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Brother of Capitol officer who died after Jan. 6 riot blasts Republicans and Trump in letter
Demetrius Freeman- Pool/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The brother of fallen Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, who died shortly after defending the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has sent a scathing ...
Sep 06, 2023
McConnell says he has 'nothing to add' when asked about cause of freeze episodes
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday, in his first news conference since a second freezing episode last week, said he had "nothing to add" ...
Sep 06, 2023
To help curb terrorism and violence threats, DHS awards $20M to local communities
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday announced $20 million in grant funding aimed at preventing targeted violence and terrorism in the Uni...
Sep 06, 2023
Group sues to block Trump from 2024 ballot in Colorado citing 14th Amendment and Jan. 6
Creativeye99/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics (CREW), a Washington-based watchdog group, on Wednesday filed a lawsuit on behalf of a handful of voters seeking to...
Sep 06, 2023
Pence takes aim at 'siren song of populism' as Trump, Ramaswamy surge
Scott Eisen/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Former Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday called on Republicans to choose classic conservative principles over "the siren song of populism" he sees per...
Sep 06, 2023
Secretary of State Blinken makes 4th trip to Ukraine 'to reaffirm strongly our support'
State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/ Public Domain(WASHINGTON) -- Secretary of State Antony Blinken related the Biden administration's support for Ukraine during an unannounced visit to the c...
Sep 06, 2023
Most Senate Republicans say they stand by McConnell's fitness to serve
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- While Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell's health may have raised questions outside the Senate about his fitness to serve, most GOP senators on...
Sep 06, 2023
In historic legal win, Montana teens see an end to climate change denial
ABC News(KALISPELL, Mont.) -- The day teenage brothers Lander and Badge Busse made history in the fight against climate change, they celebrated by fishing for trout under Montana skies clogged with sm...
Sep 06, 2023
Trump challenges argument 14th Amendment disqualifies him in 2024, and more trail takeaways
James Devaney/GC Images(WASHINGTON) -- Donald Trump is weighing in on a brewing legal battle over whether he should have access to the ballot in 2024. While he has denied all wrongdoing, a growin...
Sep 05, 2023
Court rejects Alabama's latest congressional map for failing to add 2nd district for Black voters
Julie Bennett/Getty Images(MONGOMERY, Ala.) -- A three-judge panel on Tuesday unanimously struck down Alabama's recently redrawn congressional map, finding that that the GOP-drafted plan did not ...
Sep 05, 2023
