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GOP conference ready to vote for speaker Tuesday - Roll Call

House Republicans on Monday night expressed some cautious optimism that their time without a leader is nearly over.

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Top groups’ lobbying spending drops in divided Congress - Roll Call

The biggest spenders on lobbying saw their outlays drop this year compared to 2022 as a divided Congress was passing fewer big bills.

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Capitol Police investigate gunfire near Mississippi home of Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith - Roll Call

Capitol Police and state law enforcement agencies are investigating a shooting Sunday near the Mississippi home of Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.

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Capitol Lens | Small rotunda turnout - Roll Call

Tourists look up at the Old Senate Chamber’s rotunda, designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe after the 1814 fire, on Oct. 23.

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Senate leaders struggle to keep pace with ‘minibus’ amendments - Roll Call

The Senate is playing “whack-a-mole” trying to deal with amendments on a package of three fiscal 2024 spending bills.

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Scramble for speakership - Roll Call

House Republicans head back to the drawing board this week in search of a speaker nominee who can win a majority vote.

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Outdoor athletes throw weight behind transmission proposal - Roll Call

A group formed to protect outdoor recreation from climate change is advocating for a new fee to reward communities that build electric lines.

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As lawmakers digest supplemental, a way forward remains unclear - Roll Call

The lack of a House speaker is just one factor in an uncertain legislative path for President Biden's $106 billion emergency funding request.

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GOP infighting overshadowed Trump endorsement in Jordan push to be speaker - Roll Call

Donald Trump’s endorsement didn’t pave the way to the speakership for Rep. Jim Jordan, whose bid ran into bitter Republican infighting.

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These nine Republicans are competing to be next House speaker - Roll Call

Vying for speaker: Jack Bergman, Byron Donalds, Tom Emmer, Kevin Hern, Mike Johnson, Dan Meuser, Gary Palmer, Austin Scott & Pete Sessions.

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Photos of the week: Speakerless edition - Roll Call

House Republicans spent another week searching for someone, anyone, to elect speaker. CQ Roll Call photojournalists were there.

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Supreme Court to decide case on social media content moderation outreach - Roll Call

Justices also blocked a lower court injunction that would have restricted the Biden administration’s ability to communicate with social media companies.

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Dirty deeds — Congressional Hits and Misses - Roll Call

House Republicans’ continued gridlock amid Rep. Jim Jordan’s failed attempts to become speaker dominates this week’s Hits and Misses.

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Lawmakers describe more threats related to speaker race, Israel-Hamas conflict - Roll Call

The Capitol Police have faced an increase in reports of threats against members of Congress and their families this month.

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Jim Jordan Is Trying To Buy the Speakership With Tax Breaks for Wealthy Residents of Blue States

It's a maneuver that makes little fiscal, philosophical, or political sense, but thankfully it also seems unlikely to work.

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Jordan out as GOP speaker nominee, new hopefuls vie for backing - Roll Call

House Republicans voted to end Rep. Jim Jordan’s speaker run on Friday during a closed meeting and a crowd began vying for the post.

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White House asks Congress for $106 billion in security supplemental - Roll Call

The White House unveiled its $106 billion supplemental funding request for aid for Israel, Ukraine, and border security.

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GOP opposition to Jordan grows on third speaker ballot - Roll Call

House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, vowed to continue his bid for speaker on Friday, despite his opposition digging in.

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Biden tries to make case for Israel and Ukraine funding - Roll Call

The president's speech raised threats of Hamas and Putin while urging Americans not to let politics prevent helping Israel and Ukraine.

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House to try again on Jordan speaker vote amid determined opposition - Roll Call

The House will vote again Friday morning at 10 a.m. on whether Rep. Jim Jordan should be speaker.

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Getting a new speaker may not clear hurdles to agriculture bills - Roll Call

Even without the battle over House speaker, GOP divisions threaten farm programs in a defeated spending bill and an overdue policy bill.

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Supreme Court keeps a pause on redrawing of Louisiana congressional map - Roll Call

The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to allow a lower court to move forward with redrawing Louisiana’s congressional map.

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Up close without a vote: Delegates weigh in on speakership mess - Roll Call

As the donnybrook over a House speaker drags on, the delegates from territories and the District of Columbia are frustrated they can't vote.

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Trump ally pleads guilty in Georgia case about 2020 election, agrees to testify - Roll Call

A central lawyer in Donald Trump’s efforts to reverse his loss in the 2020 presidential election pleaded guilty Thursday in Georgia.

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Interim speaker plan on ice despite Jordan’s backing - Roll Call

House Republicans shelved a proposal to install Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick T. Henry in a more official role possibly through December just hours after the speaker-designate gave it his blessing.

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