Pentagon seeks sharper definition of extremist activity as military review continues
The Department of Defense is seeking a sharper definition of prohibited extremist activity, among other steps, as it pushes forward with a fight…
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Prosecutors highlight alleged Oath Keepers’ wild ride and gun discussions in major Capitol riot case
The Justice Department has been making public what they’ve learned about the Oath Keepers paramilitary organization — which had at least…
Continue Reading Talks over Iran nuclear deal to resume next week as US questions Tehran’s ‘seriousness’
A senior State Department official said that questions remain about whether Iran seriously wants to return to compliance with the nuclear deal after…
Continue Reading Man accused of bear-spraying Officer Sicknick pleads not guilty, in talks with DOJ on bail
A Pennsylvania man accused of bear-spraying US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died after the January 6 riot, is in talks with the Justice…
Continue Reading Biden administration spending $62 million a week to care for unaccompanied migrant children
The Biden administration is spending at least $62 million a week to care for unaccompanied migrant children in the custody of the Department of…
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Texas man charged with trying to bomb Amazon data center claimed he was outside US Capitol during riot, insurrection
Federal prosecutors have arrested and charged Seth Aaron Pendley of Wichita Falls, Texas, with trying to blow up an Amazon data center. Court filings…
Continue Reading Biden’s border coordinator stepping down at end of the month
President Joe Biden‘s border coordinator is stepping down at the end of the month, the White House announced Friday — an unusual time…
Continue Reading Reports on child migrant care at Texas facility did not allege abuse, contradicting governor’s claims
Reports received by the state of Texas about the care of unaccompanied migrant children housed in a San Antonio facility and released Friday by Gov.…
Continue Reading Pressure builds on Biden administration to lift refugee cap after months-long delay
In his first days in office, President Joe Biden proposed expanding the number of refugees who could be admitted to the United States after years of…
Continue Reading Biden administration will not shut down Dakota Access Pipeline during environmental review, DOJ lawyer tells court
The Biden administration will not shut down the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline while an environmental review is conducted, a blow to the…
Continue Reading Texas GOP chairman Allen West falsely says Texas could secede from the US: ‘We could go back to being our own Republic’
Texas Republican Party chairman Allen West falsely suggested that Texas could secede from the United States and become an independent country, a CNN…
Continue Reading Mitch McConnell-aligned super PAC backs Lisa Murkowski, setting up clash with pro-Trump candidate
The Senate Leadership Fund will support Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski in her reelection campaign, setting up a clash between the Mitch McConnell-aligned…
Continue Reading Fact-checking Biden’s speech announcing new executive actions on gun control
In the wake of another series of mass shootings around the US, President Joe Biden announced several gun-control focused executive actions on…
Continue Reading White House establishes commission to study the Supreme Court — but it won’t make final recommendations for reform
A 36-member commission the White House established to study the US Supreme Court will not make final recommendations for reform, according to details…
Continue Reading POW/MIA flag returns atop the White House
The POW/MIA flag was once again flying atop the White House Friday morning after it was moved to another location on the White House grounds in the…
Continue Reading Biden asks Congress for 16% increase in non-defense federal spending
President Joe Biden asked Congress for $769 billion in federal outlays on discretionary, non-defense programs in his first formal spending request…
Continue Reading Outside group cites Senate Ethics Committee rebuke of Larry Craig in pushing for probe of Blackburn
A new Senate complaint filed by an outside group against Sen. Marsha Blackburn for flashing her congressional pin to a US Capitol Police officer is…
Continue Reading Trump appointee ‘bragged’ about influencing CDC reports on Covid-19, House committee says
A former Trump administration appointee privately boasted last year about influencing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s scientific…
Continue Reading 5 takeaways from former House Speaker John Boehner’s new book
Former House Speaker John Boehner writes in his new book that he’s not sure there’s a place for him in today’s Republican Party,…
Continue Reading Supreme Court to hear cases by phone through remainder of current session
Supreme Court justices will close out their oral arguments for the current session as they began, in teleconference sessions with justices and…
Continue Reading Pitchman Pete: Buttigieg steps into the spotlight to sell Biden’s infrastructure plan
It isn’t every day that Republican Rep. Sam Graves picks up his cell phone and hears from a Cabinet secretary — let alone a Democrat. But…
Continue Reading Fact-checking Texas Republicans’ attacks on Harris County voting procedures
The Texas Senate passed new voting legislation on April 1. As the bill goes through the state House, corporations like Dell Technologies and American…
Continue Reading The old guard of the judiciary moves on as Biden announces new picks for bench
As President Joe Biden launches a new era of judicial appointments, the old guard of the bench is in its twilight. The judges of the Ronald Reagan…
Continue Reading The IRS has no plans to bring back a tool that helped low-income Americans get their stimulus checks. Here’s what to do instead
About 8 million low-income people were eligible for stimulus payments last year but never received the money, raising concerns about getting the…
Continue Reading US considering sending warships to Black Sea amid Russia-Ukraine tensions
The United States is considering sending warships into the Black Sea in the next few weeks in a show of support for Ukraine amid Russia’s…
Continue Reading Federal watchdog investigating State Department cybersecurity practices
An independent government watchdog is conducting a wide-ranging probe into the State Department’s cybersecurity practices, including how it…
Continue Reading ‘He really jumped on the Trump train’: How a brash Matt Gaetz climbed the ranks in Trump’s Washington
Rep. Matt Gaetz, attempting to stare down a federal investigation into sex trafficking allegations, is reaching for a familiar, in-your-face strategy…
Continue Reading Federal prosecutors get the green light to start offering plea deals to Capitol riot defendants, attorneys say
Federal prosecutors have informed some Capitol riot defendants the Justice Department has given the green-light to cut guilty plea deals, a step…
Continue Reading Capitol Police officer rammed by car died of blunt force head injuries, medical examiner says
US Capitol Police Officer William “Billy” Evans, who was rammed by a car at the Capitol last week, died of multiple blunt force injuries…
Continue Reading Biden announces limited gun restrictions as pressure rises following mass shootings
Facing pressure to act after a recent spate of high-profile mass shootings, President Joe Biden unveiled a package of moves Thursday that seek to…
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