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"I never believed we would need a recession to bring inflation down," said President Joe Biden, after a new GDP report showed 5% growth last quarter.

Smith accuses Trump of trying to intimidate witnesses, including his former chief of staff Mark Meadows.

The U.S. is ramping up efforts to cut off funding to Hamas, the group behind this month's terrorist attacks in Israel.

The prospect of an imminent mass incursion by Israel into Gaza has raised questions about what a postwar future could look like.

President Joe Biden Wednesday stressed the conflict spanning Israel and Gaza must end with a vision of a "two-state solution."

Donald Trump stormed out of the trial after a judge, who had just fined him $10,000 for violating his gag order, rejected a bid for a verdict in Trump's favor.

All 220 Republicans who cast a ballot voted for Johnson, despite his being the fourth nominee tapped by the fractious conference in two weeks.

Johnson won the nomination Tuesday with the support of 128 Republicans, far short of the 217 GOP votes he needs to win the speakership on the House floor.

The ACLU, a frequent critic of Trump, said that the gag order in special counsel Jack Smith's election interference case runs afoul of the First Amendment.

Michael Cohen's congressional testimony about Donald Trump's business practices spurred New York Attorney General Letitia James to open her probe.

The previous two speaker nominees, Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana, failed to secure enough votes.

Generative AI has enabled scammers to manipulate consumers, but it could also become an important regulation tool, experts told senators.

Tom Emmer, the latest GOP nominee for House speaker, is an opponent of the Chamber of Commerce, which could be a hurdle for the lobbying group.

Ellis is the latest co-defendant of former President Donald Trump to take a deal, joining Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro.

The ads for PublicSq. will air on Tucker Carlson's show on X starting next month and through the 2024 election.

Only two of the eight candidates, Majority Whip Tom Emmer and Rep. Austin Scott, voted to certify President Joe Biden's victory in 2020 presidential election.

Sen. Bob Menendez, who is up for reelection next year, has denied wrongdoing and vowed not to resign over the bribery and foreign agent charges.

The Biden administration named 31 regions spanning 32 states and Puerto Rico as technology hubs, as part of the CHIPS Act.

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Republicans will reconvene to discuss potential speaker candidates Monday at 6:30 p.m. ET.