Biden grapples with balancing optimism and tough talk on pandemic’s outlook
As President Joe Biden strives to take the opposite approach of former President Donald Trump on the coronavirus response, he’s leaving most of…
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Falsehoods and death threats haunt local election workers weeks after Capitol siege
His staff endured racist taunts. His voicemail overflowed with threats and wild conspiracy theories. And then one day, a caller warned that the…
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Senate on track for final impeachment vote Saturday
The Senate is poised to vote Saturday on whether to convict former President Donald Trump for inciting the insurrection at the Capitol last month in…
Continue Reading Washington Post: Georgia prosecutor looking into phone call between Lindsey Graham and Brad Raffensperger
A Georgia prosecutor is looking into a phone call between Trump loyalist Sen. Lindsey Graham and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger as…
Continue Reading Washington Post: Postmaster expected to consolidate first-class mail in anticipated slowdown
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy plans to lump all first-class mail into a single delivery category as part of his decade-long plan for the agency in a…
Continue Reading New details about Trump-McCarthy shouting match show Trump refused to call off the rioters
In an expletive-laced phone call with House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy while the Capitol was under attack, then-President Donald Trump said the…
Continue Reading Key GOP senators push Trump’s lawyers to explain ex-President’s actions as Pence was endangered
The Senate’s second impeachment trial of Donald Trump raced toward a conclusion on Friday, with the former President’s legal team quickly…
Continue Reading Virginia man at center of alleged Oath Keepers insurrection conspiracy must stay in jail, judge rules
A Virginia man accused of planning with members of a paramilitary group to descend on the Capitol last month is a “real danger” to the…
Continue Reading Biden moves to unwind Trump’s Medicaid work requirements
The Biden administration took steps Friday to reverse one of the most controversial health care moves of President Donald Trump: Allowing states to…
Continue Reading Lincoln Project under fire over handling of sexual harassment allegations against co-founder
The Lincoln Project says it is retaining an “outside professional” to review the tenure of co-founder John Weaver amid allegations that…
Continue Reading Senate passes legislation to award Officer Eugene Goodman Congressional Gold Medal
The Senate on Friday approved legislation to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman, who became a national hero…
Continue Reading Inside the Senate: Sketches of lawmakers watching videos from Trump counsel on Day 4 of the impeachment trial
Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers showed the Senate multiple videos of Democratic politicians saying they would “fight” to…
Continue Reading The week in 17 headlines
More than a month after the violent insurrection at the US Capitol, the Senate’s impeachment trial got underway. Meanwhile, legislators worked…
Continue Reading 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.…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
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