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Jan. 6 committee ‘will probably make’ criminal referrals related to Capitol attack, Thompson says
Omar Chatriwala/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House Jan. 6 committee’s chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson, indicated on Tuesday that criminal referrals related to the Capitol attack were under discussion but that final decisions — including on [Read More…]
Georgia Senate runoff live updates: Warnock and Walker face off again
YinYang/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Georgia’s Senate runoff between Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker comes to a close on Tuesday after more than a year of campaigning, several controversies and record-breaking turnout. [Read More…]
Georgia Senate runoff live updates: Warnock and Walker face off again
YinYang/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Georgia’s Senate runoff between Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker comes to a close on Tuesday after more than a year of campaigning, several controversies and record-breaking turnout. [Read More…]
Election Day is here for Georgia’s Senate runoff between Warnock and Walker
Grace Cary/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — In Georgia, the stage is set for the final Senate battle of the midterm election as voters head back to the polls on Tuesday for the runoff election between Democratic [Read More…]
Who is Raphael Warnock? Reverend faces Herschel Walker in Georgia Senate runoff
Win McNamee/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock is running in his fourth election in roughly two years as he fights for a full six-year term representing the battleground state. Warnock is facing [Read More…]
Who is Herschel Walker? Former football star faces Raphael Warnock in Georgia Senate runoff
Alex Wong/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Republican Herschel Walker hopes to do what former Sen. Kelly Loeffler could not and defeat Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in a runoff election in Georgia. Walker, a football legend in [Read More…]
GOP leaders silent so far on Trump’s call for ‘termination’ of Constitution’s rules
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House on Monday and some Republicans in Congress condemned former President Donald Trump’s call for “termination” of the Constitution’s rules — while GOP congressional leaders kept silent on [Read More…]
Supreme Court hears major case on free speech, faith and LGBTQ equality
joe daniel price/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Monday appeared sympathetic with a wedding website designer challenging Colorado’s anti-discrimination law and its requirement that she provide services for same-sex couples [Read More…]
How Congress achieved a historic breakthrough on gay marriage
Mint Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In the summer, Democrats were privately debating how to handle a jolt that had been sent to the more than 1 million U.S. households with same-sex couples. The Supreme Court [Read More…]
Arizona election results certified, Kari Lake expected to challenge
Jon Cherry/Bloomberg via Getty Images (PHOENIX) — Elected officials in Arizona certified the state’s election results on Monday in a formal canvassing ceremony at the state Capitol, initiating the start of recounts and potential lawsuits, [Read More…]
Paul Pelosi makes first public appearance since attacked at home
SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Paul Pelosi, alongside his wife, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, made his first public appearance on Sunday since being attacked with a hammer in his home in October, receiving [Read More…]
Supreme Court hears gay marriage opponent’s challenge to anti-discrimination law
Colorado has long been at the center of debate over LGBTQ rights. A U.S. Supreme Court decision in Romer vs. Evans, 26 years ago, struck down a Colorado amendment prohibiting protections for LGBTQ people. – [Read More…]
Bidens to attend Kennedy Center Honors for Gladys Knight, George Clooney, U2, more
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Joe and Jill Biden are set to attend the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday evening in Washington to celebrate five individuals and groups for their artistic accomplishments. The president and the [Read More…]
Trump’s call to suspend Constitution not a 2024 deal-breaker, leading House Republican says
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Republican Ohio Rep. Dave Joyce said Sunday that he didn’t want to be drawn into commenting on Donald Trump’s recent call to suspend the Constitution over baseless claims of 2020 election [Read More…]
Jeffries downplays chances of ‘compromise’ speaker as McCarthy faces pushback
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Incoming House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York on Sunday played down the chances of his caucus working with Republicans to elect the chamber’s next speaker as the GOP has [Read More…]
Biden denounces antisemitism after Ye’s remarks praising Hitler
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Friday denounced antisemitism and urged other political leaders to do the same. “I just want to make a few things clear: The Holocaust happened,” Biden tweeted. “Hitler [Read More…]
Georgia breaks early voting record again in Senate runoff
Alex Wong/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Georgians swarmed to the polls on the last day of early voting before next week’s Senate runoff, setting a new record for single-day early in-person turnout. At least 352,953 people [Read More…]
Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone testifies before federal grand jury
Creativeye99/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Two top Trump White House lawyers testified Friday before a federal grand jury investigating the events surrounding the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, sources familiar with the matter told [Read More…]
Biden signs bill aimed at averting rail strike, says nation avoided ‘catastrophe’
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Friday signed legislation aimed at averting a nationwide rail strike while acknowledging that workers didn’t get everything they wanted. Biden, speaking from [Read More…]
E. Jean Carroll says Trump acted outside scope of presidency in allegedly defaming her
Alec Tabak for New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former Elle columnist E. Jean Carroll asked the Washington D.C. Court of Appeals Thursday evening to find that former President [Read More…]