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Fox host Tucker Carlson says he's gained access to previously unreleased Jan. 6 security video
Tetra Images - Henryk Sadura/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- House GOP leaders appear to have given a Fox News host exclusive access to more than 40,000 hours of previously unreleased surveillance camera ...
Feb 22, 2023
Mississippi Senate passes ban on transgender health care for minors
(JACKSON, Miss.) -- A bill banning gender-affirming care for people under the age of 18 is heading to the desk of Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves. The bill, passed by the Mississippi Senate on Tuesday, w...
Feb 21, 2023
Rhode Island Rep. David Cicilline leaving Congress to lead large nonprofit
Al Drago/Bloomberg/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Rhode Island Democratic Rep. David Cicilline is leaving Congress in June, according to a statement from his office. Cicilline, who was elected to Congres...
Feb 21, 2023
Transportation Secretary Buttigieg calls on rail industry to improve safety after Ohio derailment
U.S. Department of Transportation(WASHINGTON) -- Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg announced Tuesday a multi-part push to hold the freight rail industry accountable in the wake of the East Pa...
Feb 21, 2023
This Virginia congressional election could make history
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Democrat Jennifer McClellan will face off against Republican Leon Benjamin on Tuesday in a special election for Virginia's 4th Congressional District, where ...
Feb 21, 2023
Family of American terror victim asks Supreme Court to curb immunity for social media
ABC News(NORWALK, Calif.) -- Seven years after Islamic State extremists murdered their daughter, the family of Nohemi Gonzalez, the only American killed in the 2015 Paris terror attacks, heads to the ...
Feb 21, 2023
After Biden's surprise Ukraine trip, looking back at presidents in war zones, from Lincoln to Trump
Evan Vucci/Pool/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden on Monday made a surprise visit to Kyiv, Ukraine, to reiterate America's commitment for the war-torn country one year after Russ...
Feb 20, 2023
Biden's message in Poland on eve of Ukraine war anniversary: 'Our support ... remains unwavering'
Omar Marques/Getty Images(WARSAW, Poland) -- This week in Poland, President Joe Biden is set to underscore the importance of NATO's support for Ukraine after making a surprise visit to Kyiv on Mo...
Feb 20, 2023
US alerted Russia of Biden's surprise trip to Ukraine hours before he arrived, officials say
EVAN VUCCI/POOL/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Following President Joe Biden's surprise visit to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Monday, senior members of his administration detailed the securit...
Feb 20, 2023
NYC Mayor Eric Adams takes shot at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ahead of visit to Staten Island
John Lamparski/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams greeted Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis with a sarcastic tweet Monday morning ahead of the GOP star's visit to the borough of Staten I...
Feb 20, 2023
