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McCarthy’s refusal to recognize Biden as president-elect in the weeks that followed the 2020 election, his vote to reject the certification of electoral results declaring Biden the winner of certain states and his unwillingness to distance himself from former President Trump Biden has a long relationship with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell ADVERTISEMENT But there appears to be little relationship between Biden and McCarthy, the most powerful Republican in the lower chamber of Congress. The distinction is noteworthy because of the different places McCarthy and McConnell hold within t...

ADVERTISEMENT The letter, released on Monday, added that the board's "structure is flawed, leading to slow reactions to crises and politically driven decision-making." Ex-Capitol Police chief Steven Sund has said that he asked the now-former House and Senate sergeants-at-arms ahead of Jan. 6 for permission to request placing the D.C. National Guard on standby in case police needed reinforcements to help control the expected pro-Trump crowd. Sund has said both sergeants-at-arms turned down his request, with Paul Irving, the House sergeant-at-arms at the time, saying he wasn't comfortable with...

Cornyn and Sinema are both members of a larger, bipartisan Senate group, brought together by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin That bigger bill, along the lines of House legislation that passed earlier, would tighten border security while also granting legal status to young people who arrived in the U.S. as children — the “Dreamers.” People who fled disasters and are currently in the U.S. under Temporary Protected Status would also gain protections. New ideas are also in play on steps to citizenship for the 12 million people in the country without proper authorization. Ame...

© Getty Images In an op-ed timed to coincide with the publication of “Out of Many, One,” a collection of paintings and stories about 43 people who enriched their adopted country, George W. Bush recently sought to “humanize the debate” about undocumented immigrants in the United States. The former president also endorsed a reform package providing enhanced border security; a pathway to citizenship for individuals in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program; and a gradual process (through work and service requirements and proficiency in English) to bring the 11 milli...

Bank of England documents suggest 'Dodgy Dave' turned to 'Desperate Dave' Jon Craig, chief political correspondent In a House of Commons debate last week on the Greensill lobbying scandal, several Labour MPs referred to former prime minister David Cameron as "Dodgy Dave". © Reuters Pages of emails and other contacts between David Cameron and the Bank of England have been released It was an insult first hurled at Mr Cameron across the Commons chamber by Labour's Dennis Skinner in 2016 and earned the "Beast of Bolsover" a red card from then Speaker John Bercow. Now Mr Cameron...