Former Republican officials float possibility of forming conservative party
A group of more than 100 former Republican officials have discussed the possibility of forming a conservative party due to their unhappiness with the…
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State Dept. planning Blinken’s first international trips in mid-to-late March
The State Department is planning Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s first international trips in mid-to-late March, two sources familiar with…
Continue ReadingTrump advisers say he hasn’t shown remorse for the insurrection and relationship with Pence remains damaged
Advisers to former President Donald Trump say he still has not expressed remorse for the siege at the US Capitol, which could end up being important…
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New details on Capitol’s day of terror are devastating indictment of Trump
Impeachment prosecutors took senators on a wrenching journey inside the horror of the US Capitol insurrection, making a devastating case that Donald…
Continue Reading Biden administration is ‘not where we want to be’ on genetic sequencing of Covid-19 variants
With coronavirus variants posing a serious threat to President Joe Biden’s efforts to contain the pandemic, a Biden official tells CNN that the…
Continue Reading Use of troops in vaccination effort is off to a slow start
The Biden administration’s rollout out of active-duty troops to boost vaccination capacity is off to a slow start as the Federal Emergency…
Continue ReadingBiden announces US will sanction Myanmar’s military leaders following coup
President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced that the United States will sanction Myanmar’s military leaders after last week’s coup in the…
Continue ReadingTrump unhappy with his impeachment attorney’s performance, sources say
Former President Donald Trump was unhappy with his impeachment lawyer Bruce Castor’s opening argument on the Senate floor Tuesday, two people…
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How will GOP senators ignore this?
What must Republican senators be thinking after Wednesday’s presentations from the House impeachment managers? How will they justify acquitting…
Continue ReadingKey moments from the second day of Trump’s impeachment trial
The second day of former President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial brought sobering new security footage and police radio audio of the…
Continue ReadingNew video helping investigators in search for suspects in US Capitol police officer’s death
Federal authorities have narrowed to a handful the number of suspects in the death of US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, a US official briefed…
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‘You’re upside down, Tom’: Congressman appears upside-down on video during hearing
Rep. Tom Emmer made a topsy-turvy video entrance during a hearing on Wednesday — in fact, he was literally upside-down. Emmer, a Minnesota…
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January 6 was the crime of the century
The phrase “crime of the century” has been used to describe the most enduring, sensationalist scandals that rocked our nation — the…
Continue Reading DOJ and House managers zero in on far-right Proud Boys’ role in Capitol attack
In the federal investigation into the Proud Boys and their role in the Capitol insurrection, the Justice Department is pursuing several members of…
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New security video shows Officer Eugene Goodman potentially saving Mitt Romney from mob during Capitol riot
New security footage presented during former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial showed even more heroics from Capitol Police Officer…
Continue ReadingWith new footage, House managers show violent scenes from the Capitol riots in their case against Trump
House impeachment managers Wednesday aired disturbing and gripping footage showing how rioters violently attacked officers as they breached the…
Continue ReadingDecision to seek federal search warrant in Rudy Giuliani probe could be early test for Biden’s DOJ
New York federal prosecutors investigating Rudy Giuliani’s activities in Ukraine raised the prospect of seeking a search warrant late last year…
Continue Reading US and South Korea nearing agreement on cost sharing for American troops
Washington and Seoul are narrowing in on a new cost-sharing agreement for US forces in South Korea and could be just weeks away from striking a deal,…
Continue Reading Michigan Senate leader on hot mic after apologizing for calling Capitol riot a hoax: ‘I frankly don’t take back’ points I tried to make
Michigan state Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey was caught on a hot microphone on Wednesday approaching Democratic Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist and…
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5 takeaways from Day 2 of Donald Trump’s impeachment trial
The second day of former President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial was dominated by a detailed and damning documentation of the events…
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