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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at a news conference in Dallas on June 22, 2017. Paxton called Tuesday, May 23, 2023, for the resignation of the state's GOP House speaker Dade Phelan, accusing him of being intoxicated on the job in a statement that shook the state Capitol. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

Texas lawmakers issue 20 articles of impeachment against AG Ken Paxton

By Acacia Coronado and Jake Bleiberg - Associated Press

The Capitol dome and east front of the House of Representatives is seen in Washington, Wednesday, April 19, 2023. This year's projected government budget deficit has jumped by $130 billion, due in part to a proposed change to student loan repayment plans and a series of bank rescues organized by federal regulators, the Congressional Budget Office said Friday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

House rejects Biden’s student debt relief but fails to override veto on Chinese solar tariffs

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

The U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington, Sunday, May 21, 2023. President Joe Biden planned on Sunday to speak directly with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, hoping to salvage talks to raise the debt limit that have stalled in recent days while he was abroad at the Group of Seven summit. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Debt ceiling struggle explained: Why now and how could it end?

By Lisa Mascaro and Mary Clare Jalonick - Associated Press

Rep. Garret Graves, R-La., a key legislator working on the debt ceiling bill for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, walks past the chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, April 26, 2023. A top debt ceiling negotiator for McCarthy said Friday, May 19, that it's time to “press pause” on talks as negotiations with the White House came to an abrupt standstill at the Capitol. Graves, who was tapped by McCarthy to lead talks, emerged from the hour-long session saying there remain gaps between the House Republicans and the Democratic administration. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Debt limit talks in standstill as Republicans, White House face ‘real differences’

By Kevin Freking, Lisa Mascaro and Zeke Miller - Associated Press

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks during a news conference, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington, after meeting at the White House with President Biden about the debt ceiling. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Biden, McCarthy restart debt negotiations after snafu over spending cuts

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

The rising sun illuminates the U.S. Capitol, Dec. 19, 2022 in Washington. A new poll finds that most U.S. adults say they are highly concerned about the impact on the national economy if the U.S. debt limit is not increased and the government defaults on its loans. That's according to a survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

‘Impasse’: House GOP walk out of debt limit talks with White House citing no progress

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Cut stacks of $100 bills make their way down the line at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth, Texas, Sept. 24, 2013. All the hand-wringing over a potential government default if Congress doesn’t increase the national debt limit has conjured up images of past government shutdowns. In fact, there’s a big difference between a government default and a government shutdown. A default would occur if the government exceeds its legal borrowing limit and can no longer pay all its creditors or pay for existing programs. (AP Photo/LM Otero) **FILE**

Debt ceiling negotiators rushing for weekend deal, but much work remains

By Lisa Mascaro - Associated Press

President Joe Biden speaks about the debt limit talks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, May 17, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden declares ‘America will not default,’ says he’s confident of budget deal with GOP lawmakers

By Seung Min Kim and Lisa Mascaro - Associated Press

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is joined by Senate and House Republicans as he leads an event on debt limit negotiations at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 17, 2023. McCarthy and President Joe Biden have tasked a handful of representatives to try and close out a final deal, with negotiations underway. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

McCarthy optimistic House GOP will avert default, cut spending in the showdown with Biden

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, of Calif., listens during a news conference in the Rayburn Room at the Capitol in Washington, May 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard, File)

Biden meets Congress leaders in urgent debt ceiling talks, weighs cutting short foreign trip

By Lisa Mascaro, Fatima Hussein and Seung Min Kim - Associated Press

Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., a member of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack, speaks to reporters following a caucus meeting, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. Aguilar will take the lead role during today's hearing that focuses on former President Donald Trump's efforts to pressure then Vice President Mike Pence to refuse to certify Joe Biden's Electoral College victory on the day of the attack on the Capitol. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

House Dems ready to force vote for clean debt limit bill as last resort

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

House and Senate cannabis bill authors Rep. Zack Stephenson, DFL-Coon Rapids and Sen. Lindsey Port, DFL-Burnsville conferred before the start of the final committee conference on the cannabis bill, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, St. Paul, Minn. The cannabis bill was approved in a conference committee today and will move to the House and Senate for voting this week. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP)

Negotiators finalize details of bill to legalize recreational marijuana in Minnesota

By Steve Karnowski - Associated Press

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, left, and Planned Parenthood South Atlantic CEO Jenny Black speak with doctors at a forum about new abortion restrictions, Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington, N.C. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)

North Carolina governor vetoes abortion limits, launches override showdown

By Hannah Schoenbaum and Gary D. Robertson - Associated Press

U.S. Rep. George Santos is surrounded by media as he leaves the federal courthouse in Central Islip, N.Y on Wednesday May 10, 2023. Santos pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges alleging a financial fraud at the heart of a political campaign built on dubious boasts about his personal wealth and business success. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

Expel George Santos? GOP leaders aren’t ready to take that step

By Kevin Freking - Associated Press

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas speaks at a news conference on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, ahead of the lifting of Title 42. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

House GOP set to pass new asylum restrictions as Title 42 ends; Biden promises veto

By Stephen Groves - Associated Press

House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., speaks during a House Committee on Oversight and Accountability hearing on Capitol Hill, Feb. 8, 2023, in Washington. Facing growing pressure to show progress in their investigations, House Republicans this week plan to detail what they say are concerning new findings about President Joe Biden's family and their finances. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Federal bank records emerge as focus of GOP’s Biden probes

By Farnoush Amiri - Associated Press

Members of the Ohio House Constitutional Resolutions Committee hear opponent testimony Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, on a resolution that would seek voter approval for requiring a 60% supermajority vote on all future amendments to the Ohio Constitution. (AP Photo/Julie Carr Smyth)

Ohio constitution overhaul faces deadline, backlash

By Julie Carr Smyth - Associated Press

President Joe Biden talks with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., as they walk down the House steps as they leave after attending an annual St. Patrick's Day luncheon gathering at the Capitol in Washington, March 17, 2023. The Tuesday, May 9, White House sit-down between the president and congressional leaders will be the first substantive talks between Biden and McCarthy in months, and comes weeks after House Republicans voted on a bill that would raise the debt limit but impose significant federal spending cuts. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Debt options abound, but can Biden, McCarthy strike a deal?

By Lisa Mascaro - Associated Press

Law enforcement forcibly clear the Montana House of Representatives gallery during a protest after the Speaker of the House refused again to acknowledge state Rep. Zooey Zephyr, D-Missoula, Monday, April 24, 2023, at the state Capitol in Helena, Mont. Montana's Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill Friday, April 28, to ban gender-affirming medical care for young transgender people — the battle over which ended with the removal of a transgender lawmaker from the House floor. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP, File)

Montana latest to ban gender care for trans minors

By Amy Beth Hanson - Associated Press

Chairman Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., listens during a hearing of a special House committee dedicated to countering China, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Washington. Gallagher, chairman of the House Select Committee on China said Saturday, April 8, that the U.S. must take seriously the threat posed to Taiwan, as Beijing launched military drills around the island in the aftermath of the Taiwanese president's meetings with American lawmakers. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

House committee to crack down on China’s clandestine operations across U.S.

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times