Who is new Speaker of the House Mike Johnson?
House Republicans elected Rep Mike Johnson (R-LA) to be the next speaker of the House, 22 days after the ouster of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
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What is Abbey Gate? Heckler thrown out of State of the Union for screaming about deadly attack
A heckler was removed from President Joe Biden’s State of the Union on Thursday night as he repeatedly shouted “remember Abbey Gate” in the middle ofthe address.
Biden’s biggest gaffes: Muddling up wars, dozing off mid-event and a series of tumbles
Joe Biden looks all but certain to be the Democratic nominee for president again in 2024, having picked up huge support in New Hampshire even without appearing on Granite State ballot papers and storming the subsequent primaries in South Carolina and Nevada as his rather half-hearted challengers fell away.
Biden’s biggest gaffes: Muddling up wars, forgetting names and dozing off mid-event
Joe Biden looks all but certain to be the Democratic nominee for president again in 2024, having picked up huge support in New Hampshire even without appearing on Granite State ballot papers and storming the subsequent primaries in South Carolina and Nevada as his rather half-hearted challengers fell away.
Read the special counsel’s report on Biden classified documents in full
President Joe Biden will not face charges for “willfully” holding onto classified documents after he left office as vice president, according to the final report released by Special counsel Robert Hur.
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, 90, hospitalised with infection
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, 90, has been hospitalised with an infection, according to his office.
Senate votes to advance stopgap spending bill as government shutdown deadline looms
The US Senate has voted to advance a stopgap spending bill, as Congress continues to hurtle towards Friday’s deadline to avert a looming government shutdown.
Haley beats Trump with one vote in lone Iowa county – ruining his clean sweep of caucuses
Nikki Haley has managed to claw back a minor victory in the Iowa caucuses, beating Donald Trump in a lone county and ruining his clean sweep across the state.