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NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with Quentin Fulks from the Biden Campaign about campaign strategy ahead of the Republican debate in Alabama. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: In Alabama tonight, four Republican presidential …

Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he will retire at the end of 2023, meaning he has just weeks left in his term in Congress. His decision to quit comes as …

Emmitt Glynn teaches to a group of Baton Rouge Magnet High School students on Jan. 30, in Baton Rouge, La. On Wednesday, the College Board released an updated framework for …

Hunter Biden’s lawyer reiterated that the president’s son will only testify publicly before the House Oversight Committee. Handout/DNCC via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Handout/DNCC via Getty Images Hunter …

Claudine Gay (from left), president of Harvard University, Liz Magill, president of University of Pennsylvania, Pamela Nadell, professor of history and Jewish studies at American University, and Sally Kornbluth, president …

With the nation’s debt at more than $33 trillion, there’s a new push in Congress for a bipartisan debt commission to come up with reforms for mandatory spending and the …

Rep. Liz Cheney, vice chairwoman of the select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, delivers remarks during a hearing on Oct. 13, 2022. (Also pictured …

Anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela delivers a policy statement in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Jan. 8, 1994. Mandela called on all South Africans to pledge themselves to peace. Later that year, …

House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, is one of three House GOP committee chairs pressing to impeach President Biden. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images House …