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The House could vote on such a plan on Tuesday, three days before the deadline, according to some lawmakers. US House Republicans subpoena Biden's son, brother to appear The Republican-controlled U.S. House Oversight Committee said on Wednesday it has subpoenaed President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, and brother, James Biden, to appear for depositions, in an escalation of its impeachment inquiry into the Democrat.

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US House censures lone Palestinian-American lawmaker over Israel comments

The U.S. House voted on Tuesday to censure Democratic Representative Rashida Tlaib, Congress's lone Palestinian-American lawmaker, for comments she made regarding Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza. Twenty-two Democrats joined with most Republicans in the chamber to censure Tlaib for allegedly "promoting false narratives" on Hamas' Oct. 7 gun rampage in Israel and "calling for the destruction of the state of Israel."

Trump's daughter worried he was not wealthy enough, emails in NY fraud trial show

As Donald Trump sought to buy a Florida golf course in 2011, his daughter Ivanka expressed concern that he was not wealthy enough to close the deal, according to evidence presented Wednesday in a civil fraud trial that threatens the former U.S. president's business empire. The emails and other documents were presented as New York state lawyers wrapped up their case, which argues that Trump and his company inflated his net worth by as much as $2.2 billion to win better financing terms.

DeSantis' biggest donor Bigelow switches to Trump, but not donating for now

Hotel entrepreneur Robert Bigelow, Republican presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis' biggest donor, is switching his support to Donald Trump, but he will not give the former president any money until he is sure he is not headed to prison.

"I'm pro-Trump. Right now I'm determined to remain on the sidelines for the time being to see how these prosecutions play out," Bigelow said in an interview with Reuters. "I have to be sure that he does not have a position where the prosecution has a path to send him to jail."

One of the exonerated 'Central Park Five' wins New York City Council seat

Yusef Salaam, one of five Black and Latino men wrongly imprisoned as teenagers in the notorious Central Park jogger rape case in 1989, won a seat on the New York City council in Tuesday's elections, according to unofficial results from the city's elections board. Salaam was chosen as the Democratic candidate in June's primary election and ran unopposed in Tuesday's race to represent a central district in Manhattan's Harlem neighborhood.

Factbox-Where are the 12 US gov't funding bills to avert shutdown?

Congress is staring down a Nov. 17 deadline for avoiding U.S. government shutdowns and likely will have to approve a short-term spending bill giving lawmakers more time to negotiate on the 12 bills to fund federal programs through Sept. 30, 2024.

The Democratic-controlled Senate and Republican-controlled House of Representatives have struggled for months over their respective bills. Once passed, the two chambers would then have to agree on compromise versions before sending them to President Joe Biden for signing into law.

Democrats urge Biden to grant protected status to Palestinians in US amid war

A group of Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday urged U.S. President Joe Biden to allow Palestinian tourists, students and workers in the United States to remain in light of the conflict in the Gaza Strip and unrest and violence in the West Bank. In a letter to Biden, more than 100 Democrats led by U.S. Senator Dick Durbin called on Biden to grant residents of Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories deportation relief and access to work permits through U.S. programs for people whose homelands are affected by conflicts, natural disasters or other extraordinary circumstances.

Republican US House Speaker Johnson nears choice on avoiding gov't shutdown

Speaker Mike Johnson told key Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday that he will decide within the next two days on a path to avert a potential government shutdown, according to lawmakers. The Republican-controlled House and Democratic-led Senate have just over a week to agree on a stopgap spending measure to keep federal agencies open after current funding expires on Nov. 17. The House could vote on such a plan on Tuesday, three days before the deadline, according to some lawmakers.

US House Republicans subpoena Biden's son, brother to appear

The Republican-controlled U.S. House Oversight Committee said on Wednesday it has subpoenaed President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, and brother, James Biden, to appear for depositions, in an escalation of its impeachment inquiry into the Democrat. House Republicans launched an impeachment inquiry in September, following months of probes. They allege that Biden and his family have personally profited from policy decisions made by Biden when he was vice president during former President Barack Obama's administration.

Ignore the polls, Biden team says after Democrats' election night wins

A sense of vindication swept through the White House and Biden campaign on Wednesday after Democrats' strong showing in off-year elections, despite a slew of recent polls showing U.S. President Joe Biden's popularity is low. "Pollsters, pundits, if I had $1, for every time they've counted Joe Biden or the Democrats out, I probably wouldn't have to work anymore," Sam Cornale, executive director of the Democratic National Committee, told Reuters.

Republicans face 2024 dilemma after abortion rights issue powers Democrats

Victories by abortion rights campaigners and Democrats in this week's U.S. elections pose a dilemma for Republicans: How to campaign on an issue that has long fired up their conservative base without alienating the moderates they need to win competitive districts. The passage of an abortion rights constitutional amendment in Ohio, and Virginia Democrats' capture of both legislative chambers after abortion-focused campaigns, showed that Republicans' long campaign to end abortion rights has become a liability ahead of the 2024 elections, strategists from both parties said.