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Hunter Biden makes surprise appearance at contempt of Congress hearing
SimpleImages/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Hunter Biden made a surprise appearance Wednesday on Capitol Hill, defiantly walking into a House committee hearing centered on whether to hold him in contempt. ...
Jan 10, 2024
House committee approves contempt resolution against Hunter Biden
President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden talks to reporters outside the U.S. Capitol, Dec.13, 2023 in Washington. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesd...
Jan 10, 2024
Mayorkas impeachment effort criticized, called 'policy dispute' by group of Democrats
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas holds a press conference at a U.S. Border Patrol station on Jan. 08, 2024 in Eagle Pass, Texas. (John Moore/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) ...
Jan 10, 2024
Republicans rehash familiar talking points in the DHS Secretary Mayorkas impeachment hearing
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas holds a press conference at a U.S. Border Patrol station on Jan. 8, 2024 in Eagle Pass, Texas. (John Moore/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -...
Jan 10, 2024
Polls show Haley closing the gap on Trump in New Hampshire ahead of Jan. 23 primary
Win McNamee/Getty Images(Sioux City, Iowa) -- Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is working feverishly to close the gap between her and former President Donald Trump in the 2024 Republican primary...
Jan 09, 2024
What to know about CNN's Republican presidential debate ahead of Iowa caucuses
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images(DES MOINES, Iowa) -- CNN is set to host the next debate in the 2024 Republican presidential primary, just days ahead of the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses on Monday....
Jan 09, 2024
DHS focused on keeping Americans safe despite impeachment 'distractions': DHS official
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Despite outside "distractions" the Department of Homeland Security is focused on keeping the American people safe, the acting deputy secretary told AB...
Jan 09, 2024
Iowa snowstorm upends campaigning less than 1 week before Republican caucuses
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(DES MOINES, Iowa) -- High winds, freezing temperatures and heavy precipitation put most of Iowa under a winter storm warning this week -- dropping up to 6 inches in ...
Jan 09, 2024
Sen. Bob Menendez declares innocence on Senate floor
Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez went to the Senate floor Tuesday to defiantly address accusations of wrongdoing. Menendez, who has plea...
Jan 09, 2024
Austin treated for early prostate cancer, serious intestinal complications: Pentagon
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was treated for prostate cancer in December, which led to a urinary tract infection and serious intestinal complications...
Jan 09, 2024
