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House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy doesn't have enough votes to become speaker when his party takes control of the chamber in Congress. Plus, a new federal budget.

A new kind of tourist package is being offered in China. Call it the "U.S. Real Estate Bottom-Fishing Tour." The first of 40 Chinese real estate shoppers are looking in the U.S. this week to buy for foreclosure properties and other housing bargains.

Seven months after Democratic Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch advanced a measure that would allow legislative staff to unionize, members of his own staff on Tuesday blasted the speaker for allowing the bill to languish.

President Biden huddled with Democratic governors at the White House amid concerns about the fallout from his debate performance.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, about the Democratic response to the end of the Mueller investigation and its known findings.

The Pentagon and U.S. military officials in Europe are working with NATO members to ship more Patriot missile systems to Ukraine and release more munitions that were briefly halted.

Republicans made their picks for party leaders in the U.S. Senate and House, as President-elect Trump announced new nominees, including Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz for attorney general.

Mikie Sherrill and Abigail Spanberger are two Democrats vying for governorships in New Jersey and Virginia as Republicans prepare to take over federal control in Congress and the White House.

Tennessee's Republican-led House voted to expel the two Black Democratic lawmakers who led a raucous protest from the House floor calling for gun law reforms. Their one White colleague was saved.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is working to gain support within his own party for his proposal that would raise the debt ceiling in exchange for spending cuts.