Former Trump campaign staffers worked on National Mall rally the day of the Capitol riot
After the deadly sacking of the US Capitol this month, President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign has insisted it had nothing to do with the…
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The worst final popularity rating ever for a first lady belongs to Melania Trump
Much has been written about President Donald Trump’s historically low popularity ratings as he leaves office. But the tarnish on the Trump…
Continue Reading Biden’s favorability on the rise as majority of Americans think he’s handling transition well
President-elect Joe Biden will take office Wednesday with high expectations and largely positive reviews of how he has handled the transition,…
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Brayden Harrington, who bonded with Biden over stuttering, to appear in prime-time inauguration special
Brayden Harrington, the 13-year-old New Hampshire boy who bonded with President-elect Joe Biden over their shared experience with stuttering, will be…
Continue Reading Biden administration expects early focus on domestic extremism threat
The Biden administration will make domestic terrorism a significant focus of the National Security Council, a reflection of the significant threat…
Continue Reading How to watch Biden’s Cabinet confirmation hearings Tuesday
Five of President-elect Joe Biden’s national security Cabinet nominees will face Senate panels on Tuesday in the first step of the confirmation…
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How Trump will hand off the ‘nuclear football’ to Biden
President Donald Trump will not be in attendance Wednesday to watch as his successor Joe Biden is sworn into office, but his absence will have little…
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Here’s a look at the life of former House Speaker Paul Ryan. Personal Birth date: January 29, 1970 Birth place: Janesville, Wisconsin Birth…
Continue Reading See the ‘Field of Flags’ planted on the National Mall ahead of Biden’s inauguration
Instead of the patriotic crowds that typically fill the National Mall on Inauguration Day, President-elect Joe Biden will be sworn in before hundreds…
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A four-year timeline of Donald Trump and the Supreme Court
Here’s a timeline of key events involving Trump and the Supreme Court over the past four years: 2017 Jan. 20: Chief Justice John Roberts…
Continue Reading Trump transformed the Supreme Court that mostly helped advance his agenda
President Donald Trump will exit the White House on Wednesday but leave behind three of the nine Supreme Court justices and a majority that was…
Continue Reading Washington Post: QAnon members talked about acting as National Guard members to infiltrate inauguration, FBI intelligence report says
The FBI on Monday alerted other law enforcement agencies that QAnon adherents discussed acting as National Guard soldiers in Washington to try and…
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Biden’s Covid team is nervous about what the Trump team hasn’t told them
With the hours dwindling until Joe Biden is sworn in — officially taking the helm of the US government during its worst health crisis in 100…
Continue Reading Inside the fight for the Capitol: US Capitol Police officers recount being unprepared and ‘betrayed’
The day before the US Capitol was attacked, Capitol Police officers were ordered to report to the department’s equipment depot to pick up…
Continue Reading Read: Excerpts from Biden’s DNI pick Avril Haines’ opening statement
Avril Haines will appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday to be considered for director of national intelligence. Read excerpts…
Continue Reading Read: Excerpts from Biden’s DHS pick Alejandro Mayorkas’ opening statement
Alejandro Mayorkas will appear before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Tuesday to be considered for secretary of…
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Biden crafts inaugural address to unify a country in crisis
President-elect Joe Biden has spoken volumes inside the US Capitol over more than four decades, but the weight of those words does not approach the…
Continue Reading Read: Biden secretary of state nominee Antony Blinken’s opening statement
Antony Blinken will appear before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday to be considered for secretary of state. Read his opening…
Continue Reading 5 ways Biden plans to reset health care after Trump
Strengthen the Affordable Care Act. Restore abortion protections. Lower drug prices. President-elect Joe Biden has a long list of health care…
Continue Reading McConnell, Schumer close in on power-sharing agreement in evenly divided Senate
The top two Senate leaders are nearing a power-sharing agreement to hash out how the evenly divided chamber will operate, with Democrats in charge of…
Continue Reading Pentagon chief says ‘no intelligence indicating an insider threat’ to inauguration as FBI vets National Guard
Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller said Monday that there is “no intelligence indicating an insider threat” to…
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Otero County residents not surprised at commissioner’s Capitol arrest
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — Otero County commissioner Couy Griffin, who is also head of Cowboys for Trump, is the talk of the town, and for good…
Continue Reading FBI investigates tip that a woman possibly stole a laptop from Pelosi’s office to potentially sell it to Russia
In a new criminal court case against a woman alleged to have entered the US Capitol on January 6, the FBI noted that a tipster raised the possibility…
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The President might want Trump World, but he needs a real library
For anyone at all disturbed by the alternate universe President Donald Trump has pushed as reality over the past four years, a nagging aggravation…
Continue Reading How Trump allies stoked the flames ahead of Capitol riot
Steve Bannon evoked the beaches of Normandy. Michael Flynn drew comparisons to Civil War battlefields and spoke of Americans who died for their…
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Trump moves to lift some Covid-19-related travel restrictions, but Biden plans to block the order
President Donald Trump on Monday lifted coronavirus-related travel restrictions for much of Europe, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Brazil, effective…
Continue Reading Trump administration issues racist school curriculum report on MLK day
A commission stood up by President Donald Trump as a rebuttal to schools applying a more accurate history curriculum around slavery in the US issued…
Continue Reading Biden administration braces for new wave of migrants as it rolls out new immigration plans
President-elect Joe Biden plans to immediately begin the rollout of his immigration agenda upon taking office Wednesday, but the new administration…
Continue Reading Trump lifts Covid-19-related travel restrictions for much of Europe, the UK, Ireland and Brazil
President Donald Trump on Monday lifted coronavirus-related travel restrictions for much of Europe, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Brazil, effective…
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Democratic lawmaker accuses Boebert of giving tours prior to insurrection
Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen of Tennessee said that he and a fellow lawmaker personally saw Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado guiding a group…
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