Why the Biden Justice Department wants to help Donald Trump fight a defamation lawsuit
When the Justice Department argued in a court filing Monday that it should be allowed to protect former President Donald Trump from a defamation…
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Oregon Republicans call on GOP state lawmaker to resign after video shows him appearing to tell protesters how to enter closed state Capitol
Republican members of Oregon’s House of Representatives have called on an embattled member of their caucus to resign after newly surfaced video…
Continue ReadingUS ambassador to Russia warned senators that Biden administration risks repeating predecessors’ mistakes in dealing with Putin
The day before the White House announced that President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin would hold their first in-person meeting in…
Continue ReadingMan arrested for allegedly impersonating Trump’s family in fundraising scheme
A man from central Pennsylvania was arrested Tuesday for allegedly impersonating former President Donald Trump‘s family members on social media…
Continue ReadingBiden has 5-minute talk with GOP Sen. Capito as hopes for bipartisan infrastructure plan dim
President Joe Biden spoke over the phone with Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, the lead Republican negotiator on infrastructure legislation, for five…
Continue ReadingHow the Capitol Police’s intel about potential violence on January 6 didn’t get shared
US Capitol Police’s main intelligence unit “was aware of the potential for violence” ahead of the January 6 US Capitol attack but failed to share…
Continue ReadingThis school taught students before the Civil War. It’s hoping Biden’s recovery plans will bring modern necessities
The school is so old it’s seen not one but two global pandemics, plus a civil war. Now its superintendent is hoping new federal funding will…
Continue ReadingUS deploys border authorities to Cancun to spot migrants posing as tourists, sources say
US border authorities have been deployed to assist Mexican immigration officials in spotting travelers arriving in Cancun, Mexico, with the intention…
Continue ReadingHarris invites all female senators for dinner at Naval Observatory amid infrastructure negotiations
Vice President Kamala Harris has invited every female senator to the Naval Observatory for dinner next Tuesday, according to a Harris aide and Senate…
Continue ReadingHarris rejects criticism over lack of border visit: ‘And I haven’t been to Europe’
Vice President Kamala Harris pushed back on criticism that she hasn’t visited the US-Mexico border in an interview aired on Tuesday by arguing…
Continue ReadingExclusive: New audio of 2019 phone call reveals how Giuliani pressured Ukraine to investigate baseless Biden conspiracies
Never-before-heard audio, obtained exclusively by CNN, shows how former President Donald Trump’s longtime adviser Rudy Giuliani relentlessly…
Continue ReadingColonial Pipeline CEO defends his handling of ransomware attack that crippled East Coast fuel supply
Colonial Pipeline CEO Joseph Blount defended his decision to shut down his company’s operations and to pay a ransom last month to criminals who…
Continue ReadingEXCLUSIVE: Listen to the full 40-minute Rudy Giuliani phone call with a Ukrainian presidential aide
Never-before-heard audio, obtained exclusively by CNN, shows how former President Donald Trump’s longtime adviser Rudy Giuliani relentlessly…
Continue ReadingKey Senate Republican dour on prospects for Manchin-backed voting bill
The lone Republican working with Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia on a bill to restore a key part of the landmark Voting Rights Act…
Continue ReadingBiden to speak with GOP Sen. Capito as hopes for bipartisan infrastructure plan dim
President Joe Biden on Tuesday will speak with Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, the lead Republican negotiator on infrastructure, as prospects appear to be…
Continue ReadingColonial Pipeline CEO on Capitol Hill after ransomware attack crippled East Coast fuel pipeline
Colonial Pipeline CEO Joseph Blount told lawmakers on Capitol Hill Tuesday it was the “right decision” to halt operations at one of the…
Continue ReadingDemocrats confront reality of narrowly split Congress as Biden’s agenda faces major obstacles
President Joe Biden’s legislative agenda faces a critical month ahead as he and congressional Democrats work to secure agreements with…
Continue ReadingThey survived one of the worst school shootings in American history. Now they’re graduating.
They both fidget while they talk, like any teenager would when being questioned in front of multiple cameras. One jokes about her imperfect manicure.…
Continue ReadingSenate report reveals new details about security failures ahead of January 6 attack but omits Trump’s role
A new Senate report reveals previously unknown details about the stunning security breakdowns ahead of the January 6 US Capitol attack, including a…
Continue ReadingWhat’s in the China competitiveness bill?
