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Democrats on the ropes from redistricting could determine balance of power in Congress
Stefani Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- This year's redistricting process reduced electoral competition, giving incumbents bolstered protection. But not every officeholder gets a break, e...
Jun 11, 2022
Nation's capital ups police presence ahead of protests, Supreme Court rulings
Nathan Howard/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Washington, D.C., is increasing police presence and urging visitors not to bring guns as the city prepares for rallies and Supreme Court rulings on hot-b...
Jun 11, 2022
Somali American Hamse Warfa joins Biden administration in prominent role
Caroline Purser/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Editor's note: This story was originally published in January 2022. A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that Hamse Warfa was the first ...
Jun 11, 2022
Biden announces joint declaration on immigration in attempt to show unity across the Americas
Mario Tama/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Flanked by the leaders of several countries, President Joe Biden announced the Los Angeles Declaration of Migration and Protection on the final day of the S...
Jun 11, 2022
Sarah Palin vies for Alaska's only House seat in crowded nonpartisan primary
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- When Alaska's only House member, Rep. Don Young, died in March, it opened the floodgates to replace him. Since Young -- the longest serving Republican in the Ho...
Jun 10, 2022
Trump fires back at Ivanka, Bill Barr over Jan. 6 deposition testimony
Chet Strange/Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump on Friday rebuked his own daughter's deposition testimony played for millions to hear during the House select committee's p...
Jun 10, 2022
Millions more bottles' worth of formula set to ship into US in June
Anthony Devlin/Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) -- Millions more bottles' worth of critically needed infant formula are set to touch down on U.S. shores later this month, as the Biden administration con...
Jun 10, 2022
Some Republicans who backed independent Jan. 6 commission face primary consequences
Michael Godek/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Thirty-five House Republicans voted in May 2021 in favor of legislation that would have created an independent commission to investigate the insurrection at t...
Jun 10, 2022
Jan. 6 hearing key takeaways: Committee warns democracy 'in danger'
Jabin Botsford-Pool/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- In a prime-time hearing, the House select committee on Thursday began laying out the findings of its ongoing investigation, placing former President Don...
Jun 10, 2022
Jan. 6 committee witness: Trump had 'enormous power' over Capitol rioters
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A filmmaker who witnessed firsthand the clashes between pro-Trump rioters and police officers at the Capitol on Jan. 6 said former President Donald Trump had "...
Jun 10, 2022
