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House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., speaks about the mass shooting in Maine, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

New GOP Speaker Mike Johnson says prayer is an appropriate House response to the Maine shootings

House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., speaks about the mass shooting in Maine, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

October 26, 2023, 11:15am Latest News

Republican Mike Johnson is the new speaker of the House, but the Donald Trump ally inherits many of the same political problems that have tormented past GOP leaders, tested their grasp of the gavel and eventually chased them from office. Read story

FILE - The Pentagon is seen in this aerial view made through an airplane window in Washington, Jan. 26, 2020. U.S. officials say the number of suicides in the U.S. military and their families dipped slightly in 2022, compared with the previous year.

The number of military suicides dipped in 2022 as the Pentagon works on new prevention programs

FILE - The Pentagon is seen in this aerial view made through an airplane window in Washington, Jan. 26, 2020. U.S. officials say the number of suicides in the U.S. military and their families dipped slightly in 2022, compared with the previous year.

October 26, 2023, 7:50am Health

The number of suicides among U.S. military members and their families dipped slightly in 2022, compared with the previous year, as the Defense Department tries to build prevention and treatment programs to address what has been a steadily growing problem over the past decade, The Associated Press has learned. Read story

A new sign is installed above the entrance to the office of House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, at the Capitol in Washington. Republicans eagerly elected Johnson as House speaker on Wednesday, elevating a deeply conservative but lesser-known leader to the seat of U.S. power and ending for now the political chaos in their majority.

Mike Johnson is the new House speaker, but the ally of Donald Trump faces same GOP challenges ahead

A new sign is installed above the entrance to the office of House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, at the Capitol in Washington. Republicans eagerly elected Johnson as House speaker on Wednesday, elevating a deeply conservative but lesser-known leader to the seat of U.S. power and ending for now the political chaos in their majority.

October 26, 2023, 7:49am Politics

The new leader of one of the chambers of Congress that will certify the winner of next year's presidential election helped spearhead the attempt to overturn the last one, raising alarms that Republicans could try to subvert the will of the voters if they remain in power despite safeguards enacted… Read story

FILE - U.S. Attorney David Weiss speaks during a press conference on May 3, 2018, at his district office in Wilmington, Del. The special counsel overseeing the Hunter Biden investigation is expected to testify before a Congressional committee behind closed doors as a GOP probe into the Justice Department's handling of the case continues to unfold. In a rare step, David Weiss is set to appear for a transcribed interview before members of the House Judiciary Committee on Nov. 7, 2023, sources told The Associated Press Friday on the condition of anonymity to discuss the closed-door appearance.

U.S. attorney to Congress: Hunter Biden prosecutor wasn’t blocked

FILE - U.S. Attorney David Weiss speaks during a press conference on May 3, 2018, at his district office in Wilmington, Del. The special counsel overseeing the Hunter Biden investigation is expected to testify before a Congressional committee behind closed doors as a GOP probe into the Justice Department's handling of the case continues to unfold. In a rare step, David Weiss is set to appear for a transcribed interview before members of the House Judiciary Committee on Nov. 7, 2023, sources told The Associated Press Friday on the condition of anonymity to discuss the closed-door appearance.

October 25, 2023, 7:34pm Politics

A second U.S. Attorney has testified to Congress that the prosecutor overseeing the Hunter Biden investigation had full authority over filing charges, rebutting whistleblower claims that Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss didn’t have the final say on the case against the president’s son. Read story

FILE - Associate Justice Clarence Thomas joins other members of the Supreme Court as they pose for a new group portrait, at the Supreme Court building in Washington, Oct. 7, 2022. All or most of a $267,000 loan obtained by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to buy a high-end motorcoach appears to have been forgiven, raising tax and ethics questions, according to a new report by Senate Democrats. (AP Photo/J.