A sweeping piece of legislation countering China’s growing economic influence is expected to pass the Senate this week with bipartisan support…
Continue ReadingBiden task force prepares to reunite 29 migrant families separated at border under Trump
The Biden administration is preparing to reunite 29 migrant families who were separated at the US-Mexico border under then-President Donald…
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DOJ ends policy that prohibited federal officers from using body-worn cameras
The Justice Department will require federal agents to wear and activate cameras whenever encountering the public “during pre-planned law…
Continue ReadingREAD: Bipartisan Senate report investigating January 6 Capitol attack
A Senate report released Tuesday reveals previously unknown details about the stunning security breakdowns ahead of the January 6 US Capitol attack,…
Continue ReadingVirginia Democrats to decide direction of party with gubernatorial nominee pick in Tuesday’s primary
Virginia Democrats will help answer a key question about the power of progressives am this timeid a Joe Biden administration on Tuesday when they…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey Republicans weigh loyalty to Trump in Tuesday’s gubernatorial primary
Republicans in New Jersey will choose Tuesday between an establishment-backed candidate for governor who would prefer to avoid the topic of former…
Continue ReadingHarris faces first major diplomatic test
Vice President Kamala Harris is facing the first major diplomatic test of her vice presidency as she looks to tackle the root causes of migration…
Continue ReadingWall Street Journal: Prosecutors subpoena material related to Gov. Cuomo’s pandemic leadership book
Federal prosecutors have subpoenaed material related to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s book about leadership during the Covid-19 pandemic, people…
Continue ReadingDOJ argues it should substitute for Trump as defendant in E. Jean Carroll lawsuit
The Justice Department argued in a brief filed Monday that it should be permitted to substitute itself for former President Donald Trump as defendant…
Continue ReadingObama criticizes Republicans for embracing 2020 falsehoods
Former President Barack Obama said Republicans have been “cowed into accepting” a series of positions that “would be unrecognizable…
Continue ReadingBiden invites Ukrainian President to White House in July
President Joe Biden has invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to visit the White House this summer, national security adviser Jake Sullivan…
Continue ReadingSenate Democrats scramble after Manchin upends key progressive priorities
Senate Democrats are openly frustrated with the immovable man in their caucus — Sen. Joe Manchin — and are now resigned to the likelihood…
Continue ReadingObama reflects on Becoming a Man program: ‘I understood what it means to be’ an outsider
Former President Barack Obama said his struggles early in life were “similar” to those of the young men he mentors in Chicago while…
Continue ReadingBlinken says administration is ‘considering every option’ to assist Afghans who helped US but lawmakers are ‘frustrated’
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that the Biden administration is looking “at every possible contingency” to help thousands…
Continue ReadingWhite House defends Biden-Putin summit, calling it ‘vital’ for defending American interests
The White House is defending President Joe Biden’s upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva next week, saying…
Continue ReadingClassified report with early support for lab leak theory reemerges as focal point for lawmakers digging into Covid-19 origins
A classified report drafted last year warning that the CovId-19 pandemic might have leaked from a lab in Wuhan has reemerged as a focal point with…
Continue ReadingWhile DC haggles over infrastructure package, backlogged bridge repairs cost drivers
Truck driver Clifton Hughey heard talk all his life about a potential third highway bridge to cross the Mississippi River near Memphis. But with one…
Continue ReadingStormy Daniels says she would ‘love’ to testify in Trump Organization probe
Stormy Daniels said Monday that she has not yet testified in a New York criminal probe into the Trump Organization but that she would “love…
Continue ReadingJustice Department unveils two anti-gun violence proposals after another violent weekend
Attorney General Merrick Garland unveiled Monday two proposals meant to help curb gun violence, an announcement that comes after another violent…
Continue ReadingJustice Department unveils two anti-gun proposals after another violent weekend
Attorney General Merrick Garland unveiled Monday two proposals meant to help curb gun violence, an announcement that comes after another violent…
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Supreme Court rules against immigrants in temporary status seeking green cards
WASHINGTON (AP) — A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Monday that thousands of people living in the U.S. for humanitarian reasons are ineligible to…
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Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to male-only military draft
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a constitutional challenge to the male-only registration requirement for the draft filed by a group…
Continue ReadingVideo appears to show GOP Oregon lawmaker telling protesters how to enter closed state Capitol
An Oregon state lawmaker who has been charged after he allegedly allowed protesters into the closed state Capitol building during a debate over…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court takes up case about FBI surveillance of mosque
The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to take up a case next term brought by three Muslim men who seek to challenge the FBI, arguing that it unlawfully…
Continue ReadingManchin defends bucking voting rights bill and digs in against eliminating the filibuster
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin on Sunday defended his decision to vote against a sweeping voting rights bill and reiterated his opposition to gutting…
Continue ReadingBiden has paused a public option. Nevada is about to try its own.
A federal public option isn’t happening anytime soon, so Nevada officials are creating their own. The Democratic-led state legislature recently…
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Key week for infrastructure talks arrives as Biden’s agenda faces major obstacles in Congress
President Joe Biden’s legislative agenda faces a critical month ahead as he and congressional Democrats work to secure agreements with…
Continue ReadingVideo appears to show Oregon state Rep. Mike Nearman explaining how to get inside state Capitol building
Oregon state Rep. Mike Nearman, a Republican who is accused of allowing protesters into the closed state Capitol building while lawmakers were…
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Rep. Mo Brooks served with lawsuit related to his role in Capitol insurrection
Alabama GOP Rep. Mo Brooks was served with a lawsuit filed by California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell seeking to hold him partially accountable for…
Continue ReadingSenate sergeant-at-arms says cyber threat, not another insurrection, keeps her up at night
Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Karen Gibson, the chief law enforcement officer of the Senate, says the threat of a cyber attack on the US Capitol, not…
Continue ReadingHarris safely returns to air base after plane has ‘technical issue’ while departing for first foreign trip
Vice President Kamala Harris, who was en route to Latin America on Sunday, safely returned to Joint Base Andrews after her plane had a…
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