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Steve Bannon surrenders to FBI on contempt of Congress charges
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump’s political ally Steve Bannon on Monday surrendered to the FBI on charges of criminal contempt of Congress stemming from his refusal to cooperate with the House [Read More…]
Climate groups slam Biden administration oil auction as ‘hypocritical’
Proposed drilling in the Gulf of Mexico – ABC News Photo Illustration, U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (WASHINGTON) — On the heels of his stirring plea at the just-completed Glasgow Climate Conference for “every [Read More…]
Democratic Sen Patrick Leahy announces he won’t seek reelection
Pete Marovich/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy, the Senate’s most senior member and third in line to the presidency, announced Monday that he will retire from the chamber in 2022 rather than seek [Read More…]
Military families push extended health care benefits for their children
adamkaz/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Debra Ward — a military wife and mother — assumed her husband’s more than 25 years of service would provide a safety net whenever their child became sick. The couple’s only son, [Read More…]
Summer Zervos drops defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump
Michael Zarrilli/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Summer Zervos, a former contestant on “The Apprentice,” has agreed to end her defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump. The The joint stipulation said the case is “dismissed [Read More…]
Justice Department charges Steve Bannon with criminal contempt of Congress
Marilyn Nieves/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department has charged former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon with two counts of criminal contempt of Congress over his defiance of a subpoena from the select committee investigating [Read More…]
Durham probe offers fresh support for man who has long denied being ‘Steele dossier’ source
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The long-running special investigation into how the government probed candidate Donald Trump’s ties to Russia brought a new indictment last week and in the process cast fresh doubt on earlier claims [Read More…]
Ex-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows rebuffs Jan. 6 committee pending court ruling
OlegAlbinksy/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows wants a court to resolve former President Donald Trump’s claims of executive privilege before he cooperates with the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 [Read More…]
Democrats move to censure Gosar over violent video attacking Biden, AOC
uschools/iStock (WASHINGTON) — A group of House Democrats have announced that on Friday they will formally introduce a measure to censure Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., for tweeting an edited Japanese cartoon showing him stabbing President [Read More…]
Court pauses handover of Trump White House records to Jan. 6 committee
kuzma/iStock (WASHINGTON) — An appeals court has put a temporary pause on the handover of records from the Trump White House to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection. A three-judge panel in the [Read More…]
Biden says mandates work. He’s about to find out with his own civilian workforce.
iStock/koto_feja (NEW YORK) — Pamela Millwood isn’t against getting vaccinated. But at the federal prison where she works in Jesup, Georgia, many of her coworkers are skeptical or downright opposed to getting a shot. The [Read More…]
Read the memo from Trump aide’s office making the case to fire Defense Secretary Mark Esper
Oleg Albinsky/iStock (WASHINGTON) — In a memo never before made public, the Presidential Personnel Office under the direction of John McEntee, a favorite aide of former President Donald Trump, made a case for firing then-Secretary [Read More…]
Transcript of Cuomo investigation interviews released
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/File (NEW YORK) — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in an interview over the summer he “wouldn’t be surprised” if somebody who worked for him at some point sat on [Read More…]
Jan. 6 committee issues 10 more subpoenas targeting Trump administration officials
uschools/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot issued 10 subpoenas on Tuesday to former members of the Trump administration — including West Wing aides and senior officials who were [Read More…]
Sununu not running for Senate from New Hampshire, likely hurting GOP hopes to gain a seat
Maddie Meyer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — New Hampshire GOP Gov. Chris Sununu announced Tuesday that he will not run for Senate in the 2022 midterms, likely hurting Republicans chances to gain a seat in Washington. Instead, [Read More…]
Judge dismisses portion of inauguration lawsuit against Trump Organization
carterdayne/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The Trump Organization secured a partial victory on Monday as a Washington, D.C., superior court judge dismissed a portion of a lawsuit brought by the D.C. attorney general over actions by former [Read More…]
Harris heads to Paris to soothe tensions with French after ‘submarine snub’
iStock (PARIS) — Vice President Kamala Harris is set to travel to France late Monday, a high-profile visit following President Joe Biden’s efforts to soothe tensions with America’s oldest ally in the wake of controversy over [Read More…]
Jan. 6 committee subpoenas senior Trump aides, 2020 campaign manager
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot on Monday issued six new subpoenas to senior Trump campaign officials and advisers, including campaign manager Bill Stepien and spokesman Jason Miller. The [Read More…]
Potential 2024 GOP candidates take Election Day victory lap, lean into support of Donald Trump at Jewish Coalition
Republican Jewish Coalition (LAS VEGAS) — With an eye on both the midterm elections and 2024, a host of Republican lawmakers — including many potential presidential contenders — spoke in Las Vegas at the Republican Jewish [Read More…]
Trump told RNC chair he was leaving GOP to create new party, says new book
Pete Marovich/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In an angry conversation on his final day as president, Donald Trump told the chairwoman of the Republican National Committee he was leaving the GOP and creating his own political [Read More…]