US Capitol rioter and so-called “QAnon Shaman” Jacob Chansley should be given organic food while in a Washington, DC, jail, a federal…
Continue ReadingNearly a month after the deadly attack on January 6, the US Capitol Police force remains in turmoil, with union officials preparing an…
Continue ReadingThe Justice Department on Wednesday dropped an affirmative action lawsuit the Trump administration had filed against Yale University last year…
Continue ReadingHouse Democrats are set to take the first steps Wednesday to remove Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia from her committee assignments,…
Continue ReadingRep. Liz Cheney, the No. 3 House Republican, is expected to defend her impeachment vote and confront her critics during a tense GOP conference…
Continue ReadingThe Justice Department on Tuesday rescinded two voting-related memos issued by the Trump administration, including one that prompted a public…
Continue ReadingThe Justice Department has exceeded 180 federal criminal cases against rioters and others connected to the US Capitol siege, with prosecutors’…
Continue ReadingRep. Liz Cheney, the No. 3 House Republican, is expected to defend her impeachment vote and confront her critics during a tense GOP conference…
Continue ReadingSecretary of Education nominee Miguel Cardona told senators Wednesday that if confirmed, he will do everything in his power to reopen schools safely…
Continue ReadingPaul 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…
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A Texas woman charged in connection with the Capitol insurrection has asked a federal judge to let her travel to…
Continue ReadingThe Biden administration is opening an overflow facility for unaccompanied migrant children apprehended at the US-Mexico border, the federal agency…
Continue ReadingRep. Jamie Raskin, the lead impeachment manager, told House Democrats on Wednesday that former President Donald Trump’s legal filing responding…
Continue ReadingThe 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 ReadingPresident Joe Biden is relying on his Capitol Hill years to convince former colleagues to move quickly on his debut legislative effort, waging an…
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden told House Democrats on a conference call Wednesday he is open to narrowing the distribution of $1,400 stimulus checks in his…
Continue ReadingTwo Ohio Republican state lawmakers want to designate June 14 as an annual state holiday honoring former President Donald Trump. In a memo sent last…
Continue ReadingThe United States has extended a key nuclear arms control treaty with Russia for five years, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Wednesday.…
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to postpone oral arguments in significant cases regarding former President Donald Trump’s border wall and a…
Continue ReadingDemocrats tasked with protecting majorities in the House and Senate are seizing on deep divisions within the Republican Party, hoping that stoking…
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The FBI recently raided the homes of two men who sponsored an invective-laced rally near the US Capitol a day before the deadly insurrection, the…
Continue ReadingThe Manhattan District Attorney’s Office is considering bringing state charges against Steve Bannon related to the same border wall fundraising…
Continue ReadingHundreds of congressional staffers wrote an open letter to senators urging them to consider the trauma aides experienced during the deadly…
Continue ReadingMore than 370 congressional staffers from both the House and Senate have signed a letter advocating for former President Donald Trump’s…
Continue ReadingGinni Thomas, the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas and a longtime conservative activist, has apologized to his former Supreme Court clerks for her…
Continue ReadingJobless Americans missed out on billions of dollars of benefits last month because then-President Donald Trump and Congress did not finalize a…
Continue ReadingSecretary of State Antony Blinken talked on Tuesday with the loved ones of Americans held hostage or unlawfully detained abroad — a gesture of…
Continue ReadingSenate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said President Joe Biden told Senate Democrats at lunch Tuesday that he wants a “big, bold package”…
Continue ReadingRepublican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming has been quietly reaching out to GOP House members aiming to lock down their support amid the push to oust her…
Continue ReadingInvestigators are struggling to build a federal murder case regarding fallen US Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, vexed by a lack of evidence…
Continue ReadingThe remains of the late US Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick arrived at the US Capitol on Tuesday night to lie in honor in the…
Continue ReadingThe remains of the late US Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick arrived Tuesday night to lie in honor in the US Capitol Rotunda, less than four…
Continue ReadingThe House of Representatives has officially created a new rule that will fine any member for failing to complete security screening prior to entering…
Continue ReadingInvestigators have recommended that prosecutors decline to bring charges against a US Capitol Police officer in the shooting of a pro-Trump rioter…
Continue ReadingGeorgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has launched an investigation into whether attorney Lin Wood voted as a legal resident in the November…
Continue ReadingDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin has dismissed hundreds of members of 42 Pentagon advisory boards, including controversial late appointments by the…
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden signed three executive orders Tuesday that take aim at his predecessor’s hardline immigration policies…
Continue ReadingDemocrats won the Senate, but they’re not in charge until the chamber’s party leaders strike a power-sharing agreement. A stalemate has…
Continue ReadingState lawmakers across the US have filed more than 100 bills since the November election aimed at reforming election procedure and limiting voter…
Continue ReadingA number of Democratic House members are calling for Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to be removed from Congress, censured or face other…
Continue ReadingThe Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Alejandro Mayorkas as Homeland Security secretary, the first Latino and immigrant to serve at the helm of the…
Continue ReadingFormer President Donald Trump’s legal team argued Tuesday that he cannot be convicted by the Senate because he is…
Continue ReadingA progressive Super PAC, MeidasTouch, is running an online video that claims Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has refused to condemn the…
Continue ReadingGOP state senators in Georgia introduced a slate of bills on Monday that seek to roll back voter access in the state, such as “no excuse”…
Continue ReadingHere’s a look at the life of Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and former 2020 Democratic…
Continue ReadingFormer senior Department of Homeland Security official Ken Cuccinelli is accused in a new whistleblower complaint of mismanagement, waste and abuse…
Continue ReadingFormer President Donald Trump lost reelection over voters’ dissatisfaction with his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, his own pollster said in…
Continue ReadingThe Biden administration announced Tuesday it will soon begin direct shipments of coronavirus vaccines to retail…
Continue ReadingThe Senate voted to confirm Pete Buttigieg as transportation secretary on Tuesday, making him the first Senate-confirmed LGBTQ Cabinet secretary.…
Continue ReadingHere’s a look at the life of Dick Cheney, the 46th vice president of the United States. Personal Birth date: January 30, 1941 Birth place:…
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