Biden administration says it intends to close Guantanamo prison
The Biden administration intends to close the Guantánamo Bay detention facility, which houses approximately 40 prisoners, by the end of their term.…
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Senators demand intelligence agencies produce months-late report on domestic terrorism
Senators are pushing the Biden administration to produce a report detailing the threat posed by domestic extremists after relevant agencies ignored…
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Democrats debate whether to move on from Trump or seek another form of punishment after impeachment trial
Congressional Democrats are torn over whether to try to punish Donald Trump by censure or move on completely from the former President after the…
Continue Reading Pentagon puts some 3,600 more troops on standby to assist with Covid vaccination efforts
The Defense Department announced Friday that it has put around 3,600 service members on orders to be ready to deploy around the country to help with…
Continue Reading Capitol rioters boasted on social media. Now, they’re scrambling to scrub phones and pictures
While scores of Capitol rioters flaunted their role in the January 6 attack, a growing number of insurrectionists are accused of covering their…
Continue Reading Census Bureau announces delay in data needed for redistricting
The redrawing of seats in the US House of Representatives will be delayed by several months, officials announced Friday, with states unlikely to…
Continue Reading Trump’s lawyers at impeachment trial look to equate Trump’s speech with Democrats’
Donald Trump’s legal team on Friday sought to equate the former President’s speech with that of Democrats, showing lengthy montages of…
Continue Reading Psaki dodges questions on reports Cuomo’s team delayed releasing Covid-19 death data
White House press secretary Jen Psaki dodged Friday when asked about a report that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, had withheld information…
Continue Reading Nike sneakers designed in honor of Obama withdrawn from sale, auction house says
An exclusive pair of Nike basketball sneakers designed in honor of former President Barack Obama were pulled from the luxury auctioneer…
Continue Reading Blinken removing Yemen’s Houthis from list of foreign terrorist organizations effective next week
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is removing Yemen’s Houthi rebels from the US list of foreign terrorist organizations as of next Tuesday,…
Continue Reading US files complaint with Israel over unfair airline treatment for Tel Aviv flights
The US Department of Transportation has filed a complaint with Israel over unfair treatment of airlines, stemming from the closure of Ben Gurion…
Continue Reading Inside the Senate chamber: Sketches of senators and empty desks during Day 3 of the impeachment trial
The energy level in the Senate was reserved Thursday as the House managers wrapped up their second full day of arguments in the impeachment trial of…
Continue Reading Paramilitant communications under close scrutiny in Capitol riot investigation, court records show
Secret communications cited in court records are revealing just how aggressively federal prosecutors are working to understand the paramilitary…
Continue Reading Nikki Haley criticizes Trump and says he has no future in the GOP
Former US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley directly criticized former President Donald Trump for his involvement stoking the US Capitol…
Continue Reading Biden weighs in on Trump’s impeachment trial saying the Senate has ‘a very important job’
President Joe Biden weighed in on his predecessor’s ongoing impeachment trial on Thursday while meeting with a bipartisan group of senators…
Continue Reading Biden says he’s anxious to see what Republicans do in impeachment trial
President Joe Biden said Friday he is “anxious” to see how Senate Republicans will vote in the impeachment trial and whether they will…
Continue Reading Military officials were unaware of potential danger to Pence’s ‘nuclear football’ during Capitol riot
Military officials overseeing the authorization process to launch nuclear weapons were unaware on January 6 that then-Vice President Mike…
Continue Reading Fact check: Claim about an insurrectionist trying to send a Pelosi laptop to Russia hasn’t been proven
Arguing that the Capitol insurrection damaged US national security, one of the House impeachment managers, Rep. Joaquin Castro, spoke Thursday about…
Continue Reading Netanyahu’s wait for a call from Biden raises questions about US priorities
The White House insists President Joe Biden will “soon” speak with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but the wait, which…
Continue Reading House committee advances key portion of Covid-19 relief bill hours after Democrats finish arguments in impeachment trial
The House Ways and Means Committee advanced its portion of the coronavirus relief bill Thursday just hours after the House impeachment managers…
Continue Reading Trump’s Covid-19 condition was so concerning that doctors considered putting him on a ventilator, source confirms
Former President Donald Trump’s condition after testing positive for Covid-19 became so concerning last October that there was talk of putting…
Continue Reading Three GOP senators meet with Trump’s lawyers on eve of impeachment defense presentation
A trio of Republican senators allied with former President Donald Trump met with his defense team Thursday evening, in the middle of an impeachment…
Continue Reading Trump’s defense team expected to finish its arguments in one day
Former President Donald Trump’s defense team expects to finish its arguments in the Senate’s impeachment trial by Friday night, two…
Continue Reading Biden declares there will be enough vaccines for 300 million Americans by end of July
President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that the United States will have enough coronavirus vaccines for 300 million Americans by the end of July,…
Continue Reading Read lead impeachment manager Jamie Raskin’s closing remarks in the House’s case against Trump
House impeachment managers on Thursday concluded their case against Donald Trump, urging senators to convict the former President for inciting the…
Continue Reading CNN to host town hall with President Joe Biden
Less than one month after taking office, President Joe Biden will participate in a CNN town hall in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, answering questions from…
Continue Reading Pelosi introduces legislation to grant Congress’ highest honor to police who protected Capitol during insurrection
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi introduced legislation on Thursday to grant the Congressional Gold Medal to US Capitol Police officers and law enforcement…
Continue Reading House Del. Stacey Plaskett makes history at Senate impeachment trial
When lead House impeachment manager Jamie Raskin introduced Stacey Plaskett at the Senate trial of former President Donald Trump, he highlighted the…
Continue Reading White House meeting with airline execs as it considers testing domestic travelers for Covid
The White House is holding a meeting with major airline executives on Friday amid industry uproar over the possibility of testing domestic travelers…
Continue Reading Former Republican officials float possibility of forming ‘center-right’ party
A group of more than 100 former Republican officials have discussed the possibility of forming a “center right” party due to their…
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