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Jan. 6 committee withdraws Trump subpoena, citing investigation's 'imminent end'
Al Drago/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The House Jan. 6 committee has formally withdrawn its subpoena of former President Donald Trump as the investigation comes to an end days before the next Congress,...
Dec 29, 2022
Prosecutors looking at George Santos amid lies, questions about his wealth
David Becker for the Washington Post(NEW YORK) -- Federal prosecutors have started looking into public filings by congressman-elect George Santos amid questions about the source of his wealth, sources...
Dec 28, 2022
Rep. Jamie Raskin announces 'serious but curable' cancer diagnosis
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md. announced Wednesday he has a "serious but curable" form of cancer and will enter outpatient treatment. “After several days of...
Dec 28, 2022
With Supreme Court halt, controversial Title 42 is now in limbo -- but still in effect at the border
Walter Bibikow/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A Supreme Court decision on Wednesday halted the looming rollback of the immigration restriction known as Title 42, preserving a controversial status quo at ...
Dec 28, 2022
Suspect in Paul Pelosi attack pleads not guilty to state charges
Jason Marz/Getty Images(SAN FRANCISCO) -- David DePape, the man accused of attacking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband with a hammer at their San Francisco Home, pleaded not guilty to state charges...
Dec 28, 2022
Congress passes bill to cap 'predatory' prison phone calls
Tim Graham/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Fees for phone calls for people incarcerated in America's prisons have skyrocketed in the past three years -- with the industry costing families nearly $1 billio...
Dec 28, 2022
Whelan family, Biden officials mark anniversary of former Marine's detention in Russia
KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Marking the four-year anniversary of Paul Whelan's detention in Russia, the Biden administration vowed on Wednesday to continue efforts to bring ...
Dec 28, 2022
As George Santos admits to lying, Democrats call for his resignation
WADE VANDERVORT/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- New York Rep.-elect George Santos is facing mounting criticism from his future Democratic colleagues for fabricating parts of his biography -- criti...
Dec 28, 2022
Supreme Court keeps Title 42 in place while agreeing to hear states' appeal
joe daniel price/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with a group of mostly Republican-led states and ordered the pandemic-era public health protocol known as Title 42...
Dec 27, 2022
Lawmakers bash Southwest over flight cancellations
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Lawmakers are hammering Southwest Airlines over its spate of flight cancellations in recent days after a cold front blew in freezing tempera...
Dec 27, 2022
