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7h ago

Rep. Tim Ryan unloads on GOP opposition to Jan. 6 inquiry in House floor speech

Several Republican members expressed dissent against a commission to investigate the attack on the Capitol.
Image: Tim Ryan
Image: Tim Ryan

New York AG announces criminal investigation into Trump Organization

The New York attorney general’s office says it is “actively investigating the Trump Organization in a criminal capacity, along with the Manhattan DA.” Former President Trump slammed the move as “corrupt” and “in desperate search of a crime.”
New York AG announces criminal investigation into Trump Organization
New York AG announces criminal investigation into Trump Organization

Biden comes under fire from Congress after waiving sanctions on Russian gas pipeline company

Republicans accused Biden of placating German Chancellor Angela Merkel and handing Russian President Vladimir Putin a geopolitical win.
Image: FILE PHOTO: A specialist works onboard the Allseas' deep sea pipe laying ship Solitaire to prepare a pipe for Nord Stream 2 pipeline in the Baltic Sea
Image: FILE PHOTO: A specialist works onboard the Allseas' deep sea pipe laying ship Solitaire to prepare a pipe for Nord Stream 2 pipeline in the Baltic Sea

Lawyers find the parents of 54 more migrant children from families separated under Trump

The parents of 391 kids have yet to be reached, down from 445 in April. Lawyers say parents of 227 were deported and parents of 100 are somewhere in the U.S.
Image: Immigrant children are led by staff in single file between tents at a detention facility in Tornillo, Texas
Image: Immigrant children are led by staff in single file between tents at a detention facility in Tornillo, Texas

U.S. revises policy that denied citizenship to children of gay couples

Some children born abroad to married same-sex couples had been denied U.S. citizenship if they didn’t have a biological tie to one parent. 
Image: Elad Dvash-Banks, Andrew Dvash-Banks, Ethan Dvash-Banks
Image: Elad Dvash-Banks, Andrew Dvash-Banks, Ethan Dvash-Banks
11h ago

Pelosi, McCarthy feud over mask rules on the House floor

Pelosi's office said that if McCarthy "wants to be maskless on the Floor of the House of Representatives, he should get to work vaccinating his Members."
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy departs from a news conference in Washington on Nov. 17, 2020.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy departs from a news conference in Washington on Nov. 17, 2020.
11h ago

Arizona GOP's election auditors backtrack on deleted database claim

Auditors working on behalf of state Senate Republicans admitted Tuesday that data it had accused Maricopa County of deleting had been found.
A contractor working for Cyber Ninjas, who was hired by the Arizona State Senate, works to recount ballots from the 2020 general election at Veterans Memorial Coliseum on May 1, 2021, in Phoenix.
A contractor working for Cyber Ninjas, who was hired by the Arizona State Senate, works to recount ballots from the 2020 general election at Veterans Memorial Coliseum on May 1, 2021, in Phoenix.
12h ago

Pittsburgh takes big step toward electing Ed Gainey its first Black mayor

State representative Gainey had consistently made the campaign about equality for Black and poor residents.
State Rep. Ed Gainey celebrates with wife Michelle, left, after winning the Democratic primary for Pittsburgh mayor on May 18, 2021, in Pittsburgh.
State Rep. Ed Gainey celebrates with wife Michelle, left, after winning the Democratic primary for Pittsburgh mayor on May 18, 2021, in Pittsburgh.
12h ago

Pelosi calls January 6 commission bill a 'remarkable achievement'

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi praised legislation to create a commission to investigate the Capitol riot on January 6 and discusses the concessions and agreements that were made with Republican lawmakers.
Pelosi calls January 6 commission bill a 'remarkable achievement'
Pelosi calls January 6 commission bill a 'remarkable achievement'
15h ago

Biden praises Coast Guard for serving 'broader definition of our national security'

President Biden praised the United States Coast Guard for their response during the Covid-19 pandemic and continued work to help during disasters as part of his commencement address to the graduating class.
Biden praises Coast Guard for serving 'broader definition of our national security'
Biden praises Coast Guard for serving 'broader definition of our national security'

Texas governor signs fetal heartbeat abortion ban

Unlike other states' laws, Texas' ban will be enforced through private citizens' lawsuits against abortion providers, rather than through state government.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott at a press conference at the Texas State Capitol in Austin on May 18, 2020.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott at a press conference at the Texas State Capitol in Austin on May 18, 2020.