
Secretary of Defense orders all military to pause and review handling of extremism in ranks
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has ordered a staggered pause of operations across the entire US military so commanders can have “needed…
Continue ReadingSecretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has ordered a staggered pause of operations across the entire US military so commanders can have “needed…
Continue ReadingDomestic terrorism is “one of the greatest threats” to the United States, newly minted Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas…
Continue ReadingTwo prominent members of the Proud Boys face new conspiracy charges related to the US Capitol riot, as the Justice Department laid out a planning and…
Continue ReadingA Texas woman charged in connection with the Capitol insurrection has asked a federal judge to let her travel to Mexico for a “work-related…
Continue ReadingUS Capitol rioter and so-called “QAnon Shaman” Jacob Chansley should be given organic food while in a Washington, DC, jail, a federal…
Continue ReadingNearly a month after the deadly attack on January 6, the US Capitol Police force remains in turmoil, with union officials preparing an…
Continue ReadingHouse Democrats are taking steps toward removing Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committee assignments, and the top Republican in the…
Continue ReadingThe Justice Department on Wednesday dropped an affirmative action lawsuit the Trump administration had filed against Yale University last year…
Continue ReadingHouse Democrats are set to take the first steps Wednesday to remove Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia from her committee assignments,…
Continue ReadingRep. Liz Cheney, the No. 3 House Republican, is expected to defend her impeachment vote and confront her critics during a tense GOP conference…
Continue ReadingThe Justice Department on Tuesday rescinded two voting-related memos issued by the Trump administration, including one that prompted a public…
Continue ReadingThe Justice Department has exceeded 180 federal criminal cases against rioters and others connected to the US Capitol siege, with prosecutors’…
Continue ReadingRep. Liz Cheney, the No. 3 House Republican, is expected to defend her impeachment vote and confront her critics during a tense GOP conference…
Continue ReadingSecretary of Education nominee Miguel Cardona told senators Wednesday that if confirmed, he will do everything in his power to reopen schools safely…
Continue ReadingPaul Whelan, a US citizen who has been detained in Russia for more than two years, is sick and has struggled to reach the US Embassy, his brother…
Continue ReadingEven as President Joe Biden works to shore up Democratic support for his $1.9 trillion Covid-19 stimulus plan and the country remains in a pitched…
Continue ReadingRep. Jamie Raskin, the lead impeachment manager, told House Democrats on Wednesday that former President Donald Trump’s legal filing responding…
Continue ReadingA deal has been reached in the Senate in principle on a power-sharing agreement that had prevented Democrats from taking control of the committees,…
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court on Wednesday wiped away lower court decisions that had gone in favor of Holocaust victims and family members who are seeking to…
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden is relying on his Capitol Hill years to convince former colleagues to move quickly on his debut legislative effort, waging an…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden told House Democrats on a conference call Wednesday he is open to narrowing the distribution of $1,400…
Continue ReadingTwo Ohio Republican state lawmakers want to designate June 14 as an annual state holiday honoring former President Donald Trump. In a memo sent last…
Continue ReadingThe United States has extended a key nuclear arms control treaty with Russia for five years, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Wednesday.…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to postpone oral arguments in significant cases regarding former President Donald…
Continue ReadingDemocrats tasked with protecting majorities in the House and Senate are seizing on deep divisions within the Republican Party, hoping that stoking…
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden vowed that no one in his extended family will have sway over government decisions in an interview with People magazine published…
Continue ReadingThe FBI recently raided the homes of two men who sponsored an invective-laced rally near the US Capitol a day before the deadly insurrection, the…
Continue ReadingThe Manhattan District Attorney’s Office is considering bringing state charges against Steve Bannon related to the same border wall fundraising…
Continue ReadingHundreds of congressional staffers wrote an open letter to senators urging them to consider the trauma aides experienced during the deadly…
Continue ReadingIn another time, Joe Biden might have been the emissary explaining to a president what is doable — and what is not — on Capitol Hill.…
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