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Biden, Obama honor Harry Reid’s legacy

President Biden and former President Barack Obama gathered among Democratic leaders across the country to honor the late Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in a Las Vegas memorial service Saturday.

January 8, 2022

Justice Sotomayor in hot water over bungled COVID-19 stats

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is facing backlash after falsely claiming that more than 100,000 children in the U.S. are hospitalized, many in serious condition, from COVID-19.

January 8, 2022

Missile deployments, military exercises on table for Russia talks

The Biden Administration says it is willing to negotiate on missile placements and the size and scope of military exercises in Eastern Europe as security officials prepare for next week's bilateral talks with Russia.

January 8, 2022

Senate Minority Whip John Thune to seek reelection

Senate Minority Whip John Thune announced Saturday that he will run for reelection this year after weeks of speculation that he was considering retirement.

January 8, 2022

Meadows pushes for speedy Supreme Court decision on Trump’s executive privilege suit

Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is pleading with the Supreme Court to expedite its consideration of former President Donald Trump's lawsuit to block the release of executive branch records to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol.

January 8, 2022

Three doses of vaccine are enough for now, U.K. health advisers say

U.K. government advisers say a fourth COVID jab is not needed at this time.

January 8, 2022

Senior security official arrested in Kazakhstan amid unrest

Kazakhstan's National Security Committee on Saturday announced the arrest of the former head of the country's counterintelligence and anti-terror agency on charges linked to the violent protests that have erupted over the past week.

January 8, 2022

County health official issues new mask mandate, defying council vote to end existing one

A Maryland county health officer has issued a public safety order requiring residents to wear masks indoors despite elected officials voting against extending an existing mandate and COVID-related emergency declaration.

January 8, 2022

EXCLUSIVE: Haley blasts Biden for not revealing how sanctions relief for Iran helps terrorist groups

Nikki Haley, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, is slamming President Biden for sidestepping congressional calls for a full accounting on how Iranian sanctions relief bolsters terrorist groups.

January 7, 2022

Mike Lindell, MyPillow CEO, sues Jan. 6 committee to block release of phone records

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell has sued the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol to block the release of his phone records.

January 6, 2022

Senate Democrats face tough vote to restore Trump sanctions on Russian pipeline, rebuke Biden

Sen. Ted Cruz has forced a vote on reimposing sanctions on Russia's Nord Stream 2 pipeline, putting Senate Democrats in a bind over backing tough-on-Kremlin legislation that would embarrass President Biden.

January 5, 2022

AG Garland: DOJ has ‘no higher priority’ than charging, prosecuting Jan. 6 rioters

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday defended the Justice Department's efforts to prosecute those responsible for the Jan. 6 Capitol riot last year.

January 5, 2022

Intel official: Capitol Police bosses ignored warnings of violence in days before Jan. 6

The U.S. Capitol Police's acting director of intelligence says she warned Capitol Police leadership of potential violence days before a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, but that her assessment went ignored.

January 5, 2022

Trump ally Sebastian Gorka sues Jan. 6 committee to block release of his phone records

Conservative commentator and former Trump White House aide Sebastian Gorka has sued the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol to block the release of his phone records.

January 5, 2022

Jan. 6 committee requests cooperation from Fox News host Sean Hannity

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has requested Sean Hannity's cooperation with its probe after obtaining text messages that the lawmakers say indicate that the Fox News host had "advance knowledge" of then-President Trump's plans for that date.

January 4, 2022

National capital region records first homicide hours into the new year

A Washington area suburb tallied its first homicide of 2022 on Saturday, just hours into the new year.

January 1, 2022

Bernard Kerik releases some documents to Jan. 6 panel, withholds others pending deposition details

Trump ally and former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik has turned over a batch of documents to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, while withholding several pending an agreement over Mr. Kerik's deposition.

January 1, 2022

New Years travel snarled by winter weather, omicron spike

Airlines have canceled thousands of flights amid a perfect storm of skyrocketing omicron cases and severe winter weather.

January 1, 2022

Adams witnesses brawl, calls 911 on first subway commute as mayor

New York City Mayor Eric Adams began cracking down on crime just hours after being sworn in as mayor Saturday.

January 1, 2022

Eric Adams enters office as New York City mayor

Eric Adams was sworn into office as mayor of New York City in a Times Square ceremony just after midnight Saturday.

January 1, 2022