images Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer gives a thumbs up walking out of the Senate Chamber The US
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US Speaker Mike Johnson may pay political price for Ukraine deal
After months of delay and increasingly dire warnings, the US House of Representatives approved $61bn in new aid to Ukraine
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Ukraine Russia war: US House passes crucial aid deal worth $61bn
The House of Representatives has finally approved billions of dollars in new US military aid for Ukraine as it struggles
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US lawmakers vote to avert government shutdown
US lawmakers have passed a government spending package shortly before a midnight deadline, averting a partial government shutdown. The Senate
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House passes Israel aid bill despite Biden veto threat
The US House of Representatives has approved a $14.3bn (£11.7bn) aid bill to Israel, though Democrats have warned it is
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Republicans drop Jim Jordan as US House Speaker nominee
Republicans have removed Jim Jordan as the party’s nominee for Speaker, after he lost three successive votes in the US
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Can Jim Jordan become the next Republican House Speaker?
Jim Jordan’s bid to become Speaker of the US House of Representatives is building momentum as he wins over opponents
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Three ways Republican House Speaker chaos ends on Capitol Hill
A day after being chosen as the Republican party’s nominee to be Speaker of the House of Representatives, Steve Scalise
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Steve Scalise drops out of US Speaker race
Republican Congressman Steve Scalise has dropped out of the race to become Speaker of the House just a day after
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A deputy, an insider or Trump? The race for US House Speaker
Jim Jordan and Steve Scalise have become the first two Republicans to join the race to replace Kevin McCarthy, who
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Lawmakers race to secure US debt deal votes as deadline looms
US President Joe Biden has said he is optimistic that a bipartisan deal to temporarily suspend the nation’s debt ceiling
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