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FILE: Georgia Secretary of State Ben Raffensperger holds a press conference on the status of ballot...
FARNOUSH AMIRI and LISA MASCARO, Associated Press

1/6 panel to hear from Raffensperger, others Trump pushed

The House Jan. 6 committee is set to hear from local officials who fended off Donald Trump’s pressure to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
2 years ago
FILE: Brie Olootu pumps gas at an Exxon Mobil gas station on June 09, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Gas p...
AAMER MADHANI and JOSH BOAK, Associated Press

Biden says decision on gas tax holiday may come this week

President Joe Biden said Monday that he will decide by the end of the week whether to order a holiday on the federal gasoline tax, possibly saving U.S. consumers as much as 18.4 cents a gallon.
2 years ago
A no voter fraud sign is displayed by a protester in support of President Donald Trump at the Maric...
Chandelis Duster, CNN

Texas GOP adopts resolution rejecting 2020 election results

Texas GOP adopted a resolution that rejects President Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 election.
2 years ago
UNIVERSITY CITY, MO - FEBRUARY 22: Missouri Governor Eric Greitens addresses the crowd at Chesed Sh...
BRIAN SLODYSKO, Associated Press

Greitens brandishes gun in video, says he’s ‘RINO hunting’

Eric Greitens, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Missouri, posted a campaign video ad that shows him brandishing a long gun and declaring that he’s hunting RINOs, or Republicans In Name Only.
2 years ago
FILE: President Joe Biden speaks to the media on the south lawn of the White House on May 30, 2022 ...
AAMER MADHANI, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Biden takes spill while getting off bike after beach ride

President Joe Biden fell when he tried to get off his bike at the end of a ride Saturday at Cape Henlopen State Park near his beach home in Delaware, but wasn't hurt in the tumble.
2 years ago
Former U.S. President Donald Trump gives the keynote address at the Faith & Freedom Coalition durin...
Jill Colvin, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Trump lashes out at Jan. 6 committee as he teases 2024 run

Making his first public appearance since the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection began its hearings laying bare his desperate attempts to subvert democracy and remain in power, former President Donald Trump on Friday lashed out at the committee as he continued to tease his plans for a third presidential run.
2 years ago
Weed killer court ruling...
MATTHEW DALY Associated Press

Court rejects Trump-era EPA finding that weed killer safe

A federal appeals court has rejected a Trump administration finding that the active ingredient in the weed killer Roundup does not pose a serious health risk and is "not likely" to cause cancer in humans.
2 years ago
Voters cast ballots at an early voting polling location for the 2020 Presidential election at Madis...
SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and MORGAN LEE Associated Press

Screams, threats as New Mexico counties try to certify vote

Deep-seated conspiracy theories about the security of voting machines erupted into heated, angry and at times threatening outbursts as New Mexico counties were deciding whether to certify results from their recent primary.
2 years ago
Richard Nixon (1913 - 1994) gives the thumbs up as he addresses the White House staff upon his resi...
CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press

Watergate 50th intersects Jan. 6 hearings

Watergate and Jan. 6 are a half-century apart but in both episodes, a president tried to do an end run around democracy.
2 years ago
President Joe Biden on June 16 signed a bill that extends security protections to Supreme Court jus...
Devan Cole, CNN

Biden signs bill ​extending security protections to families of Supreme Court justices

President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a bill that extends security protections to Supreme Court justices' immediate family members.
2 years ago
An image of former Vice President Mike Pence on the night of January 6th is displayed during the th...
LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press

1/6 panel: Plan for Pence to reject electors ‘nuts,’ ‘crazy’

The Jan. 6 committee has plunged deeper into Donald Trump’s last-ditch effort to overturn the 2020 election. Testimony on Thursday showed even Trump aides and allies warning him against the plan to have Vice President Mike Pence reject the electoral count before Congress certified it.
2 years ago
Couy Griffin New Mexico elections...
MORGAN LEE Associated Press

New Mexico prosecutor says GOP county must certify vote or legal action will follow

