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Republicans push to remove Ilhan Omar from foreign affairs panel

A vote is set for Thursday on resolution aimed at the Muslim-American progressive lawmaker over her criticism of Israel.

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McCarthy and Biden have ‘frank’ meeting on debt ceiling amid ‘extraordinary measures’ to avoid default

The White House described the meeting as a ‘frank and straightforward dialogue’

The Independent UK

GOP takes first step towards removing Ilhan Omar from Foreign Affairs Committee

Republicans have accused the Minnesota Democrat of antisemitism

The Independent UK

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Top Dem on House intel seeks briefings on classified records

The new top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee is calling for more information about classified records discovered in the possession of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump

The Independent UK

Biden, McCarthy to meet, discuss debt ceiling at White House

President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are preparing for their first meeting since the GOP leader took power

The Independent UK

Biden, McCarthy make 'no promises' on debt, will keep talking - Roll Call

McCarthy left a meeting with Biden saying they had a “good conversation,” but made “no agreements, no promises” in regard to the debt limit.

Roll Call

In U.S. visit, Taiwan speaker stresses importance of defending island from China

The speaker of Taiwan's parliament during a forum for international religious freedom in Washington on Wednesday stressed the importance of defending the island's democracy in the face of pressure from China.

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Himes named ranking Democrat on House Intelligence - Roll Call

Connecticut Rep. Jim Himes will succeed the ousted Rep. Adam B. Schiff of California as ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee.

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What did Rep Ilhan Omar say that made Republicans want to remove her from a committee?

Republicans want to remove the Minnesota Democrat from the House Foreign Affairs committee and have accused her of antisemitism

The Independent UK

McCarthy, Biden to meet in hopes of avoiding debt limit debacle

WASHINGTON — When Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., meets President Joe Biden on Wednesday to discuss the debt limit, there are some structural advantages in favor of emerging from the fight this summer without tanking financial markets that didn’t exist in 2011, a similar moment in U.S. political history.

Tribune News Service

Why does Ilhan Omar attract so much Republican ire?

Republicans accuse her of antisemitism, but Democrats see something far more sinister at hand, Eric Garcia reports

The Independent UK

Classified documents not found at Biden’s beach home after DoJ concludes search – as it happened

Agents however did take away some documents for further review, attorney for the president says

The Guardian - US

Ilhan Omar - live: GOP advances effort to oust Democrat from committee as she denies antisemitic remarks

Republicans want Omar removed over past antisemitic comments

The Independent UK

Biden and McCarthy's debt-ceiling talk is a clash of strategies

Biden called McCarthy a “decent man."

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After meeting with Biden, McCarthy says he won't agree to clean debt ceiling increase

President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy discussed how to avoid defaulting on the U.S. debt for an hour Wednesday. McCarthy said he and the president will continue searching for a solution.

WEKU

House Republicans are launching their first investigations into Democrats

Now in control of the House, Republicans will hold hearings on border policy and pandemic relief spending.

Tribune News Service

Karl Smith: Republican tax proposals aren’t as bonkers as they sound

Among the many concessions Kevin McCarthy agreed to in order to become speaker of the House is one that would give the so-called Fair Tax Act a full hearing on Capitol Hill. To describe the bill as radical would be an understatement. Not only would it abolish the Internal Revenue…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: Drag-show measure is a right-wing faux controversy dressed up as a real issue

Jefferson City has once again immersed itself in faux controversy. This time, some Republican legislators are sounding the alarm about drag shows that are supposedly corrupting Missouri’s youth. The topic is so silly that even top legislative Republicans are trying to shrug it off, but that didn’t prevent last week’s…

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McCarthy, Biden to meet in hopes of avoiding debt limit debacle - Roll Call

Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden could actually have a chance to avoid a fiscal crisis this summer.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Jordan's King Abdallah II in Washington to Discuss 'Regional Tensions'

Jordan's King Abdullah II kicked off his visit to the US on Tuesday and is set to hold talks with President Joe Biden on Thursday at the White House, according to the Jordanian embassy in Washington. The Jordanian monarch held a series of meetings with Democratic and Republican leaders in…

The Independent UK

Republicans set to oust Rep. Omar from Foreign Affairs panel

Newly empowered House Republicans are preparing to oust Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee

Tribune News Service

House Republicans move ahead with effort to oust Omar from panel

The U.S. House is set to vote as early as Wednesday on a resolution to remove Democrat Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee as Speaker Kevin McCarthy persuaded at least two Republican holdouts to support the move.

Tribune News Service

White House to send its budget to Congress in early March

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will send its budget for the next fiscal year up to Capitol Hill on March 9, according to a memo from top White House aides.

Tribune News Service

McCarthy to gather with fellow Republicans before Biden meeting on debt limit

WASHINGTON — Hours before House Speaker Kevin McCarthy meets with President Joe Biden to discuss the approaching U.S. debt ceiling crisis, he’ll preside over a closed-door session with fellow Republicans to discuss strategy.

Axios

Poll: Overwhelming majority of George Santos' constituents want him to resign

Santos, the target of several investigations, temporarily recused himself from his committee assignments on Tuesday.

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