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October 6, 2023

Ex-NBA star suing insurance company for $40M for allegedly denying coverage for COVID-19-related heart disease

Former NBA player Michael Kidd-Gilchrist is suing an insurance company for $40 million for denying coverage of his COVID-19-related heart disease.

October 6, 2023

House Republicans to hold conference meeting on Columbus Day amid speaker fight

The House Republican conference will meet on Columbus Day amid the fight for the speaker's gavel after now-former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's ouster on Tuesday.

October 6, 2023

Timeline of Sen Bob Menendez's indictment with wife alleges yearslong corruption

The timeline of the federal bribery scheme charges against Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife, Nadine Arslanian Menendez, alleges yearslong corruption.

October 6, 2023

Scalise touts fundraising numbers to supporters amid heated speakers race

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise is pitching himself as a "fundraising powerhouse" in a new memo to donors and supporters within the House GOP.

October 6, 2023

Trump endorses Jim Jordan for speaker of the House: 'Complete & Total Endorsement'

Former President Trump gave Rep. Jim Jordan his “Complete & Total Endorsement" for speaker of the House, saying he is is “respected by all."

October 6, 2023

Meet the American who paved the way for the interstate, Gen. Lucius Clay, master planner, hero of two nations

Gen. Lucius D. Clay was called by President Dwight Eisenhower to create a plan to build the Interstate Highway System, after a career of grand logistics achievements.

October 6, 2023

After House speaker gets ousted, some Americans say democracy is at risk: ‘radicals more and more in charge’

Americans walking in the nation's capital weighed in on the state of democracy in the country after former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was removed from his position.

October 5, 2023

Schumer responds to calls for Trump to be speaker of House: 'No thanks, we're good'

Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., rebuked a suggestion by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., that former President Donald Trump become the next speaker of the House.

October 5, 2023

Biden says 'no,' border wall doesn't work, after Mayorkas cited 'immediate' need

President Biden, speaking after his administration announced border wall construction in Texas, denied the wall worked and said he tried to redirect money for the project.

October 5, 2023

Manchin says state of emergency needed at southern border as Biden admin resumes wall construction

West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin said Thursday that a state of emergency is needed at the southern border as the Biden administration resumes work on the border wall started by Trump.