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White House press secretary Psaki has COVID, Biden tests negative
NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- White House press secretary Jen Psaki said she has tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, on the eve of President Joe Biden’s trip overseas. P...
Mar 22, 2022
Experts say Biden's risk-averse approach to Russian could create greater threat
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WARSAW, Poland) -- President Joe Biden's high-stakes summit with other NATO leaders on Thursday will be one of the most scrutinized meetings on the world stage in decades, and c...
Mar 22, 2022
Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings updates: Judge unflappable during questioning
Sha Hanting/China News Service via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, faced over 12 hours of grilling Tuesday on Day 2 ...
Mar 22, 2022
Eric Greitens, GOP Senate candidate and former governor, accused of abuse by ex-wife
Laurie Skrivan/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/Tribune News Service via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Some GOP members of Congress are calling on fellow Republican and former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens to drop o...
Mar 22, 2022
After Pentagon demurs, Biden confirms Russia fired hypersonic missile: Ukraine Day 26
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Pentagon has been providing daily updates on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Ukraine's efforts to resist. Here are highlights of what a senior U.S. de...
Mar 21, 2022
Ketanji Brown Jackson faces 4th Senate grilling as Republicans preview attacks
Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- For Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, the easiest part of a Senate confirmation hearing is over. Next come the questions -...
Mar 21, 2022
Proposed 'ghost gun' rule could reshape battle against homemade guns: Experts
Scott Olson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- For nearly 11 months, firearm manufacturers and gun control advocates have waited as a major "ghost gun" regulation has snaked its way through federal regulatio...
Mar 21, 2022
Former Trump personal assistant appears before Jan. 6 committee
Michael Godek/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump's personal assistant in the White House, Nick Luna, appeared virtually on Monday before the House select committee investigating...
Mar 21, 2022
What to know about the Senate confirmation process for Supreme Court nominees
Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- As Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson -- President Joe Biden's pick for the Supreme Court -- is set to face her Senate confirmation hearings beginning Monday, here are...
Mar 21, 2022
Fact check: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson child porn sentences ‘pretty mainstream’
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson open this week amid a flurry of misleading allegations by Republican Sen. Josh Hawley that ...
Mar 21, 2022
