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Democratic lawmakers demand information about 'Alligator Alcatraz'
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A group of Senate and House Democrats is pushing officials at the Department of Homeland Security for more inform...
Aug 20, 2025

Rep. LaMonica McIver pleads not guilty to charges stemming from ICE detention facility incident
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images(NEWARK, N.J.) -- New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver has pleaded not guilty to charges alleging she assaul...
Jun 25, 2025

CDC director nominee Susan Monarez grilled on vaccines, public health in confirmation hearing
Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- At a confirmation hearing Wednesday, President Donald Trump's pick for the director of Centers for Diseas...
Jun 25, 2025

New York City Democratic mayoral primary: Mamdani declares victory, Cuomo concedes before ranked choice votes are counted
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- In the closely watched New York City Democratic mayoral primary, no candidate reached the 50% threshold ...
Jun 25, 2025

Early US intel assessment finds strikes set back Iran's nuclear program only by months
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon, June 22, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. Andrew Harnik/Getty ImagesThe U....
Jun 24, 2025

Trump administration ordered to return wrongly deported man from El Salvador
David Dee Delgado/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A federal appeals court has ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of another man who...
Jun 24, 2025

Trump says no vacations until Congress passes his megabill
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday told Senate Republicans to lock themselves in a room if necessary to wor...
Jun 24, 2025

Trump narrates dizzying 24 hours from Iranian retaliation to fragile ceasefire: Timeline
Erik Marmor/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The past 24 hours in the Israel-Iran war have been been highlighted by President Donald Trump's whirlwind dipl...
Jun 24, 2025

Disgraced former Rep. Anthony Weiner's political comeback appears to be doomed
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- New York City's municipal races have brought disgraced politicians back into the limelight, as multiple candid...
Jun 24, 2025

Former aide Tanden appears before House committee investigating Biden's mental acuity
Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Families Over Billionaires(WASHINGTON) -- The House Oversight Committee's first closed-door, transcribed meeting inves...
Jun 24, 2025

