Kevin McCarthy wins GOP nomination for House speaker
McCarthy fended off a late challenge from GOP Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona.
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McCarthy fended off a late challenge from GOP Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona.
The Justice Department and Trump's legal team are at odds over whether most of the material seized from Mar-a-Lago are subject to any type of protection and should be kept from investigators.
Five senators said they have confidence the amendment helped to earn the broad support needed for the Respect for Marriage Act to pass.
The governments of countries including China and Saudi Arabia spent at least $750,000 at the Trump Hotel in Washington, D.C., while he was in office, the records show.
Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito said they would have granted the request.
Mr. Biden and Xi Jinping, his Chinese counterpart, met on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Indonesia.
Dunn also said "priority number one" for the White House in the lame-duck session is passing a bill to keep the government funded.
Republicans are still in position to win control of the House, while the battle for the Senate is coming down to two races that remain outstanding.
Democrats have occupied the governor's mansion in Oregon since 1987, but this year's three-way race was very competitive.
The GOP is still in position to win control of the House, while the battle for the Senate is coming down to a handful of races that remain outstanding.
The Senate race between Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker will be decided in a runoff on Dec. 6.
The battle for the Senate is coming down to a handful of unresolved races, as Georgia's contest heads to a runoff.
Rep. Steve Scalise, the current minority whip, has also announced his run for House majority leader.
Voters considered more than 100 ballot measures on Election Day, touching on hot-button issues like voting rules, immigration, marijuana legalization and gun rights.
Voters in at least four states voted to protect abortion access through measures on the ballot, CBS News projects.