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Schumer blasts McCarthy, GOP after tense House speaker election

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer went straight on the attack after Kevin McCarthy finally clinched his party's vote to become House speaker early Saturday.

January 7, 2023

House Jan. 6 Committee leaks thousands of Trump allies’ Social Security numbers: Report

The recently sunsetted House Jan. 6 committee released Trump White House visitor logs from December 2020 containing nearly 2,000 unredacted Social Security numbers.

January 7, 2023

Biden marks Jan. 6 anniversary with high praise for those who upheld democracy

President Biden awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal, one of the nation's highest civilian honors, to law enforcement, election workers and local officials who stood firm in the face of chaos on Jan. 6, 2021, marking the second anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

January 6, 2023

Ashli Babbitt’s mother arrested outside U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 anniversary

The mother of Ashli Babbitt, a protester who was killed during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, was arrested outside the building at a demonstration that marked the second anniversary of her death.

January 6, 2023

Biden cheers December jobs report, credits his economic plan

President Biden on Friday lauded the Labor Department's December jobs report as proof his economic blueprint has put the country on the right track.

January 6, 2023

Biden visits Vatican embassy to honor Benedict XVI

President Biden visited the Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See, the Vatican's diplomatic mission, in Washington on Thursday to offer his condolences following the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.

January 5, 2023

Hillary Clinton gets professor gig at Columbia University

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has landed a new job as a professor and presidential fellow at Columbia University, the school announced on Thursday.

January 5, 2023

Biden warns Cabinet that Russia ‘not letting up’ on Ukraine

President Biden on Thursday warned that the war in Ukraine is reaching a "critical point" as he urged members of his Cabinet to pull out all the stops to aid Kyiv in its fight against Russia's invasion.

January 5, 2023

Trump details war plan against drug cartels as Biden announces border moves

Former President Donald Trump outlined his plan Thursday to secure the U.S.-Mexico border if elected in 2024, pledging to "wage war" against the cartels responsible for the flood of drugs entering the country under the Biden administration.

January 5, 2023

Biden to mark 2nd anniversary of Jan. 6 with Presidential Citizens Medal ceremony

President Biden will award the Presidential Citizens Medal, one of the nation's highest civilian honors, to 12 people for their actions leading up to and during the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, the White House announced Thursday.

January 5, 2023

Biden considering a trip to the U.S.-Mexico border

When asked by reporters if he would use the occasion to visit the border, the president responded: "That's my intention."

January 4, 2023

Biden stumps for bipartisanship while unveiling funds to shore up ailing infrastructure

President Biden on Wednesday announced $2 billion in new spending to upgrade the nation's most economically vital bridges, lauding the rollout as a powerful symbol of bipartisanship in Washington as he enters the second half of his administration with a divided Congress.

January 4, 2023

Biden to meet with Japanese prime minister at White House next week

President Joe Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House later this month for economic and security consultations, the U.S. administration announced Tuesday.

January 3, 2023

Democratic intelligence committee aides lobbied Twitter to ban reporter

House intelligence committee staff lobbied Twitter to ban Real Clear Investigations reporter Paul Sperry from the platform, internal emails released as the latest installment of the "Twitter Files" show.

January 3, 2023

Latest ‘Twitter Files’ release reveals pressure to work with feds to censor posts from Democrats

Twitter was coaxed into allowing the U.S. government to strong-arm its content moderation with a barrage of threats from Democrats amid the Russian influence fervor following the 2016 presidential election, according to the latest installment of the "Twitter Files."

January 3, 2023

White House scoffs at Hunter Biden probe, accuses Republicans of driving political wedge

The White House on Tuesday accused Republicans of stoking political division by pledging to investigate President Biden's involvement in an array of potentially criminal business dealings with his son Hunter Biden.

January 3, 2023

White House mum on Biden’s 2024 plans after signaling final decision over holidays

The White House on Tuesday declined to shed light on President Biden's deliberations about running for reelection in 2024, after setting expectations that he would make his final decision over the holidays.

January 3, 2023

Musk teases release of ‘Fauci Files’ on Twitter later this week

Dr. Fauci, who stepped down from his longtime posts at the National Institutes of Health at the end of last year, has been criticized for funding risky gain-of-function research that some believe sparked the outbreak of the virus.

January 3, 2023

DOJ withholding hundreds of documents on Hunter Biden, lawyer claims

The Justice Department is withholding 400 documents related to Hunter Biden's overseas business dealings, a Colorado lawyer claims.

January 3, 2023

‘I’m a no’: Matt Gaetz says Kevin McCarthy unable to convince GOP holdouts on eve of Speaker vote

Rep. Kevin McCarthy was unable to persuade a group of five hard-line Republicans to support his bid for speaker as of late Monday, the eve of the House vote to choose the GOP's new leader.

January 2, 2023