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Here's what's going on with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment

Everything you need to know about the imperiled Republican's upcoming corruption trial.
Image: Texas state Attorney General Ken Paxton reads a statement at his office in Austin, Texas on May 26, 2023.
Image: Texas state Attorney General Ken Paxton reads a statement at his office in Austin, Texas on May 26, 2023.
2d ago

New Hampshire man is charged with threatening to kill a senator

Brian Landry of Franklin said he was angered by news accounts of a senator "blocking military promotions," according to charging documents.
The Capitol Dome on April 17, 2023.
The Capitol Dome on April 17, 2023.

Oath Keeper who breached Capitol as part of 'stack' formation is sentenced to 3 years in prison

David Moerschel and three other Oath Keepers were sentenced on seditious conspiracy charges in connection with a plot to stop the certification of the 2020 election on Jan. 6.
Men standing on the steps of the Capitol building.
Men standing on the steps of the Capitol building.
2d ago

Bipartisan leaders invite Indian Prime Minister Modi to address Congress

The United States has sought to strengthen ties with India, the world’s largest democracy, to counter China’s rising influence.
Image: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers his opening remarks during Forum for IndiaPacific Islands Cooperation at APEC Haus in Port Moresby on May 22, 2023.
Image: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers his opening remarks during Forum for IndiaPacific Islands Cooperation at APEC Haus in Port Moresby on May 22, 2023.
2d ago

U.S. Capitol Police have stopped using Chinese-made drones

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., expressed concerns that the drones posed "a serious national security threat" to the United States.
 A police officer walks along the East Front of the Capitol
 A police officer walks along the East Front of the Capitol
2d ago

YouTube will stop removing false claims about 2020 election fraud

The decision, which comes ahead of the 2024 election, undoes a policy implemented in December 2020, after President Joe Biden won the election.
The YouTube logo
The YouTube logo

Immigration backlog has a U.S. asylum-seeker feeling like he's 'imprisoned in a country'

Asylum-seekers spend years without any advancement on their cases, which ties up not just applicants but attorneys who can't take on new clients, further straining the system.
Immigrants seeking asylum wait to board a bus to a U.S. Border Patrol processing center, after crossing into Arizona from Mexico, on May 11, 2023.
Immigrants seeking asylum wait to board a bus to a U.S. Border Patrol processing center, after crossing into Arizona from Mexico, on May 11, 2023.

GOP requires pledge to back nominee for first presidential debate

The Republican National Committee laid out criteria including the nominee pledge, fundraising targets and a polling threshold for its Aug. 23 debate.
Donald Trump stands between Republican presidential candidates Ben Carson, left, and Senator Ted Cruz, on stage at the Republican presidential candidate debate in Las Vegas, Nev. in 2015.
Donald Trump stands between Republican presidential candidates Ben Carson, left, and Senator Ted Cruz, on stage at the Republican presidential candidate debate in Las Vegas, Nev. in 2015.

Report finds more than 340 migrant kids were sent to live with nonrelatives who sponsored other children

Advocates say the HHS audit raises questions about whether some migrant minors are being exploited by nonfamily members for child labor.
A U.S. Border Patrol vehicles take away groups of vulnerable immigrants, including unaccompanied minors who had crossed over from Mexico on May 09, 2023 in El Paso, Texas. A surge of immigrants is expected with the end of the U.S. government's Covid-era Title 42 policy, which for the past three years has allowed for the quick expulsion of irregular migrants entering the country.
A U.S. Border Patrol vehicles take away groups of vulnerable immigrants, including unaccompanied minors who had crossed over from Mexico on May 09, 2023 in El Paso, Texas. A surge of immigrants is expected with the end of the U.S. government's Covid-era Title 42 policy, which for the past three years has allowed for the quick expulsion of irregular migrants entering the country.
2d ago

FBI to show House Oversight leaders document in Biden probe on Monday

Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., had threatened to hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress if he did not turn over the document to the panel.
Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., arrives for a hearing at the Capitol
Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., arrives for a hearing at the Capitol

Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester readies run for open Delaware Senate seat

Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., announced he would retire from the Senate in 2024 and endorsed Blunt Rochester to succeed him.
Lisa Blunt Rochester
Lisa Blunt Rochester

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