The U.S. House has been without a leader for more than a week, as majority Republicans threw out Speaker Kevin McCarthy and refused to rally around his No. 2, Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise.
Katherine Lee
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House left leaderless as Republican Scalise ends speaker bid
After hours of private meetings over two days and late into Thursday evening at the Capitol, it was clear lawmakers were not budging from their refusal to support the Louisiana Republican.
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Introducing ‘In the Arena,’ a new politics podcast hosted by Pat Callaghan
“In the Arena” is a podcast for Mainers interested in a deeper understanding of the political issues facing our state, featuring former TV anchor/reporter Pat Callaghan, former Republican state Sen. Phil Harriman and former Democratic Portland mayor Ethan Strimling. This week, on the first episode, Pat, Phil and Ethan discuss Maine Rep. Jared Golden’s Republican […]
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After a week without a speaker, House Republicans are no closer to picking a new leader
House Republicans took the majority aspiring to operate as a team, and run government more business-like, but have drifted far from that goal.
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U.S. airlines pull back from Israel flights as war breaks out
The three major U.S. airlines halted flights with Israel after the country was attacked by Hamas over the weekend, while some Middle Eastern and European carriers continued to give passengers an exit route from the developing war.
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Suspects sought in Pennsylvania community center shooting that killed 1, wounded 8
Police say dozens of shots were fired and there may have been a gun battle inside the building.
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Workers at Mack Trucks reject contract and join thousands of UAW members already on strike
The United Auto Workers said 4,000 unionized workers walked out at 7 a.m., adding to labor turmoil in the industry that has ensnared all three big Detroit automakers.
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RFK Jr. will run for president as an independent and drop his Democratic primary bid
The 69-year-old Kennedy was running a long-shot Democratic primary bid but has better favorability ratings among Republicans.
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Nobel economics prize goes to Harvard professor Claudia Goldin for research on the workplace gender gap
Goldin has studied 200 years of women’s participation in the workplace, showing that, despite continued economic growth, women’s pay did not continuously catch up to men’s and a divide still exists.
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Israel strikes and seals off Gaza after incursion by Hamas, which vows to execute hostages
The Israeli military said it had largely gained control in its southern towns where it had been battling Hamas gunmen. But militants in Gaza say they are holding more than 130 soldiers and civilians snatched from inside Israel.