Biden taps Lisa Monaco as homeland security adviser to inauguration amid rising threats
President-elect Joe Biden has asked Lisa Monaco, his deputy attorney general nominee, to temporarily step away from those duties and serve as a…
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Feds send a message as they make more arrests for Capitol riot: ‘FBI agents are coming to find you’
About 10 new charges announced by the Justice Department on Thursday rammed home the message from law enforcement that it will find the participants…
Continue ReadingBiden proposes $1.9 trillion vaccination and economic rescue legislative package
President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday evening outlined a $1.9 trillion emergency legislative package to fund a nationwide vaccination effort and…
Continue ReadingSecret Service pays high rent for apartment near Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner’s home for toilets and office space for agents
The US Secret Service is renting a small studio apartment in Washington, DC, near the home of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, a source with knowledge…
Continue ReadingCapitol riot tears GOP apart as it seeks a return to power in 2022
Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott, the new chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, defended President Donald Trump on Wednesday when…
Continue ReadingDC attorney general wants to interview Donald Trump Jr. as part of Trump inaugural funds abuse probe
The DC attorney general’s office has notified President Donald Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., that it would like to interview him as part…
Continue ReadingTrump explodes at Nixon comparisons as he prepares to leave office
In his final days in office, President Donald Trump has found the parts of the job he loved replaced by cold legal warnings, forced video addresses…
Continue ReadingSenate GOP torn over convicting Trump: ‘There’s no love lost’
To many Senate Republicans, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, there’s no question in their minds: President Donald Trump…
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The GOP has become the party that stands for nothing
The popular 1990s sitcom “Seinfeld” was often described as a television show “about nothing” — a characterization that…
Continue ReadingPentagon increasing efforts to stamp out extremism among active-duty troops and veterans
The Department of Defense is increasing its efforts to find and eliminate extremism within its ranks, particularly among those who espouse White…
Continue ReadingBiden names Jaime Harrison as his pick for DNC chair
President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday named Jaime Harrison, a former South Carolina Democratic Party chair and 2020 Senate candidate, as his pick for…
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Washington’s agony is a win for autocrats and strongmen
Just 10 Republicans voted not to defend the indefensible. Donald Trump has become the first and only President to be impeached twice, but most of his…
Continue ReadingFBI Director Wray says over 200 suspects identified in US Capitol riots
Investigators have identified more than 200 suspects in their probe of the January 6 attack at the US Capitol and arrested more than 100 individuals,…
Continue ReadingSecret Service director reminds employees to be nonpartisan ahead of Biden inauguration
US Secret Service director James Murray sent an agency-wide memo on Wednesday reminding all employees to remain professional and act in a nonpartisan…
Continue ReadingMcCarthy defends Cheney as Republicans battle amid impeachment fallout
House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy is standing by Rep. Liz Cheney, the No. 3 House Republican, as their conference has devolved into a bitter feud…
Continue ReadingFun facts from past inaugurations
Sometimes presidential inaugurations are full of pomp and circumstance. Sometimes they end with the newly sworn-in president jumping out of a White…
Continue ReadingEx-DHS chief Chad Wolf ratifies policies in latest attempt to fix legal mess
Former acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf ratified his own policies and several controversial Trump immigration measures, in a last-ditch…
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Call out Trump’s big lie
There was a rare moment of bipartisan agreement on Wednesday’s impeachment vote condemning the violence surrounding the domestic terrorist…
Continue ReadingGeorgia Republicans reassign GOP lawmakers who supported Trump’s election fraud claims
Georgia Republicans have reassigned three fellow GOP lawmakers who backed baseless allegations of voter fraud related to the November presidential…
Continue ReadingPence commits to ‘an orderly transition and to a safe inauguration’
Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday that he is committed to “an orderly transition and to a safe inauguration,” kicking off the start…
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