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ATLANTA — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis can continue to pursue an election interference case against former President Donald... Read More
ATLANTA — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis can continue to pursue an election interference case against former President Donald Trump and several others — as long as the prosecutor with whom she had a romantic relationship steps aside, a... Read More
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Thursday called on Israel to hold new elections, strongly criticizing Prime... Read More
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Thursday called on Israel to hold new elections, strongly criticizing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for becoming an obstacle to peace in the region. Speaking for roughly 40 minutes on the Senate... Read More
ATLANTA — Former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants facing criminal prosecution in Georgia for trying to overturn the 2020... Read More
ATLANTA — Former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants facing criminal prosecution in Georgia for trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election won a partial court victory Wednesday. A Georgia judge dismissed six of the 41 charges against the former... Read More
WASHINGTON — Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., stunned many of his colleagues on Tuesday, announcing that he’d moved up his pending... Read More
WASHINGTON — Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., stunned many of his colleagues on Tuesday, announcing that he’d moved up his pending departure from the House from the end of his term to the end of next week. Buck’s decision was the... Read More
WASHINGTON — A House subcommittee advanced 19 health care-related bills on Tuesday, setting the stage for a further markup by... Read More
WASHINGTON — A House subcommittee advanced 19 health care-related bills on Tuesday, setting the stage for a further markup by the House Energy and Commerce Committee and, with any luck, a vote on the House floor in coming weeks. Rep.... Read More
WASHINGTON — Defense analysts repeated warnings Tuesday about a dangerous world the United States cannot afford to ignore in a... Read More
WASHINGTON — Defense analysts repeated warnings Tuesday about a dangerous world the United States cannot afford to ignore in a second Senate hearing this week leading to a vote on an annual military budget. Russia is trying to expand its... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) — George Soros' Open Society Foundations announced a leadership change Monday with its president Mark Malloch-Brown stepping... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) — George Soros' Open Society Foundations announced a leadership change Monday with its president Mark Malloch-Brown stepping down in June, set to be replaced by a senior leader, Binaifer Nowrojee. She will be the first woman from... Read More
CHARLESTON, S.C. — To find Patrick Caddell, the self-taught political pollster who traversed an arc in presidential politics that carried... Read More
CHARLESTON, S.C. — To find Patrick Caddell, the self-taught political pollster who traversed an arc in presidential politics that carried him from Sen. George McGovern to Donald Trump, one needs to be blessed with a little luck and a penchant... Read More
WASHINGTON — U.S. military personnel will build a port in Gaza to help speed humanitarian aid to Palestinians caught in... Read More
WASHINGTON — U.S. military personnel will build a port in Gaza to help speed humanitarian aid to Palestinians caught in the war zone there, senior administration and Department of Defense officials announced Thursday. The mission, which officials said would not... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to use his State of the Union address Thursday to promote his vision for... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to use his State of the Union address Thursday to promote his vision for a second term to a dispirited electorate who question whether he's up to the job and to warn that GOP... Read More
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s plans to do more to lower prescription drug prices and ensure the nation’s health care... Read More
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s plans to do more to lower prescription drug prices and ensure the nation’s health care system works better for more Americans will be the centerpiece of his State of the Union address, the White House... Read More
WASHINGTON — Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., suspended his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday afternoon, after failing to... Read More
WASHINGTON — Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., suspended his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday afternoon, after failing to gain any traction at all presenting himself as the younger but like minded alternative to President Joe Biden. “But it... Read More
WASHINGTON — The District of Columbia Council approved legislation Tuesday that gives police broader powers to try to reduce crime... Read More
WASHINGTON — The District of Columbia Council approved legislation Tuesday that gives police broader powers to try to reduce crime that has risen to a level some members of Congress believe warrants federal intervention. The law increases penalties for illegal... Read More
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress Thursday... Read More
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress Thursday night, and the U.S. Capitol Police have released a list of road closures for the hours surrounding the annual event.... Read More
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A state lawmaker from Kansas City is trying to overturn a longstanding law in Missouri that... Read More
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A state lawmaker from Kansas City is trying to overturn a longstanding law in Missouri that prevents pregnant women from getting a divorce. As it currently appears on the books, the law bars judges from finalizing... Read More
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley ended her campaign for the Republican presidential nomination Wednesday morning after... Read More
