This week the Biden administration resisted calling help for Silicon Valley Bank a bailout as it looks to also ban the Chinese-owned app TikTok.
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Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell hospitalized for concussion after fall, spokesman says
The Kentucky Republican, 81, “tripped at a local hotel during a private dinner,” Mitch McConnell’s spokesman, David Popp, told USA TODAY.
This week in politics: Trump v. DeSantis warms up; Santos investigation starts; SCOTUS takes on Biden’s student loan debt
This week underscored how much the 2024 presidential race is warming up with former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
The number of Black state-level House speakers just hit a record. Here’s why that matters.
After midterm elections a record number of Black statehouse speakers are ‘changing the face of leadership’ for the Democratic Party, officials say.
Mike Pence: Changes to Social Security, Medicare should ‘be on the table’ long-term
The former vice president said ‘fiscal discipline’ must be a priority in the coming decades, which includes a long-term debate on entitlement reform.
Democrat Jennifer McClellan wins special election; first Black woman from Virginia in Congress
Democrat Jennifer McClellan broke a barrier against a pro-Trump Republican as Virginia’s first Black women in Congress.
Former Mexican cabinet member convicted in U.S. for taking drug cartel bribes
García Luna, who led Mexico’s federal police, was convicted of receiving millions in cash to help some of the most violent drug cartels.
Kevin McCarthy elected 55th House speaker, quashes GOP rebellion with major concessions
The GOP leader survived one of the longest speaker races in U.S. history by winning over foes in what marks a turbulent start to the 118th Congress.
McCarthy denied, Santos in House: 5 takeaways from the tumultuous first day of a new Congress
McCarthy’s loss underscores how GOP infighting between moderates and hard-liners will complicate the GOP’s majority in the House of Representatives.
5 takeaways from the Georgia Senate runoff between Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker
The Georgia Senate runoff race, which cost $380 million in total, underscored how deeply the country is divided going into 2023.