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Biden begins to sanction Moscow for 'beginning of a Russian invasion' of Ukraine
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Saying the world is witnessing "the beginning of an invasion -- of a Russian invasion -- of Ukraine," President Joe Biden announced Tuesday he would begin to i...
Feb 22, 2022
The reality of Texas' new voting law sets in as some voters have trouble casting ballots
adamkaz/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Twenty-eight days, three forms, and several calls -- that's what Pam Gaskin says it took for her to finally be able to cast her ballot in Texas. The 74-year-old has...
Feb 22, 2022
Biden, Putin meet with national security teams amid Russian invasion threat
Peter Klaunzer - Pool/Keystone via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden met with his top national security advisers Monday as U.S. officials continued to warn a Russian invasion of Ukraine ...
Feb 21, 2022
Florida's DeSantis gains popularity with Trump-like anti-'woke' agenda
Getty Images/Joe Raedle(NEW YORK) -- Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' recent battle with what he considers the "woke agenda" is pushing Florida further to the ideological right and helping position ...
Feb 19, 2022
RNC resolution citing Jan. 6 as 'legitimate political discourse' misconstrued: Pence
Getty Images/Justin Sullivan(WASHINGTON) -- Former Vice President Mike Pence has defended the Republican National Committee censure of GOP Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, arguing that the re...
Feb 18, 2022
Judge rejects Trump's effort to dismiss Jan. 6 civil lawsuits
Mario Tama/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge has rejected an effort by former President Donald Trump to dismiss a series of lawsuits brought against him by Democratic lawmakers and U.S....
Feb 18, 2022
'I don't believe it's a bluff,' Defense Secretary Austin says of a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- "This is not a bluff," Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Friday about the potential for a Russian invasion of Ukraine in an exclusive interview with ABC "This Week" co-a...
Feb 18, 2022
National Archives confirms some documents retrieved from Mar-a-Lago were classified
Mario Tama/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The National Archives and Record Administration (NARA) confirmed on Friday that some of the Trump White House documents recently recovered from Trump's Mar-...
Feb 18, 2022
McCarthy endorses Cheney's primary opponent in latest move to get her out of office
Getty Images/Win McNamee(WASHINGTON) -- In his quest to keep Republicans united and become House speaker, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has supported and given money to many of the Republicans w...
Feb 18, 2022
All 535 members of Congress invited to Biden's State of the Union address, but masks required
Getty Images/Chip Somodevilla(WASHINGTON) -- Following weeks of speculation about what President Joe Biden's State of the Union Address on March 1 would look like -- amid pandemic safety concerns...
Feb 18, 2022