Most of Justice Thomas’ $267,000 loan for an RV seems to have been forgiven, Senate Democrats say

FILE - Associate Justice Clarence Thomas joins other members of the Supreme Court as they pose for a new group portrait, at the Supreme Court building in Washington, Oct. 7, 2022. All or most of a $267,000 loan obtained by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to buy a high-end motorcoach appears to have been forgiven, raising tax and ethics questions, according to a new report by Senate Democrats. (AP Photo/J.

October 25, 2023, 3:13pm Politics

All or most of a $267,000 loan obtained by Supreme CourtJustice Clarence Thomas to buy a high-end motorcoach appears to have been forgiven, raising tax and ethics questions, according to a new report by Senate Democrats. Read story

FILE - The empty chamber of the House of Representatives is seen at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 28, 2022. Republicans have chosen congressman Mike Johnson of Louisiana as their latest nominee for House speaker. Johnson will face a floor vote Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, trying to unify the divided GOP majority. Johnson is the fourth candidate Republicans have nominated to replace Kevin McCarthy on Oct. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/J.

News Analysis: The House Republican civil war shows Trump’s power — and its limits

FILE - The empty chamber of the House of Representatives is seen at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 28, 2022. Republicans have chosen congressman Mike Johnson of Louisiana as their latest nominee for House speaker. Johnson will face a floor vote Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, trying to unify the divided GOP majority. Johnson is the fourth candidate Republicans have nominated to replace Kevin McCarthy on Oct. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/J.

October 25, 2023, 2:57pm Politics

Kevin McCarthy needed 15 tries to become speaker of the House. The first man who hoped to succeed him pulled out of the contest before the House voted on his nomination. The second tried and failed three times to secure the gavel. Read story

Former President George W. Bush speaks during an event to mark the 20th anniversary year of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, Feb. 24, 2023. As billions of dollars for a global HIV/AIDS program credited with saving millions of lives remains in limbo, the George W. Bush Institute is urging the U.S. Congress to keep money flowing for it. In a letter sent to Congress on Oct. 25, the former Republican president's institute pleaded with Congress to keep funding PEPFAR. (AP Photo/J.

Billions for life-saving AIDS program need to continue, George W. Bush Institute tells Congress

Former President George W. Bush speaks during an event to mark the 20th anniversary year of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, Feb. 24, 2023. As billions of dollars for a global HIV/AIDS program credited with saving millions of lives remains in limbo, the George W. Bush Institute is urging the U.S. Congress to keep money flowing for it. In a letter sent to Congress on Oct. 25, the former Republican president's institute pleaded with Congress to keep funding PEPFAR. (AP Photo/J.

October 25, 2023, 2:26pm Health

As billions of dollars for a global HIV/AIDS program credited with saving millions of lives remains in limbo, the George W. Bush Institute is urging the U.S. Congress to keep money flowing for it. Read story

Food insecurity shot up last year with inflation and the end of pandemic-era aid, a new report says

October 25, 2023, 2:26pm Health

An estimated 17 million households reported problems finding enough food in 2022 — a sharp jump from 2021 when boosted government aid helped ease the pandemic-induced economic shutdown. Read story

Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks after he was chosen as the Republicans latest nominee for House speaker at a Republican caucus meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023.

Mike Johnson, a staunch conservative from Louisiana, is elected House speaker with broad GOP support

Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks after he was chosen as the Republicans latest nominee for House speaker at a Republican caucus meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023.

October 25, 2023, 1:23pm Latest News

Republicans eagerly elected Rep. Mike Johnson as House speaker on Wednesday, elevating a deeply conservative but lesser-known leader to the seat of U.S. power and ending for now the political chaos in their majority. Read story

Jacob Lew, former treasury secretary under President Barack Obama, testifies during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing to examine his nomination as Ambassador to the State of Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Washington.

Senate panel OKs Lew to be ambassador to Israel, and a final confirmation vote could come next week

Jacob Lew, former treasury secretary under President Barack Obama, testifies during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing to examine his nomination as Ambassador to the State of Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Washington.

October 25, 2023, 11:34am Politics

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved Jacob Lew to be ambassador to Israel, moving quickly to get him in place during the country’s new war with Hamas. Read story