Texas judge mulls whether to dismiss NRA’s bankruptcy petition
For nearly a month, attorneys have argued over whether the National Rifle Association’s petition to file for bankruptcy in Texas should be…
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CIA briefing on suspected energy attacks provokes lawmaker anger
A briefing on suspected energy attacks on US intelligence officers turned contentious last week, two sources told CNN, as senators demanded more…
Continue Reading News outlets seek access to video evidence in Capitol riot cases
A judge will decide if the Justice Department must provide media access to all videos presented as evidence in US Capitol riot criminal cases. CNN…
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Cheney: What Trump did ‘is a line that cannot be crossed’
Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, the No. 3 House Republican, said on Monday her party cannot accept the “poison” of the idea that the 2020…
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Biden raises refugee cap to 62,500 after blowback
The Biden administration will raise the refugee ceiling to 62,500 people this fiscal year, the White House confirmed, after receiving swift criticism…
Continue Reading Power takes the helm at USAID touting its role in fighting pandemics
Samantha Power was sworn in as the new head of the US Agency for International Development on Monday, taking the helm as the Biden administration is…
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Alan Dershowitz, a legal adviser to Giuliani, hopes Trump will join court fight to block access to materials seized in FBI raid last week
A legal adviser to Rudy Giuliani said he hopes former President Donald Trump will join in a court fight to attempt to block federal prosecutors from…
Continue Reading FBI says law enforcement shot and wounded suspect outside CIA headquarters after hours-long standoff
A suspect was shot and wounded by law enforcement just outside the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters in McLean, Virginia, Monday evening,…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania man sentenced to 5-year probation after voting in name of dead mother
A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to five years of probation after pleading guilty to casting a vote in the name of his deceased mother in an…
Continue Reading Top US general drops opposition to major policy changes on sexual assault in the military
The top US general has dropped his opposition to major policy changes on how the military handles sexual assault, acknowledging the Department of…
Continue Reading Sen. Susan Collins supports DC joining Maryland instead of DC statehood
Sen. Susan Collins is the latest Republican with an alternative suggestion for Washington, DC’s push for statehood: Join another state.…
Continue Reading Biden team may partner with private firms to monitor extremist chatter online
The Biden administration is considering using outside firms to track extremist chatter by Americans online, an effort that would expand the…
Continue Reading Biden set to raise refugee cap to 62,500 after blowback, source says
The Biden administration is set to raise the refugee ceiling to 62,500 this fiscal year, according to a source familiar with the discussions, after…
Continue Reading Bush says if GOP stands for ‘White Anglo-Saxon Protestantism, then it’s not going to win anything’
Former President George W. Bush again criticized what he sees as a Republican Party that is not inclusive enough, arguing that if it stands for…
Continue Reading Biden team may partner with private firms to surveil suspected domestic terrorists online
The Biden administration is considering using outside firms to track extremist chatter by Americans online, an effort that would expand the…
Continue Reading Marine Corps general says amphibious vehicle accident that killed nine was ‘preventable’
The assistant commandant of the US Marine Corps told a congressional hearing Monday that the sinking of an amphibious vehicle in a training accident…
Continue Reading Nearly 6,000 undocumented immigrants apprehended daily at US-Mexico border in April
After a spike in apprehensions of undocumented immigrants at the US-Mexico border in March raised alarms and prompted a torrent of Republican…
Continue Reading Biden’s infrastructure plan tests his definition of bipartisanship
The Biden administration often says that though their policies are not getting bipartisan support in Congress, they’re widely supported by…
Continue Reading Biden touts education funding in infrastructure proposal in visit to Virginia schools: ‘We’re in a race’ with other nations
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden visited an elementary school and community college in Virginia on Monday to promote the…
Continue Reading Young political leaders team up to support millennial and Gen Z Democrats ahead of 2022
In a push to galvanize young Democrats to run for office, a political action committee focused on electing young, down-ballot candidates in swing…
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