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The current Congress passed fewer bills in its first year than any Congress since the 1980s, according to Axios.

An ousted speaker, internal divisions and a race to the exits characterized the first year of the chaos-wracked Republican majority.

Kevin McCarthy bid farewell on Thursday to the House he’s called home since 2007, capping a tumultuous final year that saw him eke out the speakership, then get ousted and

A law to require disclosure of corporate ownership takes effect Jan. 1. Small businesses and banks say it would be too burdensome and are turning to lobbying and the courts to delay or block it.

OK, some might be more Styles-ish than stylish. But all commanded attention this year.

"No way he stays," California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell wrote on X.

The former Republican Speaker of the US House of Representatives will retire at the end of the year.

The North Carolina congressman, who leads the House Financial Services Committee, said he would join the growing ranks of lawmakers exiting Congress amid intense dysfunction.

After the 2003 finale, they toured regularly – mostly separately, though together in 2010. They each sold millions of albums and appeared on TV shows and on Broadway.

The breakdowns in decorum came on a day when lawmakers were laboring to avoid a government shutdown and make sure they can leave town ahead of a Thanksgiving break.