GOP lawmaker: McCarthy ‘needs to stand for truth’
Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger criticized House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy Thursday for not taking action against far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor…
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Biden to signal commitment to US diplomats and allies with State Department visit
President Joe Biden will visit the State Department Thursday to thank a workforce repeatedly maligned under the previous administration and present…
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Here’s a look at the life of Jeb Bush, former governor of Florida. Personal Birth date: February 11, 1953 Birth place: Midland, Texas Birth…
Continue Reading New charges allege Proud Boys prepped for Capitol insurrection
Two prominent affiliates of the Proud Boys face new conspiracy charges related to the US Capitol riot, and another was arrested Wednesday, as the…
Continue Reading Domestic violent extremism remains a concern for Super Bowl security this weekend
Domestic terrorism remains a concern for law enforcement heading into Super Bowl weekend, Department of Homeland Security Acting Deputy Secretary…
Continue Reading Mexico stops accepting US returns of some migrant families under pandemic-era policy
The United States has been unable to return some migrant families to Mexico under a pandemic-era border policy after a change in Mexican law…
Continue Reading Florida town completes legal review of Trump’s residency at Mar-a-Lago
The legal review by the town of Palm Beach into the use of Mar-a-Lago as former President Donald Trump’s permanent home concluded that the…
Continue Reading House Republicans vote to keep Liz Cheney in leadership after impeachment vote
House Republicans voted Wednesday night that Rep. Liz Cheney should keep her post in House GOP leadership after she defended her support for…
Continue Reading ‘I won’t apologize for the vote’: Cheney defends backing impeachment as defense of Constitution
House Republicans are voting by secret ballot Wednesday night on whether Rep. Liz Cheney can keep her post in House GOP leadership after she defended…
Continue Reading White House still waiting for GOP response to follow-up from Oval Office Covid-19 relief meeting
The White House, in the wake of President Joe Biden’s lengthy two-hour meeting with 10 Senate Republicans Monday night, sent two detailed memos…
Continue Reading Two Proud Boys indicted on conspiracy charge to plan and fund effort to block Congress’ certification of electoral votes on January 6
Two 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 Reading 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 Reading Homeland Security secretary: Threat of domestic terrorism is ‘persistent’
Domestic terrorism is “one of the greatest threats” to the United States, newly minted Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas…
Continue Reading Two Proud Boys indicted for conspiring to block Congress’ certification of electoral votes on January 6
Two 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 Reading Woman charged in Capitol riot asks judge to let her take vacation in Mexico
A 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 Reading ‘QAnon Shaman’ rioter should be given organic food while in jail after going on hunger strike, federal judge says
US Capitol rioter and so-called “QAnon Shaman” Jacob Chansley should be given organic food while in a Washington, DC, jail, a federal…
Continue Reading Shell-shocked and angry: Inside the Capitol Police force a month after the deadly attack
Nearly a month after the deadly attack on January 6, the US Capitol Police force remains in turmoil, with union officials preparing an…
Continue Reading House Democrats move toward removing Marjorie Taylor Greene from committees as GOP leader attacks Dems
House Democrats are taking steps toward removing Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committee assignments, and the top Republican in the…
Continue Reading US drops discrimination lawsuit against Yale
The Justice Department on Wednesday dropped an affirmative action lawsuit the Trump administration had filed against Yale University last year…
Continue Reading House Democrats to take first steps to remove Marjorie Taylor Greene from committee assignments
House Democrats are set to take the first steps Wednesday to remove Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia from her committee assignments,…
Continue Reading Liz Cheney’s fate uncertain as House Republicans discuss her impeachment vote
Rep. Liz Cheney, the No. 3 House Republican, is expected to defend her impeachment vote and confront her critics during a tense GOP conference…
Continue Reading Justice Department rescinds two Trump-era voting directives
The Justice Department on Tuesday rescinded two voting-related memos issued by the Trump administration, including one that prompted a public…
Continue Reading Federal prosecutors top 180 Capitol riot cases, with man seen in ‘American Supremacist’ sweatshirt among the latest
The Justice Department has exceeded 180 federal criminal cases against rioters and others connected to the US Capitol siege, with prosecutors’…
Continue Reading Liz Cheney’s fate uncertain as House Republicans expected to discuss her impeachment vote
Rep. Liz Cheney, the No. 3 House Republican, is expected to defend her impeachment vote and confront her critics during a tense GOP conference…
Continue Reading Education secretary nominee Miguel Cardona pushes for teacher testing, vaccination in Senate hearing
Secretary of Education nominee Miguel Cardona told senators Wednesday that if confirmed, he will do everything in his power to reopen schools safely…
Continue Reading American detained in Russia is sick and unable to reach US embassy, his brother says
Paul 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 Reading Jamie Raskin: Trump’s impeachment defense amounts to ‘absurd constitutional arguments’
Rep. Jamie Raskin, the lead impeachment manager, told House Democrats on Wednesday that former President Donald Trump’s legal filing responding…
Continue Reading Senate power-sharing agreement reached, Schumer announces, allowing Democrats to take control of committees
A 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 Reading Supreme Court deals setback to Holocaust victims in art disputes
The 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 Reading Biden leans on his Capitol Hill experience while pitching big Covid-19 relief deal
President Joe Biden is relying on his Capitol Hill years to convince former colleagues to move quickly on his debut legislative effort, waging an…
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