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What if Democrats Win the White House and Congress on Tuesday?
If Democrats win the White House and Congress, they might finally make lasting changes to voting rights and abortion access.Top stories - The New York Times - October 30 -
White House asks Congress for $100B in aid for hurricanes, other disasters
Top lawmakers plan to spend the next few weeks finalizing a bipartisan bill that fulfills at least some of that request.Politics - Politico - 3 days ago -
House Republicans lock in leadership positions for next Congress
House Republicans on Wednesday locked in their top leadership positions for the looming 119th Congress, as the conference readies its majority to legislate under full GOP control of Washington. For ...Politics - The Hill - November 13 -
Hakeem Jeffries elected House Democratic leader with GOP set to retain control
As House Democrats conduct the leadership elections Tuesday, the party is still reeling from the results of the 2024 elections — and reckoning with the path forward.Top stories - CBS News - 2 days ago -
Trump and Biden Meet at the White House
President Biden and President-elect Donald J. Trump’s brief public display of civility was followed by a two-hour meeting behind closed doors.Top stories - The New York Times - November 13 -
Trump, Biden meet at White House
President Biden and President-elect Donald Trump held a meeting at the White House on Wednesday, where the two political foes shook hands in front of reporters. The two sat in the Oval Office for ...Top stories - CBS News - November 13 -
White House holds press briefing
Watch live coverage as White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds a press briefing.Top stories - NBC News - 9 hours ago -
Senate and House races to watch that'll decide control of Congress
A handful of congressional races could decide who has control of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Currently, Democrats control the Senate and Republicans control the House, but both ...Top stories - NBC News - November 5 -
Breaking down the Senate and House races that could shift power for Congress
The race for the White House is at the top of the ticket this Election Day, but down-ballot congressional races could have a profound impact on the future of the country as well. CBS News ...Top stories - CBS News - November 5 -
Republicans win control of the Senate, NBC News projects
Americans are poised to elect a new Congress as every seat in the House of Representatives and one-third of the Senate is up before voters on Election Day.Politics - NBC News - November 6 -
Latest news on future of Congress as House race results come in
Votes in some congressional races are still being counted with Republicans just three seats short of keeping their majority in the House of Representatives. Tom LoBianco, a national politics ...Top stories - CBS News - November 8 -
Bynum flips Oregon House seat, will be state's first Black member of Congress
Democrat Janelle Bynum is projected to win Oregon’s 5th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ, making her the first Black lawmaker to represent Oregon in Congress. Bynum, an Oregon ...Politics - The Hill - November 9 -
Live updates: House Republicans take a victory lap as Congress returns to DC
Republicans return to Congress for the lame duck session to decide on government funding, leadership elections in both chambers, and whether to cut a deal with Democrats or push the issue into next ...Politics - The Hill - November 12 -
Trump secures control of Congress as Republicans win House majority
Party’s hold on both chambers gives US president-elect latitude to pursue radical legislative agendaBusiness - Financial Times - November 14 -
Watch: House Republicans hold presser as GOP preps for full control of Congress
House Republicans held a news conference Tuesday morning as they seek to show a unified front in anticipation of the party taking full control of Congress and the White House in January. With a ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
White House: Biden thinks Trump is a fascist
President Biden thinks his predecessor, former President Trump, is a fascist, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Wednesday. Jean-Pierre was asked during a press briefing ...Politics - The Hill - October 23 -
The White House Bet Big on Intel. Will It Backfire?
A plan to revive U.S. chip manufacturing rests partly on a company that is firing workers and delaying factories, even as the government pushes for the opposite.Business - The New York Times - October 24 -
Is the race for the White House ‘a real Armageddon election’?
The outcome could have profound implications for the wars in Gaza and Ukraine as well as the climate crisis. US elections 2024 – live updates America’s moment of reckoning has arrived. On ...World - The Guardian - November 4 -
The Trump-Harris White House race in pictures
The most tumultuous presidential campaign in living memory is almost overWorld - Financial Times - November 6 -
FirstFT: Donald Trump on course to reclaim the White House
Also in today’s newsletter, Benjamin Netanyahu fires defence minister and Big Oil’s dirty legacy in NigeriaWorld - Financial Times - November 6 -
Irish PM Harris plans to hold general election on November 29
The 38-year-old coalition government leader hopes to capitalise on bumper corporate tax receiptsWorld - Financial Times - November 6 -
Silver Lake and Shore Capital deal creates large chain of US petcare clinics
Merger of Southern Veterinary and Mission Veterinary sets up group valued at $8.6bnWorld - Financial Times - November 6 -
Trump 'looks forward' to White House meeting with Biden
President-elect Trump plans to visit the White House to meet with President Biden after his electoral victory, Trump's campaign said Wednesday, taking part in a ritual he did not afford Biden after ...Politics - The Hill - November 6 -
Biden to nation: 'You can't love your country only when you win'
President Joe Biden stepped into the White House Rose Garden on Thursday to speak to the nation for the first time since his party's bruising defeat at the polls.Top stories - ABC News - November 7 -
No pardon planned for Hunter Biden, White House says
The White House said Thursday there are still no plans for President Biden to pardon his son, Hunter, before leaving office, in the wake of President-elect Trump’s victory. "Our answer stands, ...Politics - The Hill - November 7 -
Biden to host Trump at White House on Wednesday
President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump will meet at the White House on Wednesday morning, the White House announced on Saturday.Politics - NBC News - November 9 -
Israeli president to meet with Biden at White House this week
Cease-fire talks mediated by the United States, Qatar and Egypt have repeatedly stalled, as have parallel efforts by the U.S. and others to halt the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.Top stories - CBS News - November 10 -
Republicans won big in the Senate. A warning lurks in the purple states.
Republicans’ primary intervention strategy propelled them to a majority, but they failed to flip four battlegrounds that Donald Trump carried.Politics - Politico - November 12 -
Biden meets with Israel's Herzog on Middle East conflict, humanitarian aid to Gaza
Israel faces a Wednesday deadline to increase humanitarian aid to Gaza.Top stories - CBS News - November 12 -
Trump to name William McGinley to be White House counsel
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced William McGinley will serve as White House counsel in his administration.Politics - NBC News - November 13 -
Trump, Biden set for awkward White House meeting
President-elect Trump and President Biden are readying for what promises to be a highly awkward meeting at the White House on Wednesday as Biden welcomes his successor — a man he labeled a danger ...Politics - The Hill - November 13 -
Biden tells Trump "welcome back" during Oval Office meeting
President Biden and President-elect Donald Trump both promised a "smooth" transition.Top stories - CBS News - November 13 -
Watch: Biden speaks at White House workforce summit
President Biden, with just over two months left in office, spoke at a White House event Wednesday focused on the administration's "Investing in America" agenda. Biden and first lady Jill Biden are ...Politics - The Hill - November 13 -
Trump and Biden meet at White House | Special Report
President-elect Donald Trump and President Biden met Wednesday at the White House for the first time since Trump's win in the election. Norah O'Donnell anchored CBS News' special report on the ...Top stories - CBS News - November 13 -
How Trump and Biden's meeting started at the White House
President Biden welcomed President-elect Donald Trump back to the White House during a meeting to ensure a smooth transition before the January inauguration. CBS News chief White House ...Top stories - CBS News - November 13 -
Tracker: Who is joining the Trump White House?
Long-time supporters, aides and members of Congress thus far have been named to posts in the incoming Trump administration.Politics - NBC News - November 14