Congress

Congress Prepares to Certify Trump’s Election Victory on Jan. 6

Congress will hold joint session on Jan. 6 to count Electoral College votes, marking official certification of Trump’s victory and formalizing his return to the WH.

House Votes to Make It Harder to Remove Speaker in Approving New Rules

A rules package that will make it harder to remove the House speaker was passed in the chamber along party lines on Jan. 3.
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Johnson Wins Speakership in Dramatic 1st Ballot

Speaker Mike Johnson clinched 218 votes to reclaim gavel on the first ballot. The final tally was 218 for Johnson and 215 for Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

Johnson Reelected Speaker on 1st Ballot

The U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 3 elected Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) to reprise his role leading the lower chamber.
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Jimmy Carter: The President Who Changed US–China Relations

President Jimmy Carter established diplomatic ties with Beijing and cut formal relations with the government in Taipei, which ruled China before the CCP.
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$2,000 Medicare Drug Cap Begins Jan. 1

The cap, which should benefit millions of Americans, is part of a multiyear plan to reduce prescription drug costs for Medicare beneficiaries.
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Jimmy Carter, 39th President and Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Dies at 100

Former President Jimmy Carter, the longest-lived president in U.S. history, died at his home, his family and the Carter Center confirmed Sunday. He was 100.
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US Homelessness in 2024 Up 18 Percent From Previous Year, HUD Reports

The nation’s homeless population grew by 18.1 percent from 2023 to 2024, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced on Dec. 27.