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New Jersey lawmaker steps aside as chair of the powerful foreign relations committee after prosecutors unseal case
US legislators are especially old, even in a world where older politicians dominate
Committee was formed to focus on potential threats from the Chinese Communist party
US lawmakers accuse firms of facilitating capital flows to ‘America’s foremost foreign adversary’
Centrists in both parties back agreement to raise borrowing limit despite opposition of hardliners
House Speaker has kept his party behind him so far, but pressure has grown as deadline for a potential default nears
Politicians negotiating, T-bill yields moving, someone please stop the ride we want to get off
House Speaker can ‘see the path’ to reach an agreement and avoid a potential national default
Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank executives grilled during Senate hearing
Republican US representative who flipped district pleads not guilty to 13 counts, including fraud
First meeting with leaders fails to yield a breakthrough with weeks to go before country breaches borrowing limit
Biden refuses Republican preconditions for raising $31tn borrowing cap ahead of White House talks
Treasury secretary says circumventing Congress with 14th amendment was ‘among the not-good options’
The Biden administration may be shooting from the hip but Capitol Hill is hampered by shortsightedness and special interests
Shou Zi Chew takes tough questions from legislators as China vows to oppose any forced sale
Letter follows reports Moscow’s state-owned nuclear energy company is providing highly enriched uranium to Beijing
Move comes as two Democratic senators side with Republicans in opposing new rule for fund managers
Panel pledges to investigate ‘ideological, technological and military threat’ of Chinese Communist party
Congressional Budget Office forecast comes amid growing political war of words over lifting borrowing limit
President locks horns with Republicans and sketches out appeal to voters with 2024 election looming
US president will also call for quadrupling of levy on share buybacks in annual speech to lawmakers
Ted Cruz is the worst
Kevin McCarthy’s tortuous quest to take the gavel foreshadows years of legislative disarray
Republican congressman has won over a large number of holdouts but still falls short of majority
Republicans fail to reach deal after 11 ballots despite California congressman’s efforts to quell opposition
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