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Ukraine war not discussed in Reed prisoner swap with Russia, US officials say
JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. and Russian officials have been negotiating the prisoner swap for Trevor Reed for months, according to senior administration officials Wednesday, wi...
Apr 27, 2022
Biden, Obama, Clintons at funeral for Madeleine Albright, first female secretary of state
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Much of official Washington remembered former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, the first woman to ever serve in that role, at her funeral Wednesday at Wa...
Apr 27, 2022
DHS secretary grilled on ending Title 42, preparation for immigrant influx
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas faced blunt questions from lawmakers on Wednesday about how the Biden administration is handling and preparing f...
Apr 27, 2022
Some GOP lawmakers criticize McCarthy over Jan. 6 recordings
Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy was mum Tuesday night when questioned by reporters about being heard on tape saying some Republicans ...
Apr 27, 2022
Biden pardons three people, reduces sentences for 75 non-violent drug offenders
Official White House Photo by Cameron Smith(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that he pardoned three people who have “demonstrated a commitment to rehabilitation,” inclu...
Apr 27, 2022
Military families testify about dangerous housing conditions
Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Capt. Samuel Choe, a former resident of Fort Gordon in Georgia, flew 17 hours from his deployment in South Korea to testify before a Senate subcommittee Tuesday...
Apr 26, 2022
Nature of battle changing, US helping Ukraine adapt: Blinken
Al Drago/Pool/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Speaking publicly about his visit to Ukraine for the first time since returning home, Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday asserted "the Ukrainians ha...
Apr 26, 2022
Rep. Madison Cawthorn caught bringing loaded gun through airport security
Allison Joyce/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Madison Cawthorn, a Republican congressman from North Carolina, was caught trying to go through security with a loaded gun at Charlotte Douglas International ...
Apr 26, 2022
Vice President Kamala Harris tests positive for COVID-19
MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for COVID-19 via rapid and PCR tests on Tuesday, according to her office. Harris, who received her second b...
Apr 26, 2022
Supreme Court hears 'Remain in Mexico' repeal case
Walter Bibikow/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Tuesday in a case that could have major implications for President Joe Biden's approach to immigration enforcement...
Apr 26, 2022
