Speaker Mike Johnson invites Biden to deliver State of the Union on March 7
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson has invited President Joe Biden to deliver his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on March 7.
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FBI captures three Jan. 6 fugitives at Florida ranch on the third anniversary of the Capitol attack
WASHINGTON — Early Saturday morning, on the third anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, the FBI captured three fugitives accused of participating in the riot at a ranch in Florida.
The five truths Trump hopes you will forget about 6 January 2021
Three years ago this week, the United States Capitol was attacked by thousands of armed loyalists of Donald Trump, some intent on killing members of Congress.
2023 was a massive year in the Jan. 6 probe. 2024 will be even bigger.
WASHINGTON — Three years after a right-wing mob stormed the U.S. Capitol in an effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election, the federal government has secured hundreds of convictions on charges ranging from unlawful picketing to seditious conspiracy.
Transcript: Biden’s first campaign speech of the 2024 election year
WASHINGTON (AP) — Transcript of President Joe Biden’s campaign speech delivered Friday, Jan. 5, in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, as prepared by the AP.
On Jan. 6 many Republicans blamed Trump for the Capitol riot. Now they endorse his presidential bid
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the follow-up to their 2018 bestseller “How Democracies Die,” authors Daniel Ziblatt and Steven Levitsky write about three rules that political parties must follow: Accept the results of fair elections, reject the use of violence to gain power and break ties to extremists.
Jack Smith responds to Trump legal team arguing for special counsel to be held in contempt
WASHINGTON — One day after attorneys for former President Donald Trump asked a judge to hold special counsel Jack Smith in contempt for filing motions ahead of deadlines, Smith's team hit back in a new court filing Friday.
Top White House budget official warns of ‘dire’ situation on Ukraine aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s top budget official warned in stark terms Friday about the rapidly diminishing time that lawmakers have to replenish U.S. aid for Ukraine, as the fate of that money to Kyiv remains tied up in negotiations over immigration where a deal has so far been out of reach.