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An active-duty US Marine was arrested Thursday for allegedly participating in the deadly Capitol insurrection and charged with assaulting multiple police officers inside and outside the iconic building during the attack.Maj. Christopher Warnagiris, who is stationed at Marine Corps Base…

Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz claimed Tuesday that Democrats have intentionally "designed" their sweeping elections bill so that millions of undocumented immigrants would be registered to vote.Cruz said at a Senate Rules Committee meeting that the Democratic bill that proposes…

President Joe Biden warned gas station owners on Thursday against price gouging and taking advantage of consumers as many areas along the East Coast face shortages in the wake of panic-buying sparked by a ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline.The…

The ex-Florida tax collector with close ties to Rep. Matt Gaetz is planning to plead guilty on Monday in a federal court in Florida, according to a new filing Thursday.As part of the deal, Joel Greenberg will cooperate with investigators…

Nearly 2 million jobless Americans are set to lose their pandemic unemployment benefits early, with Georgia, Arizona and Ohio becoming the latest Republican-led states to announce they would cease providing enhanced federal jobless payments.Thursday's announcements bring the total to 16…

When the Supreme Court meets behind closed doors on Thursday, the justices will discuss a case brought by parents who say their son, Nicholas Gilbert, died in police custody in St. Louis after law enforcement officers placed their weight on…

Alarming economic numbers and scenes of long lines at gas pumps in the Southeast are causing new political hurdles for President Joe Biden just as he begins negotiations with Republicans over major new spending proposals.Speaking from the White House on…

The Biden administration will invest $7.4 billion to recruit and hire public health workers to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic and prepare for future public health challenges, the White House announced Thursday.The funding includes $4.4 billion to expand public health…

Rep. Liz Cheney told House Republicans in private on Wednesday that it's time to reject former President Donald Trump's big lie that he won the election because failing to do so will "make us complicit in his efforts to unravel…

Rep. Liz Cheney is outlining her next steps in the aftermath of her ousting from leadership, telling NBC, "I intend to be the leader, one of the leaders, in a fight to help to restore our party," and warning that…

Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates bemoaned House Republicans' decision to oust Rep. Liz Cheney from her leadership post for challenging former President Donald Trump's lie that he won the 2020 presidential election, saying she never thought she'd cheer on…

A group of more than 150 Republicans, led by Donald Trump critics Evan McMullin and Miles Taylor, announced a new political movement that takes aim at former President Donald Trump's hold on the GOP and calls for a reform of…

Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene confronted Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez outside the House chamber on Wednesday afternoon, the latest of several confrontations Greene has had with her Democratic colleagues.Ocasio-Cortez left the House chamber late Wednesday afternoon ahead of Greene, who…

For a month, Meybelin has lived in a massive convention center located in the heart of San Diego. There, along with hundreds of other migrant children, she waits day in and day out to be released to a relative in…

President Joe Biden's steadfast belief in taxing corporations and the rich has become a central plank in his legislative agenda, even as he's warned of political peril and red lines from Republicans.GOP senators, some of whom Biden hosted in the…

Newly obtained body camera footage shows the moment DC Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone was brutally assaulted while defending the US Capitol during the January 6 insurrection.The exclusive footage, which was broadcast on "CNN Tonight with Don Lemon" on Wednesday,…

House Republicans ousted Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming on Wednesday from her leadership post as conference chair after she repeatedly called out former President Donald Trump's "Big Lie" that the 2020 election was stolen.The move sends a high-profile message about…

Former Trump White House counsel Don McGahn will testify before the House Judiciary Committee behind closed doors about then-President Donald Trump's attempts to obstruct the Russia investigation, the House and the Justice Department announced in a court filing Wednesday night.The…

Conservative lawyer George Conway said Wednesday that GOP lawmakers are "trying to memory hole" the US Capitol insurrection, after House Republicans voted to oust Liz Cheney from their leadership ranks.Speaking with CNN's Anderson Cooper on "AC360," Conway -- the husband…