‘It’s turned crazy’: Inside the scramble for Trump pardons
President Donald Trump may not be willing to accept his term is ending, but as the clock ticks down on his time in office, hundreds of his allies…
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Don McGahn to face House subpoena, again
The House Judiciary Committee told a federal appellate court on Wednesday that it would reissue its subpoena to Don McGahn in the next Congress,…
Continue Reading Rep. Joe Wilson tests positive for Covid-19
US Rep. Joe Wilson announced Wednesday evening that he has tested positive for Covid-19 and will go into isolation through the holidays. The South…
Continue Reading Mar-a-Lago neighbors want Trump to go elsewhere after he leaves the White House
First lady Melania Trump plans to slip down to Palm Beach via government jet on Friday for a weekend walk-through of renovations underway at the…
Continue Reading Pete Buttigieg on being named transportation secretary nominee: ‘The eyes of history are on this appointment’
Former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday spoke to the historic nature of being named President-elect Joe Biden’s…
Continue Reading Chicago’s O’Hare airport dubs itself a ‘place of romance’ after Buttigieg recounts proposal story
Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport now boasts of being a “place of romance” on its official Twitter account after…
Continue Reading Woman at center of Veterans Affair sexual assault report: VA ‘abandoned their responsibility to protect those who they serve’
A congressional staffer who alleged she had been sexually assaulted at a government-run veterans hospital said Wednesday that the department was…
Continue Reading Massive hack of US government launches search for answers as Russia named top suspect
Days after several US agencies confirmed their networks were compromised in a massive data breach, federal officials are still struggling to…
Continue Reading White House coronavirus task force warns of surging cases in more populated states
The White House coronavirus task force is warning this week that while there has been some progress in slowing the spread of the pandemic in the…
Continue Reading House conservative pushes back on ‘surrender caucus’ after McConnell urges senators to let election results stand
House conservatives are undeterred by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s push to squelch their efforts to contest the presidential…
Continue Reading Hill leaders eye new round of stimulus checks as part of $900 billion Covid relief deal
Congressional leaders, after months of a bitter stalemate and as millions of Americans have been eager for relief, are finally indicating…
Continue Reading George W. Bush sends holiday card with pointed message as Trump denies election loss
Former President George W. Bush has sent out holiday cards with a pointed message about a hopeful new year as President Donald Trump continues to…
Continue Reading Loeffler leaves open the option of objecting to the Electoral College results
Sen. Kelly Loeffler, a Georgia Republican who is up for reelection in a heated runoff race set for January 5, left open the possibility Wednesday…
Continue Reading Congress scrambles to schedule override votes if Trump vetoes NDAA
President Donald Trump’s vow to veto the bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act places Capitol Hill in a bind and could lead to Congress…
Continue Reading Biden expected to get coronavirus vaccination early next week
President-elect Joe Biden is expected to get his first Covid-19 vaccination early next week, CNN has learned, and plans to get his shot in public.…
Continue Reading Fired DHS official: ‘Dangerous’ to embrace false and baseless attacks on election
Christopher Krebs, the former top administration official for cybersecurity who was fired by President Donald Trump, told a Senate committee…
Continue Reading Lara Trump’s potential Senate candidacy does little to scare away Republican challengers in North Carolina
The 2022 US Senate race in North Carolina could provide an early test of whether the Republican Party will continue to embrace President Donald Trump…
Continue Reading Supply issues hampering Pfizer providing additional vaccine faster
Vaccine supply constraints are complicating the Trump administration’s hopes of striking a deal with Pfizer to purchase another 100 million…
Continue Reading Andrew Yang prepares to dive into New York City politics with mayoral run
Andrew Yang, the tech entrepreneur whose upstart presidential campaign outlasted some of the biggest names in Democratic politics, is preparing to…
Continue Reading Fact-checking Trump’s claims of voting machine errors in Michigan
The Electoral College officially confirmed President-elect Joe Biden’s win Monday, yet President Donald Trump has continued to insist the…
Continue Reading Federal judge strikes down Ohio policy prohibiting transgender people from correcting their birth certificate
A federal judge on Wednesday struck down Ohio’s policy prohibiting transgender residents from correcting the gender marker on their birth…
Continue Reading Trump sees special counsel investigations of Hunter Biden and election claims as payback for Russia probe
President Donald Trump is pushing extensively for the appointment of special counsels to separately investigate his baseless allegations of voter…
Continue Reading Pompeo quarantining after coronavirus exposure
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is quarantining after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for coronavirus, but he himself “has…
Continue Reading Artificial intelligence co-pilots US military aircraft for the first time
Artificial intelligence helped co-pilot a U-2 “Dragon Lady” spy plane during a test flight Tuesday, the first time artificial…
Continue Reading Alleged Al-Shabaab operative indicted in New York on terrorism charges for foiled 9/11-style attack plan
An alleged Al-Shabaab operative accused of taking part in a foiled 9/11-style attack plan appeared in Manhattan federal court remotely Wednesday to…
Continue Reading Congressional inaugural committee announces attendance will be limited for Biden’s inauguration
The congressional committee tasked with overseeing the presidential inauguration announced Wednesday planned limitations on the number of guests in…
Continue Reading Supreme Court agrees to hear NCAA case on student athlete compensation
The Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to take up an appeal by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to a lower court ruling that allows colleges…
Continue Reading Immigrant advocates urge Biden to quickly rectify the trauma of family separation
Immigrant advocacy groups, who for years scrambled to identify and reunite families separated at the US-Mexico border, are now preparing for the…
Continue Reading Hill leaders near deal on long-awaited Covid relief plan
Congressional leaders in both parties expressed growing confidence Tuesday evening that Washington will be able to cut a last-ditch deal to provide…
Continue Reading Biden poised to nominate former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm to lead Department of Energy
President-elect Joe Biden is poised to tap former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm to lead the Department of Energy, two people familiar with the…
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