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Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks during a Senate Appropriations hearing on the President's propo...
Associated Press

Russia issues arrest warrant for Lindsey Graham over Ukraine comments

Russia’s Interior Ministry has issued an arrest warrant for U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham following his comments related to the fighting in Ukraine.
12 months ago
Left to right, clockwise: Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Bernard Arnault, Warren Buffett, Michael Dell...
CNN

31 billionaires are worth more than the US Treasury has in cash

Cash levels at the US Treasury are tumbling toward a dangerously low level as Washington waits until the last minute to raise the debt ceiling.
12 months ago
President Joe Biden speaks at the Memorial Amphitheater of Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington...
Aamer Madhani and Rebecca Santana

Biden marks Memorial Day lauding generations of fallen US troops who ‘dared all and gave all’

President Joe Biden says in a Memorial Day address Americans “must never forget" the price paid by troops who “dared all and gave all” to protect their democracy.
12 months ago
FILE - President Joe Biden talks with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., as he departs the Cap...
Kevin Freking

Debt-ceiling deal: What’s in and what’s out of the agreement to avert US default

President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have reached an agreement in principle on legislation to increase the nation's borrowing authority and avoid a default.
12 months ago
Texas state Attorney General Ken Paxton, center, flanked by his staff, makes a statement at his off...
Acacia Coronado, Jim Vertuno and Jake Bleiberg

GOP-controlled Texas House impeaches Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton

The Texas House of Representatives has voted to impeach scandal-plagued Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton.
12 months ago
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks to reporters as he arrives at the U.S. Capitol on...
Lisa Mascaro, Seung Min Kim, Kevin Freking, Stephen Groves

Deadline looming, Biden and McCarthy narrow in on budget deal to lift debt ceiling

Days from a deadline, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are narrowing in on a two-year budget deal that could unlock a vote for lifting the nation’s debt ceiling.
12 months ago
FILE - President Donald Trump speaks with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as he arrives at Southwest Flor...
Jill Colvin and Steve Peoples

Trump and DeSantis’ rivalry intensifies as Florida governor formally enters 2024 presidential race

Ron DeSantis’ entry into the 2024 White House race against former President Donald Trump sets up a clash of the Republican Party’s two leading figures.
12 months ago
Sen. Derek Kitchen, D-Salt Lake City, questions HB11, Student Eligibility in Interscholastic Activi...
Bridger Beal-Cvetko

Former Utah state Sen. Derek Kitchen picked for job with Biden administration

Former Utah Sen. Derek Kitchen has been appointed by the Biden administration as deputy director of an intergovernmental affairs office,
12 months ago
FILE - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at a news conference in Dallas on June 22, 2017. Pa...
Paul J. Weber and Jake Bleiberg

Republican investigation finds that Texas Attorney General likely broke laws

A Republican-led investigation has accused Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton of committing multiple crimes in office.
12 months ago
FILE - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis reacts to applause as he gives his State of the State address duri...
By STEVE PEOPLES, ADRIANA GOMEZ and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launches 2024 presidential campaign to challenge Trump

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has entered the 2024 presidential race. He's stepping into a crowded Republican primary contest that will test his national appeal as an outspoken cultural conservative and the party's willingness to move on from former President Donald Trump. DeSantis revealed his decision in a Federal Election Commission filing before a planned online conversation with Twitter CEO Elon Musk.
12 months ago
FILE - American poet Amanda Gorman recites a poem during the Inauguration of U.S. President Joe Bid...
Associated Press

Amanda Gorman’s poem for Biden’s inauguration restricted by Florida school

A poem written for President Joe Biden's inauguration has been placed on a restricted list at a South Florida elementary school after one parent's complaint.
12 months ago
FILE - Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis arrives at the Foreign Office to visit Britain's Foreig...
David Hamilton

Musk plane tracker will now track Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis official plane

