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Pelosi urges U.S. Olympic athletes to stay mum about China’s abuses for fear of retaliation

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday urged U.S. Olympic athletes not to speak out against the Chinese government just hours after the politically charged Winter Olympics kicked off in Beijing.

February 4, 2022

Senate Republicans probe Biden’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, identify planning failures

A new Republican report outlines President Biden's missteps and what it describes as a "failure of leadership" during the drawdown from Afghanistan that left thousands of American citizens and Afghan partners stranded.

February 4, 2022

Capitol complex office building evacuated after alarm

The Cannon House Office Building at the U.S. Capitol was evacuated shortly after noon on Thursday when an alarm sounded.

February 3, 2022

Trump says calls for National Guard on Jan. 6 were ignored by Pelosi

Former President Donald Trump renewed his defense of Jan. 6 rioters on Thursday, placing blame instead on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for failing to secure the U.S. Capitol.

February 3, 2022

GOP lawmaker returns from Ukraine, gives Biden a C+ for handling Russia-Ukraine crisis

Fresh from a visit to Ukraine, Rep. Mark Green cheered President Biden's decision to deploy U.S. troops to Eastern Europe in a show of force against Russia.

February 2, 2022

Republicans fume after closed-door hearing on Afghan pullout

The Biden administration is ducking accountability by refusing to publicly answer key questions about the disastrous U.S. and allied military withdrawal from Afghanistan, top Republicans charged Wednesday after a closed-door hearing that offered lawmakers the rare chance to grill senior U.S. officials about the events and policies behind last summer's deadly pullout.

February 2, 2022

Iran’s Quds Force training proxy naval forces, opposition group says

Iran's hardline regime is expanding its efforts to recruit, train and arm proxy naval units that rely on mercenaries from Yemen, Lebanon and other Mideast conflict countries to stage maritime attacks around the region, a leading Iranian dissident group said Wednesday.

February 2, 2022

McConnell disagrees with Trump’s proposed pardons for Jan. 6 rioters

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday distanced himself from former President Donald Trump's proposal of potential pardons for those charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol.

February 1, 2022

Congress in push for Russia sanctions bill as Ukraine crisis grinds on

A showdown looms this week over sweeping sanctions against Russia when the House returns Monday.

January 30, 2022

Trump blasts Biden foreign policy, warns of world war in remarks at Texas rally

Former President Donald Trump raised fears of a world war spurred by President Biden's foreign policy in biting remarks Saturday at a campaign-style rally in Texas.

January 30, 2022

U.K. mulling NATO troop deployment

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday that he is considering a "major" deployment of British troops, weapons, and equipment in support of NATO amid Russia's troop buildup along its border with Ukraine.

January 29, 2022

T-Mobile plans to fire employees who are not fully vaccinated by April 2

T-Mobile warned its corporate employees in the U.S. that they will be fired if they do not become fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by April 2.

January 29, 2022

Trump, supporters take victory lap after Pennsylvania court decision on mail-in voting

Former President Donald Trump and his allies say they are vindicated after a Pennsylvania court struck down the state's no-excuse mail-in voting law enacted before the November 2020 presidential election.

January 29, 2022

GOP needs to move on from Trump, Gov. Hutchinson says

Arkansas Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Saturday said former President Donald Trump should not be the voice of the GOP going forward.

January 29, 2022

Jan. 6 cmte. subpoenas ‘alternate electors’ in scheme to cast fake Electoral College votes for Trump

The House Jan. 6 committee on Friday issued subpoenas for 14 people who the panel said posed as the "alternate electors" in a 2020 scheme to submit false Electoral College certificates in favor of President Donald Trump.

January 28, 2022

Lawmakers warn of danger for Olympic athletes, call on Blinken to brief Beijing-bound U.S. team

House Foreign Affairs Committee Republicans are raising alarms about the safety of U.S. athletes at the Winter Olympics in Beijing this week and calling on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to brief the athletes on China's human rights abuses.

January 28, 2022

FCC bans state-owned China Unicom from operating in U.S.

The Federal Communications Commission voted on Thursday to revoke China Unicom's authorization to operate in the U.S. over national security concerns.

January 27, 2022

China watching U.S. response on Ukraine closely, with Taiwan in mind

China is watching closely as the U.S. responds to the escalating tensions in eastern Europe, military experts and lawmakers say.

January 27, 2022

U.N. Watch calls on disarmament conference boycott over North Korea leadership role

An independent watchdog is calling on members of the U.N. Conference on Disarmament to boycott the panel in protest over North Korea being pegged for a leadership role.

January 27, 2022

Psaki: Biden stands by pledge to nominate first Black woman to Supreme Court

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Wednesday that President Biden stands by his previous commitment to nominate a Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court.

January 26, 2022