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Mint Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Reported threats to members of Congress in 2022 declined by more than 2,000 since the record-breaking 9,625 that were reported in 2021, according to statistics released on Tuesday by the [Read More…]

Auburn Police Department (AUBURN, Wash.) — Police in Washington state said they have arrested a suspect who allegedly tried to abduct a barista through a drive-thru window. The Auburn Police Department had released surveillance footage [Read More…]

Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Golden State Warriors returned to the White House as national champions on Tuesday — their first trip back since Barack Obama’s presidency, despite winning two championships while former President [Read More…]

Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department considered but decided against sending FBI agents to President Joe Biden’s Delaware home to monitor his attorneys’ search for classified documents, two sources familiar with the matter [Read More…]

Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday continued to avoid answering reporters’ questions on the ongoing classified document drama as the White House faces questions of transparency about what it’s told the [Read More…]

Walter Bibikow/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear the appeal of a 33-year-old transgender woman from Guatemala who is seeking asylum in a case her attorney calls life or death. [Read More…]

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy insisted Monday that he “always” had some questions related to now-Rep. George Santos’ resume amid ongoing revelations about the lies and embellishments [Read More…]

ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — On Monday morning, thousands of residents flooded the historic Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in southeast Washington, D.C. — the throughway for the city’s annual peace walk and [Read More…]

Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (NEW YORK) — As more questions arise from the discoveries of government documents found in President Joe Biden’s offices and home, elected officials and government watchdog groups are [Read More…]

Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — After House Republicans demanded the White House turn over a log of visitors from President Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware, where classified documents have been [Read More…]

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Sources familiar with the matter tell ABC News the December discovery of classified documents inside President Joe Biden’s Wilmington, Delaware, home served as a tipping point in the lead-up to a [Read More…]

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Adam Schiff, a former chair of the House Intelligence Committee, said Sunday that classified documents recently discovered to be in President Joe Biden’s possession from his time as vice president [Read More…]

ABC News (ATLANTA) — President Joe Biden on Sunday delivered a sermon at Martin Luther King Jr.’s former church in Atlanta, celebrating the late civil rights leader’s life and legacy and reflecting on the progress [Read More…]

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Justice was right to appoint a special counsel to investigate President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents, Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock said on Sunday. “Classified documents are [Read More…]

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., warned Sunday that there is a concerning risk of a default on the federal government’s debts if Democrats and Republicans are unable to compromise on raising the [Read More…]

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Two federal investigations into the handling of classified documents have drawn attention to a decades-old law governing presidential records. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday appointed a special counsel to investigate [Read More…]

Caroline Purser/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Five more classified documents have been found at President Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware, according to a new statement from White House counsel Richard Suaber. Suaber said the personal [Read More…]

Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told congressional leaders Friday the U.S. would hit its debt limit next week — setting up a showdown between Democrats, the White House and House Republicans, [Read More…]

DHS Photo by Sydney Phoenix (WASHINGTON) — Noncitizen workers who witness labor violations can now report them without fear of their immigration status being held against them, the Department of Homeland Security announced Friday. “Individuals [Read More…]

J.Castro/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Republicans are in a bind over whether and how to punish embattled Rep. George Santos, a lawmaker who both attracts nonstop controversy and holds a critical seat in the narrowly [Read More…]