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House Republicans flailed through a long second day of fruitless balloting Wednesday, unable to either elect their leader Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker or come up with a new strategy to end the political chaos that has tarnished the start of their new majority.

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A new report has revealed that many major US corporations have funded lobbying groups aiming to stop sustainability legislation passing through congress.

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The Democrats have a slim majority in the US Congress after a surprisingly strong Republican performance in the November election.

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The bipartisan deal, which will also fund the US government until September next year, was passed in both houses of the US Congress on Monday.

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Three key members of the House Judiciary Committee argued for launching an inquiry if former White House counsel Don McGahn failed to testify at a planned hearing Tuesday.

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Pro and anti abortion rights activists gather outside Congress as Argentina lawmakers hold a key vote

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In his first State of Union address, President Trump hailed successes in the economy and said he hoped to work with the Democrats

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The White House sets the scene for Donald Trump's first State of the Union speech, and brooks no distractions from the press.

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