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With the Congress majority caucus without a leader the chance of a full Federal Government shutdown becomes all the more likely. Kevin McCarthy's ousting came just days after a stop gap measure of 45 days was voted through

Unless a divided house can unite by Sunday, the US government will shutdown. This could leave millions not receiving their paychecks and millions more unable to access bassociaic services

President Joe Biden has signed legislation that lifts the nation's debt ceiling, after a bipartisan deal with Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. The deal avoids an unprecedented default on the federal government's debt

Mr McCarthy greeted President Tsai on her arrival at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Southern California in a historic first since the US broke formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan in 1979

Polls conducted since the beginning of the year for the US Presidential 2024 bid show that former president Donald Trump has overturned what had looked like a healthy poll lead for DeSantis

The Government is spending £500,000 testing 'Biometric self-enrolment kiosks' for airports and border crossings - but a University testing the machines has warned similar checkpoints could be fooled with tinted glasses

Race commission chairman Lord Sewell claims the former Prime Minister found it difficult to respond to his report because he had a "bad track record" on statements on race - but a spokesman for Mr Johnson said there had been a "misunderstanding"

Republican Kevin McCarthy said: "Now the work begins," after being elected as US House Speaker in a historic 15th ballot having persuaded opponents in his own party to back him

The political stalemate has dragged on as the Republicans fail to unite around Kevin McCarthy as a number of far-right lawmakers demand changes to policy and even to weaken the Speaker's power

House Republicans, who narrowly won the November 2022 Midterms, failed to elect a Leader as rebels defied Donald Trump. The last time a vote like this failed was 100 years ago