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Biden, first lady last together Monday, same day she tested positive for COVID-19
Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Jill Biden was last with President Joe Biden on Monday, her press secretary Vanessa Valdivia said Tuesday, the same day the first lady tested positive...
Sep 05, 2023
While welcoming back Senate, McConnell alludes to 'attention' paid to his freeze
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell referenced Tuesday the moment last week when he seemed to freeze for more than 30 second last week -- but he did...
Sep 05, 2023
Prosecutors seek to delay court proceeding for George Santos
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Federal prosecutors on Tuesday sought to delay an upcoming status conference in the criminal case against Rep. George Santos, telling the judge in a new ...
Sep 05, 2023
Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio sentenced to 22 years for leadership role in Jan. 6 attack
Tetra Images - Henryk Sadura/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio to 22 years in prison -- the longest sentence to date handed ...
Sep 05, 2023
Texas AG Ken Paxton goes on trial after being impeached: What to know
Creativeye99/Getty Images(AUSTIN, Texas) -- On Tuesday in Austin, on the tail end of a blazing Texas summer, subpoenaed witnesses, dozens of senators and a significant gaggle of reporters and citizens...
Sep 05, 2023
Senate set for return after Mitch McConnell's freeze episodes
Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Senate is set for an uncertain and busy return from its August recess Tuesday, with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's health in q...
Sep 05, 2023
First lady Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(WASHINGTON) -- First lady Dr. Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, her communications director confirmed Monday. "This evening, the First lady tested...
Sep 05, 2023
'Nice doesn't mean that you're not strong': On the trail as Tim Scott tries to woo voters
Win Mcnamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- "Do you think you're not too nice to do the job that needs to get done?" That was the question that had been on 70-year-old JoElla Duprey's mind since she first...
Sep 05, 2023
Pence, Ramaswamy opt out of Labor Day showdown in New Hampshire
Win McNamee/Getty Images(SALEM, N.H.) -- Former Vice President Mike Pence and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, who have become fast foils on the 2024 campaign trail, attended the same picnic in S...
Sep 04, 2023
Biden touts job creation, takes aim at Trump's record in Labor Day speech
Kyle Mazza/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(PHILADELPHIA) -- President Joe Biden celebrated Labor Day with remarks in front of a union crowd in Philadelphia. Biden, who says he's the most pro-union pre...
Sep 04, 2023
