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House GOP launches new probe of Jan. 6 and tries shifting blame for Capitol attack away from Trump

Mar. 13, 2024 07:07 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are launching a vast reinvestigation of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, seeking to push the blame away from Donald Trump, who has been indicted over his actions or his supporters in the mob siege trying to overturn the 2020 election. ...

Who sits behind the president? For Biden, it’s a new face every year

Mar. 08, 2024 00:21 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — During the State of the Union address, the House speaker and vice president sit behind the president. But there has been a new speaker every year under President Joe Biden. Former leader Nancy Pelosi lost the spot when Republicans secured a narrow lead in the chamber in during...

State of the Union: What to watch as Biden addresses the nation

Mar. 07, 2024 15:51 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State of the Union speech is one of the biggest pieces of political theater every year. It's rooted in a simple requirement in the U.S. Constitution that directs the president to “give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their...

Democrat Nancy Pelosi advances to the general election for U.S. House in California's 11th Congressional District

Mar. 06, 2024 00:41 AM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Nancy Pelosi advances to the general election for U.S. House in California's 11th Congressional District.

Writer for conservative media outlet surrenders to face Capitol riot charges

Mar. 01, 2024 19:06 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Texas-based writer for a conservative media outlet surrendered to authorities Friday on charges that he joined a mob's attack on the U.S. Capitol more than three years ago. Steve Baker, who has written articles about the Jan. 6, 2021, riot for Blaze News, faces...

How Hakeem Jeffries' Black Baptist upbringing and deep-rooted faith shapes his House leadership

Feb. 28, 2024 10:41 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries stood together at the annual National Prayer Breakfast — an opportunity, in the words of one introductory speaker, to “put our political differences aside.” Such differences are vast...

US Congress members praise Taiwan's democracy in a visit that's certain to draw China's scrutiny

Feb. 22, 2024 13:49 PM EST

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A group of United States Congress members met with Taiwan's president Thursday in a show of bipartisan support that is certain to draw scrutiny from China, which opposes such visits and sees them as a challenge to its claim of sovereignty over the self-governing island. ...

Haley challenges Trump on her home turf in South Carolina as the Republican primary looms

Feb. 11, 2024 12:07 PM EST

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — With two weeks to go before the South Carolina Republican primary, Nikki Haley is challenging Donald Trump on her home turf while the former president is turning to his familiar playbook of personal attacks as he tries to quash his last major rival for the nomination. ...

Verbal gaffe or sign of trouble? Mixing up names like Biden and Trump have done is pretty common

Feb. 10, 2024 08:52 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Any parent who’s ever called one of their children by the other’s name — or even the family pet’s name — likely could empathize when President Joe Biden mixed up the names of French leaders Macron and Mitterrand. The human brain has trouble pulling names...

Editorial Roundup: Minnesota

Feb. 07, 2024 07:15 AM EST

Minneapolis Star Tribune. February 2, 2024. Editorial: ‘Swatting’ is a sad sign of our times Incidents are bipartisan, dangerous and a waste of law enforcement resources. It’s tempting to view “swatting” — the deceitful practice of calling...