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Biden eulogizes former Sen. Bob Dole at Washington National Cathedral funeral
Jonathan Ernst-Pool/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Former Sen. Bob Dole -- decorated World War II veteran, longtime lawmaker and former presidential candidate -- was honored Friday at Washington National...
Dec 10, 2021
Senate passes bill that starts process of raising debt limit
uschools/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- On Thursday evening, the Senate passed a bill that will start the process of raising the debt limit with only Democrats' votes. Having gained the necessary support to cl...
Dec 09, 2021
New York Attorney General Letitia James suspends campaign for governor
Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Thursday that she’s suspending her campaign for governor and will instead run for reele...
Dec 09, 2021
Bob Dole, longtime GOP Senator and presidential nominee, to lie in state at US Capitol
ftroy2402/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Former Sen. Bob Dole -- a decorated World War II veteran and presidential candidate who served in Congress for 36 years -- will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol on Thur...
Dec 09, 2021
'Stop the Steal' organizer cooperating with Jan. 6 committee probe, sits for 8-hour interview
Jon Cherry/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Ali Alexander, a prominent conservative activist who organized "Stop the Steal" rallies after the 2020 election, spent eight hours Thursday taking questions from...
Dec 09, 2021
Inside Biden's 'summit for democracy' amid pressure to make virtual meetings meaningful
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(WASHINGTON) -- By gathering leaders Thursday from 112 of the world's democracies -- some healthy, some challenged -- President Joe Biden has done the easy pa...
Dec 09, 2021
Tax dollars for religious school tuition? Supreme Court conservatives warm to the idea
iStock/plherrera(NEW YORK) -- Two families from Maine asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to expand taxpayer support for religious schools by requiring a state tuition assis...
Dec 08, 2021
Hillary Clinton reveals emotional message to her mother in 'acceptance speech'
GETTY/Theo Wargo(NEW YORK) -- In the speech she says she would have given had she won the 2016 presidential election, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would have challenged the country a...
Dec 08, 2021
House Progressives seek to strip GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert of committee assignments
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- House Progressives, led by Rep. Ayanna Pressley, said Wednesday they will introduce a resolution later in the day seeking to strip GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert of her two committee as...
Dec 08, 2021
Thousands of migrants remain near border of Guatemala waiting for asylum cases to be processed
iStock/AlxeyPnferovGUATEMALA) -- Ruben spent four years in Chile working as a housekeeper at a hotel and despite his experience in the hospitality and tourism industry, he was unable to get a hig...
Dec 08, 2021
