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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., meets with reporters to discuss GOP efforts to investigate President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Speaker Johnson blames Senate for thwarting spending completion

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden talks with U.S. Border Patrol agents as they walk along a stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso Texas, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. A deal to provide further U.S. assistance to Ukraine by year-end appears to be increasingly out of reach for President Joe Biden. Republicans are insisting on pairing the funding with changes to America’s immigration and border policies. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Biden’s border bungles threaten his Ukraine legacy

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Reforming Social Security illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Bold ideas can reform Social Security without cutting benefits

By Michael Markey

Former U.S. Rep George Santos leaves the federal courthouse with his lawyer in Central Islip, N.Y. on, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

George Santos attorney expresses optimism about plea talks as expelled congressman appears in court

By Philip Marcelo - Associated Press

In this file photo, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, speaks with reporters after attending a meeting with President Joe Biden and the House Democratic Caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Oct. 1, 2021. Ms. Lee is among a number of Black Democratic congresspersons who have pledged to sue the state of Texas should the current redistricting bill before the state legislature become law. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) **FILE**

After losing Houston mayor’s race, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee to seek reelection to Congress

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Asylum-seekers walk to a U.S. Border Patrol van after crossing the nearby border with Mexico, Tuesday Sept. 26, 2023, near Jacumba Hot Springs, Calif. Migrants continue to arrive to desert campsites along California's border with Mexico, as they await processing. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy, File)

Biden and Congress are mulling big changes on immigration. What are they and what could they mean?

By Rebecca Santana - Associated Press

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses a media conference prior to a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. On Friday, Oct. 13, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly claiming a video shows a BBC News report confirming Ukraine provided weapons to Hamas. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

Ukraine president to plead with lawmakers in Washington as Congress weighs more aid

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Asylum-seekers walk to a U.S. Border Patrol van after crossing the nearby border with Mexico, Tuesday Sept. 26, 2023, near Jacumba Hot Springs, Calif. Migrants continue to arrive to desert campsites along California's border with Mexico, as they await processing. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy, File)

Major changes to U.S. immigration policy under discussion. What are they and what could they mean?

By Rebecca Santana - Associated Press

Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., speaks to media about Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. A deal to provide further U.S. assistance to Ukraine by year-end appears to be increasingly out of reach for President Joe Biden. Republicans are insisting on pairing the funding with changes to America’s immigration and border policies. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File)

U.S. aid for Ukraine by year-end seems increasingly of out reach as GOP ties it to border security

By Stephen Groves and Lisa Mascaro - Associated Press

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., criticizes President Joe Biden's policies and efforts on the debt limit negotiations as he holds a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Two months after his historic ouster as House speaker, Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California announced on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, that he is resigning from his congressional seat and will leave by the end of the year. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Kevin McCarthy endorses Trump for president, says he would consider serving in his Cabinet

By Lisa Mascaro - Associated Press

Chinese troops and tanks gather in Beijing, one day after the military crackdown that ended a seven-week pro-democracy demonstration on Tiananmen Square, June 5, 1989. Hundreds were killed in the early morning hours of June 4. (AP Photo/Jeff Widener) **FILE**

Emerging defense bill mandates Pentagon study on war with China in 2030

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden arrive at Fort McNair in Washington on Sunday, June 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

House lawmakers threaten Hunter Biden with contempt of Congress over testimony about business deals

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on funding for Ukraine from the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden pleads with Congress for more Ukraine funding

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

FBI’s Wray says nobody was fired for anti-Catholic memo, but some could miss out on raises

By Kerry Picket and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin talk during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

Capitol Hill gridlock rattles Ukraine: GOP demands plan for victory; Dems say it’s aid or defeat

By Ben Wolfgang and Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

This Sept. 3, 2021, file photo shows the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Supreme Court raises concerns over tax law, how to interpret income

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

A man uses plastic to cover a broken window in his apartment following a Russian drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023. On Monday, Dec. 4, the Biden Administration sent Congress an urgent warning about the need to approve tens of billions of dollars in military and economic assistance to Ukraine, saying that Kyiv's war effort to defend itself from Russia's invasion may grind to a halt without it. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

White House warns the U.S. is out of money, nearly out of time to avoid ‘kneecap’ to Ukraine

By Zeke Miller - Associated Press

Airmen with the 436th Aerial Port Squadron use a forklift to move 155 mm shells ultimately bound for Ukraine, April 29, 2022, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. When U.S. lawmakers approved a spending bill Saturday, Sept. 30, that averted a widely expected government shutdown, the measure didn’t include the $6 billion in military assistance that Ukraine said it urgently needed. Now the Pentagon, White House and European allies are urging Congress to quickly reconsider. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

U.S. running out of money for Ukraine and that could hinder fight against Russia, White House warns

By Zeke Miller - Associated Press

Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., faces reporters at the Capitol in Washington, early Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. After a scathing report by the House Ethics Committee citing egregious violations, Santos could be expelled from Congress this week. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

From Congress to Cameo: George Santos’ new job

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., speaks during the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Nov. 15, 2019, during the second public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has nominated Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Swalwell for the Intelligence Committee in open defiance of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s vow to block them. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Rep. Eric Swalwell speculates Kevin McCarthy will be next to leave Congress

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times