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National Archives letter shows extent of classified material previously at Mar-a-Lago
Rochlin/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump allegedly had more than 700 pages of classified material in his possession, according to a May 10 letter from the National Archives to...
Aug 23, 2022
Latest primaries force Democrats into painful matchups -- and decide DeSantis' opponent
SDI Productions/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Democrats are trying to keep control of a House remade by the once-a-decade redistricting process. Tuesday will offer perhaps the most visible display of the ...
Aug 23, 2022
NY's Maloney and Nadler set for unexpected face-off that will boot one of the leading Dems from office
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The Democratic primary battle between Reps. Carolyn Maloney and Jerrold Nadler in New York City is heading to a bitterly personal finish that'll see one of the ...
Aug 23, 2022
Sen. Patrick Leahy reflects on retirement, new memoir
Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy, the most senior and longest-serving member of the U.S. Senate, will retire at the end of this year. His new memoir, T...
Aug 23, 2022
US discourages Dennis Rodman from going to Russia to help Griner; he clarifies that he's not going
Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) --The U.S. government on Monday strongly discouraged former NBA player Dennis Rodman from traveling to Russia to help secure the release of detained WNBA s...
Aug 22, 2022
Donald Trump files motion for special master to review items seized in Mar-a-Lago raid
Jason Marz/Getty Images(WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) -- Former President Donald Trump filed a motion in federal court in Florida on Monday seeking the appointment of a special master to review materials sei...
Aug 22, 2022
Dr. Anthony Fauci to step down from his role as NIAID director in December
Official White House Photo by Chandler West(WASHINGTON) -- Dr. Anthony Fauci will step down from his roles of director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and chief medical ad...
Aug 22, 2022
Appeals court puts pause on Lindsey Graham's grand jury testimony in Ga. election investigation
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- A federal appeals court on Sunday temporarily halted a lower court's ruling mandating that Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., testify before a gra...
Aug 22, 2022
Large war chests didn't keep pro-impeachment Republicans from losing to Trump-backed challengers
PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- GOP Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming spent $8 million in her reelection bid against primary challenger Harriet Hageman, who spent just $3.5 million on her...
Aug 22, 2022
First lady Jill Biden recovers from rebound COVID-19 case, will return to Washington
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- First lady Jill Biden has recovered from a "rebound" case of COVID-19 and will return to Washington nearly a week after again testing positive for the virus, her office said. B...
Aug 21, 2022
