Pence has not ruled out 25th Amendment, source says
Vice President Mike Pence has not ruled out an effort to invoke the 25th Amendment and wants to preserve the option in case President Donald Trump…
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As Biden raises money for his virtual inauguration, lobbyists prepare for a scaled-down schmooze-fest
Presidential inaugurations — and the swirl of festivities that surround them — usually offer prime schmoozing opportunities: Lobbyists…
Continue Reading Republican Sen. Pat Toomey says he thinks Trump ‘committed impeachable offenses’
Republican Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania said Saturday he thinks President Donald Trump “committed impeachable offenses,” but said he…
Continue Reading Wall Street Journal: White House pressured Georgia federal prosecutor to resign
White House officials pressured a top Georgia federal prosecutor to resign ahead of the state’s high stakes Senate runoff elections because…
Continue Reading Trump considering Giuliani and Dershowitz for impeachment defense team
President Donald Trump is considering having Rudy Giuliani and Alan Dershowitz defend him if he faces another impeachment trial, two sources familiar…
Continue Reading Trump would be only the 4th president to boycott his successor’s inauguration
President Donald Trump announced Friday that he won’t attend President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on January 20. If he follows…
Continue Reading Members of Congress to get increased security while traveling through airports
Members of Congress will be getting increased security while traveling through airports in the aftermath of the attack on the US Capitol Wednesday…
Continue Reading West Virginia GOP state lawmaker who allegedly stormed US Capitol has resigned
Derrick Evans, the West Virginia state lawmaker who was allegedly among the rioters who stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday, resigned Saturday.…
Continue Reading Feds say police found a pickup truck full of bombs and guns near Capitol insurrection as wide-ranging investigation unfurls
An Alabama man allegedly parked a pickup truck packed with 11 homemade bombs, an assault rifle and a handgun two blocks from the US Capitol building…
Continue Reading Democratic National Committee eyes new mandate in post-Trump era
The Democratic National Committee is on the precipice of a dramatic change, shifting its role from oppositional force challenging Donald Trump at…
Continue Reading Illinois Republican congresswoman apologizes for invoking Hitler as she faces calls to resign
Republican US Rep. Mary Miller of Illinois issued an apology Friday after invoking Adolf Hitler during a speech earlier in the week — comments…
Continue Reading Republican members of Congress refuse to wear masks during Capitol insurrection
Six House Republicans were captured on video refusing masks offered by a colleague during the US Capitol insurrection on Wednesday. Rep. Lisa Blunt…
Continue Reading Pope Francis says violence at the US Capitol must be ‘condemned’
Pope Francis said in a recent interview that the violence that broke out at the United States Capitol building on Wednesday “must be…
Continue Reading Trump pressured Georgia elections investigator to ‘find the fraud’ in 2020 election
President Donald Trump last month urged the chief investigator for the Georgia secretary of state’s office to “find the fraud” in…
Continue Reading Pentagon and DC officials trade barbs over handling of Capitol riot as Army considers giving weapons to National Guard
As a mob of Trump supporters invaded the Capitol in Washington and breached the American legislature for the first time since 1814, efforts to…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Biden will release nearly all available vaccine doses in break from Trump administration policy of holding back stock for second dose
President-elect Joe Biden will aim to release nearly every available dose of the coronavirus vaccine when he takes office, a break with the Trump…
Continue Reading Federal judge blocks Trump administration asylum rule from taking effect
A federal judge on Friday blocked a sweeping asylum rule that had been scheduled to take effect nationwide in a matter of days, issuing yet another…
Continue Reading Feds say police found a truck full of bombs and guns near Capitol insurrection as wide-ranging investigation unfurls
An Alabama man allegedly parked a pickup truck packed with 11 homemade bombs, an assault rifle and a handgun two blocks from the US Capitol building…
Continue Reading Democratic momentum builds for potential fast-track impeachment next week
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday Democrats are prepared to move forward with impeachment next week if President Donald Trump doesn’t…
Continue Reading As riot raged at Capitol, Trump tried to call senators to overturn election
President Donald Trump and his attorney Rudy Giuliani both mistakenly made calls to Republican Sen. Mike Lee as deadly riots were unfolding at the US…
Continue Reading White House warned governors about ‘USA variant’ of Covid-19, but no such discovery has been made
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shot down reports from the White House coronavirus task force that warned states of a more…
Continue Reading Americans watched the Capitol riot in ‘horror’ and ‘disgust.’ Here’s what they told us.
Sadness, fear and outrage. Calls to “lock them up,” and yet … also “heartbreak” at the state of the nation. Comparisons…
Continue Reading Trump administration strikes parting blow at Medicaid with Tennessee block grant
Just days before leaving office, the Trump administration took a step toward fulfilling a long-held Republican dream of curbing Medicaid costs and…
Continue Reading The week in 19 headlines
Trying to condense all that took place this week into a few headlines is a near impossible task. So much happened. Democrats will take control of the…
Continue Reading Murkowski becomes first GOP senator to call on Trump to resign
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski is calling on President Donald Trump to resign following the riots at the Capitol on Wednesday, making her the first…
Continue Reading David Perdue concedes Georgia Senate race to Jon Ossoff
Georgia Sen. David Perdue has conceded the Georgia US Senate runoff race to Jon Ossoff, he announced Friday, making it official that Democrats will…
Continue Reading Federal murder investigation to be opened in Capitol Police officer’s death
Prosecutors in the US Attorney’s office plan to open a federal murder investigation into the death of Brian D. Sicknick, a US Capitol Police…
Continue Reading Multiple Republicans are considering supporting impeachment, sources say
A growing number of Republicans want President Donald Trump to leave office before January 20, with some top lawmakers telling CNN they are…
Continue Reading Lehigh University has rescinded Trump’s honorary degree
Lehigh University, a private college in Pennsylvania, has revoked the honorary degree it awarded President Donald Trump more than 30 years ago. The…
Continue Reading Fact checking Republicans’ unsubstantiated claims that Antifa infiltrated Capitol riot
In the wake of pro-Trump supporters storming the Capitol Wednesday, several Republican allies of the President are attempting to shift blame to…
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