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Officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6 say their struggles linger, 5 years after the riot
“I lost my career, my health, and I’ve been trying to get my life back.”
Fate of Trump’s Cabinet picks unclear as Republicans prepare to take power in Senate
The fate of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet is still unclear after Republican senators spent much of December carefully dodging questions about Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ’s views on vaccines, accusations...
Pelosi has hip replacement surgery at a US military hospital in Germany after a fall
Pelosi, 84, “is well on the mend,” said Ian Krager, a spokesman for the California Democrat, in a statement.
Justice Clarence Thomas took more trips paid for by donor Harlan Crow, Senate panel reveals
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin says his committee has uncovered at least three additional trips given to Justice Clarence Thomas by GOP megadonor Harlan Crow as part of the...
Republican and Democratic senators clash over proposed ethics rules for the Supreme Court
attempt to respond to recent revelations about justices' interactions with wealthy donors and others. Republicans are strongly opposed, arguing the ethics bill could "destroy" the high court.
Emboldened Biden, Dems push ban on so-called assault weapons
When President Joe Biden speaks about the “scourge” of gun violence, his go-to answer is to zero in on so-called assault weapons.
Jan. 6 probes: What¶¶Ňőap next for Congress, criminal cases
This isn't the end of the Capitol riot story.
Aide: Trump dismissed Jan. 6 threats, wanted to join crowd
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump rebuffed his own security’s warnings about armed protesters in the Jan. 6 rally crowd and made desperate attempts to join his supporters as they marched...
Jan. 6 panel wants to hear from Ginni Thomas, chairman says
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol will ask Virginia Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, for an interview, the panel's chairman...
Blocked Senate bill would make Roe v. Wade law, expand it
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Democrats’ abortion legislation is “very simple," as it would enshrine into federal law the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that...