The battle over whether schools should be closed to in-person learning because of the coronavirus has ramped up with the Omicron surge. Schools in a number of districts in the country have either gone fully to remote learning or have delayed returning …
Merrick Garland on Capitol attack: ‘The actions we have taken thus far will not be our last’
Attorney General Merrick Garland will say in a speech Wednesday that the Justice Department “remains committed to holding all January 6th perpetrators, at any level, accountable under law — whether they were present that day or were otherwise criminal…
‘This wasn’t Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure’: Judge sentences pair of Capitol rioters to 30 days behind bars
Two friends who entered the US Capitol together on January 6, one of whom boasted about breaking in and smoking a joint, were sentenced to 30 days in jail each for unlawfully parading in the building.
Blinken says Russia faces ‘two paths’ ahead of key meetings with US next week
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stressed Wednesday that Russia must de-escalate tensions on the border with Ukraine in order for upcoming diplomatic meetings to succeed, saying “it’s very hard to make actual progress in any of these areas in an at…
Iraqi and Syrian bases holding US troops attacked, but no American forces were killed
US-led coalition forces fired back after they were attacked Wednesday morning by suspected Iranian-backed militias who fired eight rounds of indirect fire at their base in eastern Syria near the Iraqi border, though there were no coalition casualties, …
Separate climate bill not being seriously considered in Senate, despite Manchin’s support of the measures
Senate climate hawks got a new shot of optimism this week as West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin gave perhaps his most full-throated endorsement yet of the climate change and clean energy portions of the Build Back Better package, Biden’s economic and socia…
Trump cancels press conference on January 6 anniversary at urging of advisers
Former President Donald Trump abruptly canceled a news conference late Tuesday that he was scheduled to host at Mar-a-Lago on the anniversary of the January 6 insurrection, but which his allies had warned would cause unnecessary problems for Republican…
How January 6 changed what it means to be a Republican in one Pennsylvania county
The day after the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, three local Republican officials in Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County announced they were leaving the GOP. Among them was Ethan Demme, a lifelong conservative who had previously served as the younges…
Former Trump adviser Tom Barrack to go on trial for foreign lobbying charges in September
A federal judge set the foreign lobbying trial for Tom Barrack, a former adviser to then-President Donald Trump, for September.
Capitol Police lay out changes since January 6 but acknowledge they are understaffed
The US Capitol Police board is detailing a list of changes — from trainings to new recruitment efforts, hoping to convince members of Congress the department has significantly improved since the January 6 attack exposed problems, while acknowledging t…