Trump's tax returns must be turned over to Congress, DOJ says
The DOJ says the Treasury Department must provide former President Donald Trump’s tax returns to the House Ways and Means Committee.
Michigan's longest serving US Senator Carl Levin dies at 87
Carl Levin has died.
'I will never stop fighting,' Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee arrested during protest in Washington D.C.
Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee was taken into police custody following a voting rights protest in Washington D.C.
Infrastructure bill: Biden, senators reach $1T deal
President Joe Biden and a bipartisan group of senators reached agreement Wednesday on a $1 trillion national infrastructure package, and the Senate appeared ready to begin consideration of the key part of the administration's agenda.
California governor pulls kids from summer camp with no mask requirement
Reopen California Schools, a group that promotes full school reopening without masks, tweeted it had obtained photos of one of Gov. Newsom’s sons at the camp.
Gov. Cuomo questions neutrality of lawyers in sex harassment probe
Gov. Andrew Cuomo projected confidence that he'll ultimately be exonerated of allegations of sexual harassment, but he also questioned the neutrality of the lawyers hired to investigate his behavior.
Lousiana Rep. Clay Higgins says he and his wife have COVID-19 again
Rep. Clay Higgins says he and his wife were infected last year, but this time around is much more difficult.
Former Trump adviser Tom Barrack faces judge in conspiracy case
he chair of former President Donald Trump's 2017 inaugural committee has pleaded not guilty to charges of secretly working as an agent for the United Arab Emirates to influence Trump's foreign policy.
Trump critic Rep. Kinzinger joins committee to investigate US Capitol riot
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday named a second Republican critic of Donald Trump, Rep. Adam Kinzinger, to a special committee investigating the Capitol riot.
Garland calls for Senate to approve ATF head to combat gun violence
Attorney General Merrick Garland is launching the strike forces on Thursday in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.
Biden pushes ahead on infrastructure plan after GOP blocks vote
The trip came as the fate of his infrastructure proposal remains unclear after Senate Republicans rejected a $1 trillion blueprint in a key test vote Wednesday.
GOP vows to pull out of Capitol riot probe after Pelosi rejects 2 members
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy says the GOP won’t participate in a House investigation of the Jan. 6 riots if Democrats won’t accept the members he appointed.
Diversifying the City Council in New York
New Yorkers citywide used ranked choice voting for the first time in the June primaries. Ranking the top five candidates instead of just one has been credited with helping get more women and minorities elected to public office.
Bridget Kelly of 'Bridgegate' fame wants to return to politics
Bridget Kelly, the former aide to Republican ex-Gov. Chris Christie, has been talking about the 'Bridgegate' scandal a lot more these days as she seeks an ambitious political resurrection.
NYS lawmakers hear testimony on ranked choice voting
City lawmakers testified before state lawmakers about the rollout of ranked choice voting.
GOP lawmakers introduce bill to block funding for universities that provide abortion pills
The Protecting Life on College Campus Act would prohibit universities and colleges from receiving federal funding if they provide abortion pills on campus to students or employees.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene banned from Twitter for 12 hours
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said she was banned from Twitter again for 12 hours for violating the company's policy on COVID-19 misinformation.
Dr. Fauci and GOP Sen. Paul trade accusations of lying
The battle between Dr. Anthony Fauci and Sen. Rand Paul is continuing about the origins of COVID-19.
Former Trump adviser and friend faces federal charges
Federal agents arrested Tom Barrack, a private equity investor and a close friend of Trump's, on Tuesday after a seven-count indictment was unsealed in Brooklyn federal court.
Trump 2017 inaugural committee head arrested, accused of being UAE agent
Thomas Joseph Barrack, 74, of Santa Monica, California, was among three men charged in New York federal court with trying to influence foreign policy while Trump was running in 2016 and later while he was president.