Jack Sweeney, the 20-year-old college student who was once banned from Twitter for posting the real-time movements of Elon Musk’s jet, has a new target: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
12 months ago
FILE - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference in Miami, Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Vi...
Steve Peoples

DeSantis plans to announce 2024 bid Wednesday on Twitter Spaces with Elon Musk

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to announce his 2024 presidential campaign in a Twitter Spaces event with Elon Musk on Wednesday.
12 months ago
Riverton Trent Staggs announced his campaign against Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, on Tuesday. (Mayor T...
Bridger Beal-Cvetko

Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs announces bid to unseat Sen. Mitt Romney in 2024

Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs announced plans to challenge Utah Sen. Mitt Romney during the 2024 Republican primary.
12 months ago
FILE - Kari Lake, the Republican candidate who lost the Arizona governor's race to Democrat Katie H...
Associated Press

Judge dismisses Kari Lake’s final claim in election loss for Arizona governor

A judge on Monday dismissed the only remaining legal claim in Republican Kari Lake’s challenge of her loss in last year's race for Arizona governor, affirming the election of Democrat Katie Hobbs.
12 months ago
FILE - Demonstrators gather on the steps of the Montana state Capitol protesting anti-LGBTQ+ legisl...
Amy Beth Hanson

Montana governor signs law to define ‘sex’ as only male or female

Montana's governor has signed a bill to define the word “sex” in state law as only male or female.
12 months ago
FILE - Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall speaks during a Senate Armed Services budget hearin...
Lolita C. Baldor

Air Force looks to better control access to classified data after intelligence leak

The Air Force says it is looking at ways to better control access to classified information.
12 months ago
President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference following the Group of Seven (G-7) leaders summ...
Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves and Zeke Miller

Biden, McCarthy to hold pivotal meeting on debt ceiling as time to resolve standoff grows short

President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have a pivotal meeting coming up on the impasse over the debt ceiling.
1 year ago
Millennials overtook baby boomers as America’s largest generation in 2020, but the data shows tha...
Christopher Hickey, Alex Matthews and Amy O'Kruk

Millennials are America’s largest generation, but one of the smallest groups in Congress

The now largest population group in the U.S. barely has any representation in Congress.
1 year ago
In this photo provided by the Montana Governor's Office, Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signs a law...
Catherine Thorbecke

Montana’s TikTok ban leaves users, business owners reeling

Many Montana businesses use social media to promote themselves, and now, one of their main apps is banned in their state.
1 year ago
FILE - A sign marks the entrance of the Micron Technology automotive chip manufacturing plant on Fe...
Joe McDonald

China tells tech manufacturers to stop using Micron chips, stepping up feud with U.S.

China has stepped up a feud with Washington over security by telling users of computer equipment deemed sensitive to stop buying products from the biggest U.S. memory chipmaker, Micron Technology Inc.
1 year ago
President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference in Hiroshima, Japan, Sunday, May 21, 2023, foll...
Associated Press

On debt ceiling, Biden, McCarthy to meet Monday as negotiators ‘keep working’ to resolve standoff

President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will meet in person on Monday as the government races against a looming deadline to raise America’s debt limit before federal funds potentially run dry early next month.
1 year ago
FILE - Daniel Penny, center, is walked by New York Police Department detectives out of the 5th Prec...
Will Weissert

2024 GOP hopefuls rush to defend Marine who put NYC subway rider in fatal chokehold

Republican presidential hopefuls have rushed to support Daniel Penny, a white U.S. Marine veteran who was caught on video pinning an agitated Black subway passenger to the floor in a fatal chokehold.
1 year ago
Joe Biden, President of the United States, and Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan, walk to thei...
Jake Tapper and Jasmine Wright

Democratic lawmakers ask Biden to raise issue of jailed Utah Navy officer with Japanese PM

A pair of Democratic lawmakers from California have asked President Joe Biden to once again raise the case of a US Navy officer jailed in Japan with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida while at the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima.
1 year ago

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