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Senators on both sides of the aisle were showing signs of fatigue as former President Trump’s impeachment trial stretched into its third day.At least 18 GOP senators were missing from their seats during the second hour of arguments. Even some...

Senators aren't clamoring for either House managers or former President Trump's team to request to call witnesses, as the impeachment trial appears poised to wrap in a matter of days.Days into the proceeding, no senator has explicitly called for...

House Democrats pressing the Senate to convict former President Trump in his impeachment trial argued Thursday that an acquittal would raise the potential for him to incite violence again in the future.Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the lead impeachment...

The White House has not made any final decisions on imposing domestic travel restrictions, press secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday.The comment from the White House came after a report said the administration was considering implementing one...

Officials at the Capitol are considering a display focused on the deadly Jan. 6 riot.One of the artifacts from the pro-Trump insurrection included in the display could be shattered glass from the windows of the East Front doors of the Capitol. The...

Former Attorney General William Barr personally intervened to scuttle a deal in which the Minneapolis police officer charged with murdering George Floyd would have pleaded guilty to third-degree murder, The New York Times reported Wednesday.The deal...

Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) argued Thursday during former President Trump's impeachment trial that the Capitol riots have severely undermined U.S. standing abroad and that hostile nations are using the unrest as anti-Democratic...

Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) pressed Neera Tanden, President Biden’s pick to lead his budget office, during her confirmation hearing in the Senate on Tuesday about funding for historically Black universities and colleges (HBCUs).During the hearing, the...

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), a vocal opponent of the Saudi-led offensive in Yemen’s civil war, called on President Biden to withdraw further support from the campaign and cut off all arms sales to Riyadh.Khanna hailed Biden’s reversals of Trump...

Police are investigating an act of anti-Semitic graffiti at a Washington state synagogue which included spray-painted swastikas and damage to a Holocaust memorial.The Spokane Police Department said in a statement that it received a report from...

President Biden is planning to sign an executive order to address the shortage of semiconductors, or chips, an issue that industry has begged him to take action on recently.White House press secr...

House Democratic impeachment managers used video showing rioters calling Capitol Police officers "traitors" during the Jan. 6 riot as they moved toward the conclusion of their arguments.House impeachment manager David Cicilline (D-R.I.), while...

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch blasted GOP Missouri Sens. Roy Blunt and Josh Hawley Thursday over their handling of former President Trump’s impeachment trial, calling it an “embarrassment to the state.”In an editorial, the Post-Dispatch ...

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch blasted GOP Missouri Sens. Roy Blunt and Josh Hawley Thursday over their handling of former President Trump's impeachment trial, calling it an "embarrassment to the state."...

Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding were ice skating rivals in the early 1990s. In January 1994, Kerrigan was attacked with a 21-inch baton by someone hired by Harding’s ex-husband. Kerrigan quickly recovered and won a silver medal in the 1994 Winter...

Federal prosecutors on Thursday unsealed charges against five people associated with the Proud Boys over the Capitol riot, alleging that the group conspired and coordinated with each other to try to disrupt the certification of the Electoral...

Mike Gibbons, an Ohio businessman who unsuccessfully sought the state's Republican Senate nomination in 2018, is stepping down from his role at the conservative super PAC he founded nearly two years ago in a sign that he...

President Biden will deliver remarks at a virtual event hosted by the Munich Security Conference next week in lieu of its usual annual in-person February gathering, the White House said.“The president will speak on the importance of our...

Utah's House Education Committee struck down a bill this week that would have required sex education classes to teach consent.The bill was introduced by state Rep. Carol Spackman Mos...

Thieves stole at least $2.7 million from political committees and $71,000 from then-candidate Joe Biden's campaign in 2020, ...

Orlando, Fla. is seeking to attract tourists with its first ad campaign since the coronavirus pandemic crippled the tourism industry.

Lead House impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Thursday used the 2017 incident in which now-Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) assaulted a journalist to make the point that former President Trump has...

Lead House impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Thursday used the 2017 incident in which now-Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) assaulted a journalist to make the point that former President Trump has long encouraged violent actions...

A New Hampshire state senator, apparently unaware that he was not on mute during a remote hearing over Zoom, was heard referring to a female colleague as a "bitch" on Wednesday.State Sen. John...

Senate Republicans say former President Trump's impeachment trial could conclude as soon as Saturday.  The timeline, which they stressed wasn't locked in, would mean the trial lasted five days, significantly shorter than any other...