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The Justice Department is closing out the year with a surge in grants for public safety programs in cities across the country, including many grappling with a dramatic rise in violent crime.

Sarah Weddington, an attorney in the landmark Roe v. Wade case, has died, according to statements from friend and former student Susan Hays and US Rep. Lloyd Doggett.

Conservative commentator Candace Owens spoke to her followers and tried to explain away former President Trump touting the effectiveness of the Covid-19 vaccines.

When Roxy Ndebumadu, a Black conservative woman, ran for city council in Bowie, Maryland, at age 26, it was hard to find mentorship from elected officials of similar backgrounds.

Nearly a year after his failed coup attempt, Donald Trump’s habit of putting his own political gain over truth is playing out again as the ex-commander-in-chief and his associates seek to delay and defy the House select committee probing the January 6 …

Two Michigan lawmakers from opposite sides of the aisle came together to urge the importance of unity and kindness after a “toxic” year in Washington and across the country.

America’s running political conversation defaults to the sitting president. Today, Joe Biden’s legislative struggles, pandemic management and weak approval rating drown out most everything else.

Trump spokesman Taylor Budowich on Friday sued the House select committee investigating the January 6 riot to prevent it from obtaining his financial documents from JP Morgan, which is also named in the lawsuit.

For once, 30 years ago, Christmas really did herald an era of peace.

CNN’s Jim Acosta takes a look back at the largest political stories from 2021.