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Biden, McCarthy found ‘common ground’ in debt meeting, House Speaker says
FILE - President Joe Biden, right, at the top of a meeting with congressional leaders to discuss legislative priorities for the rest of the year, Nov. 29, 2022, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. From left are House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, of N.Y., and Biden. The president and the House speaker are preparing for their first official visit at the White House on Wednesday, ahead of a looming debt crisis. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
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Ontario Liberals push back against effort to recruit Green Party leader Mike Schreiner
Ontario Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner smiles as supporters clap during a press conference at Bloor-Bedford Parkette in Toronto as part of his campaign tour, on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
u.s. politics
McCarthy, Biden to discuss debt limit and spending on Wednesday
FILE - President Joe Biden, right, speaks at the top of a meeting with congressional leaders to discuss legislative priorities for the rest of the year, Nov. 29, 2022, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, as House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, of N.Y. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, that he is looking forward to discussing with Biden a “reasonable and responsible way to lift the debt ceiling” when the two meet for their first sit-down on Wednesday with McCarthy as leader of the chamber. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
analysis
Tyre Nichols’s death provokes deep introspection of America’s racial and cultural crises
David Shribman
analysis
Discovery of classified documents at Trump and Biden’s homes raises many questions
David Shribman
u.s. politics
Trump warns U.S. House Republicans not to touch Social Security, Medicare
FILE - Former President Donald Trump announces he is running for president for the third time as he smiles while speaking at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Nov. 15, 2022. A Florida Judge sanctioned Trump and one of his attorneys Thursday, Jan. 19, ordering them to pay nearly $1 million for filing what he said was a bogus lawsuit against Trump's 2016 rival Hillary Clinton and others. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
analysis
With Biden facing his own documents probe, power of charges against Trump substantially weakened
David Shribman
analysis
What could the Kevin McCarthy era in the U.S. House of Representatives look like? Disarray, and maybe disaster
David Shribman
analysis
Kevin McCarthy’s degrading bid for U.S. House speaker puts on stark display power of few over many
David Shribman
u.s. politics
Kevin McCarthy wins bid for U.S. House speaker on 15th vote after days of failed attempts
Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., listens during the twelfth round of voting in the House chamber as the House meets for the fourth day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Deeply divided Republicans still can’t elect House Speaker after six ballots
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) makes his way through a large crowd of news media as he heads to the House Chamber for another round of voting for a new House Speaker on the second day of the 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 4, 2023. REUTERS/Jon Cherry
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U.S. Congress impasse seems primed to go on for an infinite amount of time
David Shribman
analysis
Kevin McCarthy’s historic rebuff is (another) sign of American political chaos
David Shribman
u.s. politics
GOP leader Kevin McCarthy fails in marathon votes for House speaker, House adjourns
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 03: U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) (C) talks to a colleague as Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) works behind him, as the House of Representatives cast their votes for Speaker of the House, on the first day of the 118th Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol Building on January 03, 2023 in Washington, DC. Today members of the 118th Congress will be sworn-in and the House of Representatives will elect a new Speaker of the House. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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Kevin McCarthy ready to upend the ‘regular order’ on Capitol Hill in House speaker bid
David Shribman
analysis
New U.S. Congress faces many fights in new year, including McCarthy’s troubled bid for Speaker
David Shribman
analysis
There are serious, if not terrible, repercussions to consider in the decision to criminally charge Trump
David Shribman
opinion
Franco Harris was a star for the Steelers, but a true giant for Pittsburgh
David Shribman
analysis
Committee’s vote on Trump’s Jan. 6 involvement a sombre, historic moment in American politics
David Shribman
analysis
Jan. 6 panel’s likely criminal referrals against Trump could condemn him to darkest corner of presidential history
David Shribman
analysis
Jan. 6 panel’s likely recommendation of criminal charges for Trump would smash another precedent
David Shribman
analysis
Kyrsten Sinema withdrawing from the Democratic Party could mean everything for U.S. politics – or nothing
David Shribman
world
Chuck Schumer re-elected Senate leader after Democrats expand majority
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 08: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) arrives at an event in front of the U.S. Capitol December 8, 2022 in Washington, DC. Airport service workers organizing with SEIU including baggage handlers, cabin cleaners, janitors, security guards, and wheelchair attendants joined lawmakers to urge Congress to pass the Good Jobs for Good Airport Act. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
analysis
The implications of Raphael Warnock’s victory spill far beyond the borders of Georgia
David Shribman
analysis
With call to terminate Constitution, Trump drives bulldozer into guard rail of U.S. law
David Shribman
analysis
Donald Trump’s dinner with antisemites and white supremacist is another test of his endurance in U.S. politics
David Shribman
analysis
Major questions persist for Jan. 6 committee as it prepares long-awaited report
David Shribman
u.s. politics
Alaska’s Murkowski, Peltola win re-election in latest Trump rebuke
Republican U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski stands with supporters on U.S. election night on the corner of Seward Highway and Northern Lights Boulevard, in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. November 8, 2022. REUTERS/Kerry Tasker
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Trump’s prospects of repeating his win in the New Hampshire presidential primary have suffered a blow
David Shribman
canada
Elizabeth May pledges to turn down the heat within conflict-riven Green Party after becoming leader again
Elizabeth May and co-leadership candidate Jonathan Pedneault arrive on stage as May is elected the new leader of the Green Party in Ottawa on Saturday, November 19, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
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Trump’s growing list of Republican 2024 challengers revive fears of 2016 repeat
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks at an annual leadership meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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Elizabeth May returns as Green Party leader, with Jonathan Pedneault on joint ticket
Green Party leadership candidate Elizabeth May speaks during a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
opinion
Donald Trump cost his party the 2022 election. He aims to do it again in 2024
The Editorial Board
analysis
Change ordinarily refreshes a democracy. Nobody feels that’s the case in today’s America
David Shribman