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Facing a Republican revolt, House Speaker Johnson pushes ahead on U.S. aid for Ukraine, allies

By LISA MASCARO
Apr 16, 2024 2:03 pm - WASHINGTON — Defiant and determined, House Speaker Mike Johnson pushed back Tuesday against mounting Republican anger over his proposed U.S. aid package for Ukraine, Isra...
House Republicans send Mayorkas impeachment articles to the Senate, forcing a trial

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and STEPHEN GROVES
Apr 16, 2024 1:07 pm - WASHINGTON — House impeachment managers walked two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas across the Capitol to the Senate on Tue...
Johnson walking a tightrope as he pushes for action on aid

Apr 15, 2024 9:39 pm - House Speaker Mike Johnson is pushing toward action this week on aid for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, unveiling an elaborate plan Monday to break the package into separate...
House passes reauthorization of key US surveillance program after days of upheaval over changes

By FARNOUSH AMIRI and ERIC TUCKER
Apr 12, 2024 1:26 pm - WASHINGTON — The House voted Friday to reauthorize and reform a key U.S. government surveillance tool following a dramatic showdown on the floor over whether the FBI shou...
Conservative revolt in the House blocks effort to reauthorize a key U.S. spy tool

By ERIC TUCKER and FARNOUSH AMIRI
Apr 10, 2024 1:30 pm - WASHINGTON — A bill that would reauthorize a crucial national security surveillance program was blocked Wednesday by a conservative revolt, pushing the prospects of final...
Top military leaders face Congress over Pentagon budget and questions on Israel and Ukraine support

By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR
Apr 09, 2024 10:32 am - WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. CQ Brown Jr. testified on Capitol Hill on Tuesday about the Pentagon's $850 billion budget for ...
‘Why only TikTok’: Suburbanites weigh in on potential ban of popular app

By Jenny Whidden
Mar 24, 2024 4:51 pm - With a bill that could potentially ban TikTok from the United States hanging in the balance in Washington, many suburbanites aren’t convinced the measure is good one. Tha...
And then there were four: A look at the races for the 6th and 11th district congressional seats

By Russell Lissau
Mar 23, 2024 2:27 pm - The Republicans taking on Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Foster of Naperville in Illinois’ 11th District and Democratic U.S. Rep. Sean Casten of Downers Grove in the 6th Distr...
House approves $1.2 trillion package of spending bills before shutdown deadline, Senate up next

By KEVIN FREKING
Mar 22, 2024 11:10 am - WASHINGTON — The House approved a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills on Friday just a few hours before funding for some key federal agencies is set to expire, a lon...
Why challenges coming at Foster, Casten from the left didn’t work

By Russell Lissau
Mar 22, 2024 11:09 am - Despite being victorious in election after election, Democratic U.S. Reps. Bill Foster of Naperville and Sean Casten of Downers Grove both faced primary challenges Tuesda...

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