On January 6, rioters streamed past the federal courthouse in Washington, DC, and descended upon the US Capitol. For weeks after the attack, DC’s chief judge said she could see National Guard troops from the window in her chambers.
21 states will see minimum wage increases by January 1
Workers in 21 states will see a rise in the minimum wage in the new year.
Biden pushes Putin for Ukraine de-escalation in second call this month
President Joe Biden will speak Thursday with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in the hopes of defusing an unremitting crisis on Russia’s border with Ukraine.
Alaska Gov. Dunleavy accepts Trump endorsement conditioned upon him not endorsing Sen. Murkowski in 2022
Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday backed Alaska GOP Gov. Mike Dunleavy for reelection in 2022, but his endorsement came with a caveat that is just the latest sign of his attempts to influence Republican politics next year.
A pandemic-scarred year ends in darkness — but with hope on the horizon
2021 wasn’t supposed to end like this.
South Dakota AG impeachment investigation broadens scope to key officials related to fatal crash
South Dakota lawmakers voted on Wednesday to broaden their examination of the state attorney general’s killing of a man in a fatal collision last year.
Biden administration defends its decision not to assert executive privilege over Trump’s White House records
Both the House of Representatives and the Biden administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to deny former President Donald Trump’s attempt to keep secret more than 700 pages of records that pertain to January 6.
Pelosi announces plans to commemorate January 6 anniversary at US Capitol
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday announced a slate of events around the US Capitol next week to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the January 6 insurrection.
Analysis: 2021 was a transformative year in US politics. Here are the biggest stories.
This year brought a dizzying mix of triumphs and setbacks in Washington, where lawmakers have grappled with everything from a deadly pandemic to an assault on democracy itself.
Why the new legal attack from Trump allies against January 6 committee is a long shot
The flurry of lawsuits filed in recent weeks trying to stop the House January 6 committee’s subpoenas are revealing, in many ways, the opposite: That the House has been largely successful at sweeping up documents for the probe and interviewing dozens o…