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House Republicans have locked the Biden administration in a standoff over a deadline to raise the national debt ceiling by this summer, or risk fiscal calamity. The battle has escalated this week....

Comment on this storyComment“As a matter of fact, my first two years in office I’ve lowered the deficit by a record $1.7 trillion. Lowered the deficit — the debt."— President Biden, remarks...

Comment on this storyCommentRepublican state lawmakers in Iowa have passed a bill that would limit the state auditor’s access to certain records — a move the auditor says is intended to hamstring...

Comment on this storyCommentDonald Trump cannot block his former vice president from testifying before a grand jury investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, a federal appeals court ruled...

Comment on this storyCommentSupreme Court justices on Wednesday seemed inclined to side with a 94-year-old woman who said a Minnesota county unfairly pocketed the surplus when it seized and sold her condominium...

Comment on this storyCommentPresident Biden’s reelection campaign on Wednesday debuted its first television ad, casting Biden’s continuation in the White House as key to preserving “basic freedoms,” including abortion and voting rights.Biden’s...

Comment on this storyCommentRon DeSantis was technically addressing Japanese business leaders on a trip meant to boost their ties to Florida. But part of his pitch at a Tokyo roundtable — a...

Comment on this storyCommentFacing the possibility of years in prison on felony convictions, the longtime leader of the far-right Proud Boys sought Tuesday to deflect blame for the Jan. 6, 2021, attack...

Comment on this storyComment“Teachers in Florida have already faced the devastating consequences of the existing law. Under threat of having their licenses revoked, gay teachers have been forced to take down pictures...

Comment on this storyCommentPresident Biden will buy television ad time later this week to push his reelection message after announcing his campaign Tuesday morning in an online video, according to people familiar...