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Fallout of ’08 bailout looms over Washington negotiations
WASHINGTON (AP) - In the fall of 2008, an unlikely alliance of lawmakers, regulators and Bush administration officials banded together to rescue an economy...
Seeking a 2020 comeback, House GOP elects McCarthy as leader
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy easily won an internal party election to take over the shrunken House GOP caucus, handing the seven-term...
WHAT TO WATCH: Voters to go polls to weigh in on...
WASHINGTON (AP) - Tweetstorms and a trade war. Kanye in the Oval Office. Kavanaugh in the hearing room.President Donald Trump's presidency has been a...
Trump missteps fuel new energy in Democrats’ campaigns
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - As Democratic congressional candidate Abigail Spanberger mingled with supporters at a Richmond brewery, one person hung like a shadow over...
Democratic heavyweight loses in New York as Trump picks win
NEW YORK (AP) - As Donald Trump's party came together, a 28-year-old liberal activist ousted top House Democrat Joe Crowley in the president's hometown...
Who’ll follow Paul Ryan as speaker? Contest hums below radar
WASHINGTON (AP) - Some say it's a fight between West and South. Or who might win an endorsement from President Donald Trump. Or a...
McCarthy, Scalise are likely contenders for House speaker
WASHINGTON (AP) - Some say it's a fight between West and South. Or a battle for President Donald Trump's affections. Or a test of...
McCarthy, Scalise are likely contenders for House speaker
WASHINGTON (AP) - Some say it's a fight between West and South. Or a battle for President Donald Trump's affections. Or a test of...
Ryan bowing out, sending ripples of uncertainty through GOP
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Paul Ryan announced Wednesday he will retire rather than seek another term in Congress as the steady if reluctant...
Trump’s DACA plan would pass hot potato to Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) - A plan President Donald Trump is expected to announce Tuesday for young immigrants brought to the country illegally as children was...