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Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced at a brief presser on Saturday night that House Republicans and the White House have reached a tentative deal to raise the federal government’s debt limit, ending a months-long stalemate. “I just got off the phone…

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday issued a new letter to Congress estimating that the government won’t be at risk of running out of money to pay all its bills until June 5 — slightly later than the agency’s previous…

Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to forgo a traditional presidential campaign launch and will instead hold his “campaign kickoff” event next week in the key state of Iowa, according to campaign plans exclusively obtained by ABC News. The May 30…

President Joe Biden plans to nominate Gen. “CQ” Brown, the current Air Force chief of staff, to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the White House said Wednesday, elevating the four-star general to be the senior…

As the nation heads toward a potential default, possibly as soon as June 1, President Joe Biden is facing pressure from some Democrats to use the 14th Amendment to unilaterally raise the debt ceiling. With time growing short, Biden was…

As election season nears and all eyes are on the future of Congress, voters in several states will have a direct choice on major policies and laws. The future of abortion access, legalized marijuana and even antiquated laws on slavery…

Former President Barack Obama leveled stinging criticism against President Donald Trump in a private call to former members of his administration Friday, saying Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic is “an absolute chaotic disaster,” and that the Justice Department’s choice…

California has become the first state to commit to automatically mailing all registered voters a ballot for the November election, a significant move as states consider how to protect both voting rights and public health during the coronavirus pandemic. California…

Sen. Elizabeth Warren has been endorsed by the Des Moines Register, one of the largest and most influential newspapers in Iowa. The newspaper announced its coveted endorsement on Saturday, just over one week before the Iowa caucuses, after interviewing nine…

With the 2020 Iowa caucuses just one week away, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has another favorable Iowa poll under his belt — one in which he’s leading the field by 7 percentage points. A new New York Times/Siena College poll,…