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley ended her campaign for the Republican presidential nomination Wednesday morning after losing all but one of yesterday’s Super Tuesday contests. Haley, who notched her first primary win on Sunday in the... Read More
WASHINGTON — Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., said Tuesday that she will not seek reelection this year, clearing the way for... Read More
WASHINGTON — Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., said Tuesday that she will not seek reelection this year, clearing the way for a likely matchup between Republican and Trump acolyte Kari Lake and Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego. "The only political victories that... Read More
WASHINGTON — This being March, you’ll surely forgive us if we ruminate a moment about this month’s annual holiday, St.... Read More
WASHINGTON — This being March, you’ll surely forgive us if we ruminate a moment about this month’s annual holiday, St. Patrick’s Day. Specifically we have in mind an old Guinness TV ad in which two young men wake up and... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate leader Mitch McConnell is the highest-ranking Republican in Congress who has yet to endorse Donald Trump's bid to return to... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate leader Mitch McConnell is the highest-ranking Republican in Congress who has yet to endorse Donald Trump's bid to return to the White House — having once called the defeated president “morally responsible" for the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack. But that's potentially... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Department of Energy will award up to $30 million for innovative projects that accelerate the large-scale development... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Department of Energy will award up to $30 million for innovative projects that accelerate the large-scale development and deployment of concentrated solar-thermal power technology. The so-called Concentrating Solar Flux to Heat and Power funding opportunity is being... Read More
WASHINGTON — In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that former President Donald Trump may remain on Colorado’s... Read More
WASHINGTON — In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that former President Donald Trump may remain on Colorado’s primary ballot, rejecting a challenge to his eligibility based on a section of the 14th Amendment that bars those who... Read More
WILMINGTON, Del. — A federal judge in Delaware ruled against the pharmaceutical and biotech company AstraZeneca last Friday in a... Read More
WILMINGTON, Del. — A federal judge in Delaware ruled against the pharmaceutical and biotech company AstraZeneca last Friday in a case challenging the constitutionality of Medicare’s new drug negotiation program. The case is one of several filed by the pharmaceutical... Read More
WASHINGTON — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley won her first contest of the 2024 election cycle, handily defeating former... Read More
WASHINGTON — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley won her first contest of the 2024 election cycle, handily defeating former President Donald Trump in the District of Columbia’s Republican primary. Sunday’s victory made Haley the first woman ever to win... Read More
WASHINGTON — The nation’s two largest pharmacy chains will start dispensing the abortion pill mifepristone in select states later this... Read More
WASHINGTON — The nation’s two largest pharmacy chains will start dispensing the abortion pill mifepristone in select states later this month, just weeks before the Supreme Court is set to hear a case that could lead to its removal from... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday night voted in favor of a “laddered” proposal from the House to extend funding... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday night voted in favor of a “laddered” proposal from the House to extend funding for some federal departments and agencies through March 8 and the rest through March 22. The 77-13 vote, which came... Read More
WASHINGTON — Emails, new signage and three “national days of action” are all part of a stepped up effort by... Read More
WASHINGTON — Emails, new signage and three “national days of action” are all part of a stepped up effort by the Biden-Harris administration to ensure voters know their rights and are able to participate in 2024 elections. The initiatives are... Read More
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Dr. Cornel West, who is waging an independent campaign for the presidency under the banner of his... Read More
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Dr. Cornel West, who is waging an independent campaign for the presidency under the banner of his Justice for All Party, has secured a spot on the November ballot in South Carolina. West, the Dietrich Bonhoeffer professor... Read More
WASHINGTON — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Wednesday he is stepping down as his party’s leader in the... Read More
WASHINGTON — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Wednesday he is stepping down as his party’s leader in the Senate, bringing the curtain down on a historic tenure in the chamber. McConnell’s announcement was apparently something of a surprise... Read More
WASHINGTON — Marianne Williamson jumped back into the race for the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday, fresh off her surprising... Read More
WASHINGTON — Marianne Williamson jumped back into the race for the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday, fresh off her surprising third-place finish in the party’s primary in Michigan. Voters in the Great Lakes State went to the polls on Tuesday... Read More
WASHINGTON — Republican senators at a hearing Tuesday foretold a conflict with the Biden administration over the president’s authority for... Read More
WASHINGTON — Republican senators at a hearing Tuesday foretold a conflict with the Biden administration over the president’s authority for recent military action in Yemen and the Red Sea. They expressed concern that the United States is sinking into war... Read More