New Mexico's top prosecutor on Thursday told a Republican-led county commission to comply with an order to certify results from its primary election, the latest development in a case arising from far-right conspiracy theories over voting machines that have spread across the country.
2 years ago
A video of former U.S. President Donald Trump is shown on a screen during the second hearing held b...
LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press

1/6 panel probes Trump pressure on Pence to reject election

The Jan. 6 committee is plunging into Donald Trump’s last-ditch effort to salvage the 2020 election by pressuring Vice President Mike Pence to reject the electoral count.
2 years ago
Police officers stand outside the home of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in anticipatio...
David Shortell, CNN

Man charged with plotting to kill Kavanaugh was convinced by sister to call 911, police say

The man charged last week with the attempted murder of Justice Brett Kavanaugh was convinced to call 911 on himself by his sister.
2 years ago
Chinese leader Xi Jinping reiterated his support for Moscow on "sovereignty and security" matters i...
Simone McCarthy, CNN

China will support Russia on security, Xi tells Putin in birthday call

Chinese leader Xi Jinping reiterated his support for Moscow on "sovereignty and security" matters in a call with counterpart Vladimir Putin.
2 years ago
The Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021. The court in its nex...
JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press

Justices dismiss Trump-era immigration case, in a Biden win

The Supreme Court says it was wrong to wade into a dispute involving a Trump-era immigration rule that the Biden administration has abandoned.
2 years ago
LAS VEGAS, NV - APRIL 27: Republican Senate candidate from Nevada Adam Laxalt sits near Florida Gov...
MICHELLE L. PRICE and KEN RITTER Associated Press

Laxalt’s Nevada win sets up fierce race for Senate control

A former Nevada attorney general who has embraced lies about the 2020 election has won the Republican nomination for a pivotal U.S. Senate seat. Adam Laxalt fended off a challenge from political newcomer Sam Brown.
2 years ago
FILE PHOTO: Otero County Commission Chairman and Cowboys for Trump co-founder Couy Griffin. Griffin...
MORGAN LEE Associated Press

Republican-led commission refuses to certify New Mexico primary vote

Votes in a New Mexico community are at risk of not counting after a Republican-led commission refused to approve primary election results over distrust of Dominion vote-tallying machines.
2 years ago
The Biden administration is expected to announce on June 15 an additional $1 billion in military ai...
Barbara Starr, Jeremy Herb and Oren Liebermann, CNN

Biden administration announces additional $1 billion in military aid for Ukraine

The Biden administration announced on Wednesday it was providing an additional $1 billion in military aid to Ukraine to fight Russia, a package that includes shipments of additional howitzers, ammunition and coastal defense systems.
2 years ago
President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the 29th AFL-CIO Quadrennial Constitutional Convention on J...
JOSH BOAK, Associated Press

Biden tells oil refiners: Produce more gas, fewer profits

In a letter to refiners Wednesday, Biden says their profits have tripled during a time of war between Russia and Ukraine as Americans struggle with record high prices.
2 years ago
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MICHELLE L. PRICE and KEN RITTER, Associated Press

Election 2022: Nevada GOP contest crucial to Senate control

A Nevada Republican with a political pedigree and the backing of former President Donald Trump and the GOP establishment is facing a surprisingly strong primary challenge.
2 years ago
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MORGAN LEE, Associated Press

GOP commission refuses to certify New Mexico primary vote

Votes in a New Mexico community are at risk of not counting after a Republican-led commission refused to approve primary election results over distrust of Dominion vote-tallying machines.
2 years ago
These booking images provided by the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office show the 31 members of the ...
REBECCA BOONE Associated Press

Experts say anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric could galvanize extremists

Sophie Bjork-James is an assistant professor at Vanderbilt University and an expert on the white nationalist movement in the U.S. says research shows there is a clear path between normalizing anti-LGBT sentiment in Statehouses and having extremist groups take hateful actions.
2 years ago
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 23: Members of the Supreme Court pose for a group photo at the Supreme Court...
KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press

House OKs security boost for Supreme Court judges, families

The House has given final approval to legislation to allow around-the-clock security protection for families of Supreme Court justices.
2 years ago

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