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McCarthy, Rep. Graves signal impasse in White House debt talks

WASHINGTON — Speaker Kevin McCarthy left the U.S. Capitol late Tuesday afternoon saying the two parties had yet to reach a deal to avert a first-ever U.S. default, and a top lieutenant said there are no more meetings planned.

Tribune News Service · May 24, 2023

Prosecutors worry ex-California police chief could turn his Jan. 6 trial into a ‘circus’

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Federal prosecutors are raising concerns that a former Orange County, California, police chief’s court filing, with dozens of pages of seemingly rhetorical conspiracy-oriented questions, could signal he plans to turn his Jan. 6 insurrection trial into a “circus.”

The Orange County Register · May 24, 2023

House panel investigating AG Ken Paxton’s office; Paxton calls on Speaker Dade Phelan to resign

The dramatic turn of events began with Paxton accusing Phelan of presiding over the House while drunk. Phelan’s office called it a ploy and “a last ditch effort to save face.”

The Texas Tribune · May 23, 2023

Debt limit talks halt as Republicans, White House face 'serious differences'

Debt limit talks between the White House and House Republicans stopped, started and stopped again Friday at the US Capitol, a dizzying series of events in high-stakes negotiations to avoid a potentially catastrophic federal default.

France 24 · May 20, 2023

Texas man who knocked out officer during Jan 6. Capitol riot learns his sentence

FORT WORTH, Texas — A North Texas man was sentenced to four years and nine months in prison Friday for assaulting law enforcement resulting in bodily injury during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot, the U.S. attorney’s office for the District of Columbia announced.

Tribune News Service · May 20, 2023

Texas militia member sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison for attacking police during Capitol riot

A Texas militia member has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for attacking police officers at the U.S. Capitol, seriously injuring one of them during a mob’s attack on Jan. 6, 2021

The Independent UK · May 19, 2023

Top House negotiator on debt limit says it's time to 'press pause' as talks come to standstill

A top debt ceiling negotiator for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says it’s time to “press pause” on talks as negotiations with the White House have come to an abrupt standstill at the Capitol

The Independent UK · May 19, 2023

Photos of the week ending May 19, 2023 - Roll Call

The debt limit showdown, an attempt to expel Rep. George Santos and a portrait unveiling of former Speaker Paul D. Ryan highlight this week.

Roll Call · May 19, 2023

Former FBI employees testify on GOP politicization claims after losing clearances

Several FBI employees accused the bureau of politicization in congressional testimony Thursday, a day after the agency announced two of them had seen their security clearances revoked over concerns about how their views of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capital attack affected their work

The Independent UK · May 19, 2023

Flanked by moon mission astronauts, Kelly calls NASA the ‘Dolly Parton’ of government

WASHINGTON — News conferences outside the Capitol don’t always attract a crowd of visitors and tourists — but most also do not feature astronauts in flight suits.

Tribune News Service · May 18, 2023