The House select committee investigating the US Capitol insurrection is planning for former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark to testify next Friday — teeing him up to be the first Trump administration official to comply with a subpoena for an…
US Rep. Glenn Thompson tests positive for Covid-19 and is being treated at Walter Reed hospital
Rep. Glenn Thompson has tested positive for Covid-19, according to a statement released on Twitter, and is being treated at Walter Reed “out of an abundance of caution.”
What comes next now that the House has referred Steve Bannon to the Justice Department
The criminal contempt referral from the House of Representatives against right-wing agitator Steve Bannon landed at the DC US Attorney’s Office on Thursday with unusual fanfare, setting off potentially weeks of legal decision-making at the Justice Depa…
Liberals express concerns over concessions to Manchin and Sinema as Democrats struggle to close deal
Democrats are once again on track to miss a self-imposed deadline to reach a deal on President Joe Biden’s sweeping social safety net plan by the end of the week, as progressive Democrats confront the reality that many of their top priorities are going…
White House says Biden drove by the border in 2008
President Joe Biden drove by the US-Mexico border more than a decade ago, White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters Friday — one day after the President said he knows the border “well.”
The State Department says 176 US citizens are still seeking to leave Afghanistan
The State Department informed congressional staff Thursday that it is in touch with 363 US citizens in Afghanistan, 176 of whom want to leave, two sources familiar with the call told CNN.
Lev Parnas found guilty on campaign finance charges
Rudy Giuliani’s former associate Lev Parnas was convicted on six counts related to “influence buying” campaign finance schemes.
McAuliffe dismissed Northam yearbook photo as youthful mistake at 2019 event months after calling it racist ‘at any age’
After publicly condemning Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s decades-old racist yearbook photo in February 2019 as “racist, unacceptable and inexcusable at any age,” Terry McAuliffe, who is now running to succeed Northam, struck a different tone just a few …
Harris to travel to Paris next month and meet with Macron
Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Paris and meet with French President Emmanuel Macron next month, the White House announced on Friday.