Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy – who is looking to become speaker in January – promised more investigations once Republicans are in power.
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Georgia voters storm the polls with record 301,000 early votes in 1 day in Senate runoff
Turnout was even higher in the runoff Monday than it was during presidential elections.
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U.S. says Russia abruptly postpones arms control talks
The meeting in Cairo had been aimed at showing the two sides remain committed to arms control and keeping open lines of communication despite other differences.
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Senate set to vote on bill protecting same-sex marriages
Sen. Susan Collins is among 12 Republicans who supported the Respect for Marriage Act bill early on and lobbied her colleagues to support it.
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Republicans win control of New Hampshire House, 1 race unsettled
Republicans have a 201-198 advantage, a minuscule majority.
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Jury deliberates for 2nd day in Oath Keepers Jan. 6 sedition trial
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and 4 associates are accused of a weekslong plot to stop the transfer of power from Republican Donald Trump to Democrat Joe Biden.
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Republican-controlled Arizona county refuses to certify 2022 election
Arizona was a focal point for efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election and push false narratives of fraud.
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Georgia authorities urged to probe Herschel Walker’s Texas homestead exemption
Tax records show the former football player is set to receive a homestead exemption worth about $1,500 for a $3 million home in the suburbs of Dallas that Walker listed as his primary residence.
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As Maine’s influence in Congress wanes, Sen. Collins holds on to clout
Rep. Chellie Pingree will lose ground next year in a Republican-controlled House, but the Republican senator’s seniority makes her the vice chair of Appropriations, where Democrats will rely on her endorsements.
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Collins says Republican Party needs to take ‘hard look’ at itself
Maine’s senior senator says the national party needs to be more inclusive and must win over moderates and young people.