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U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks with reporters outside the Senate Chambers in the U.S. Capitol Building on March 14, 2023, in Washington, D.C.

Senators seek answers on dwindling fund for crime victims

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks with reporters outside the Senate Chambers in the U.S. Capitol Building on March 14, 2023, in Washington, D.C.

August 4, 2024, 6:00am Latest News

When a federal fund for crime victims’ services was running low on cash several years ago, lawmakers thought they had come up with a financial fix. Read story

Efforts to release prisoners from long sentences draw new interest

August 4, 2024, 5:42am Nation & World

Lawmakers across the country have considered legislation this year that would allow courts or parole boards to reevaluate a person’s long prison sentence and decide whether they can be safely released into society. Read story

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a post debate campaign rally, Friday, June 28, 2024, in Las Vegas.

5 ways the 2024 race has changed with Harris replacing Biden on the Democratic ticket

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a post debate campaign rally, Friday, June 28, 2024, in Las Vegas.

August 3, 2024, 6:03am Politics

Over the last month, much has changed about the 2024 presidential election in the United States. Read story

Vice President Kamala Harris visits Paschal&rsquo;s, a historic Black-owned restaurant, Tuesday, July 30, 2024 in Atlanta.(AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Surging Kamala Harris plans aggressive swing state blitz with VP pick

Vice President Kamala Harris visits Paschal&rsquo;s, a historic Black-owned restaurant, Tuesday, July 30, 2024 in Atlanta.(AP Photo/John Bazemore)

August 3, 2024, 5:52am Politics

Kamala Harris is planning an aggressive blitz of battleground states next week once she names her vice presidential running mate, a sign that Democrats hope to widen the electoral map against former President Trump. Read story

Paul Whelan shows an American flag pin he received from President Joe Biden as he arrives Friday at Kelly Field in San Antonio, Texas, after being released by Russia.

Whelan survived imprisonment ‘one step at a time’

Paul Whelan shows an American flag pin he received from President Joe Biden as he arrives Friday at Kelly Field in San Antonio, Texas, after being released by Russia.

August 2, 2024, 5:21pm Politics

Michigan’s Paul Whelan set his feet on U.S. soil for the first time in more than 5½ years Thursday night after a flight carrying him and two other Americans landed here shortly after 11:40 p.m. Read story

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Cantwell: Oversight of Boeing is lacking

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August 2, 2024, 3:53pm Latest News

U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, has requested the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct a root cause analysis of its oversight of aviation manufacturers, according to an announcement from Cantwell’s office. Read story

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin smiles while answering a question during a press briefing at the Pentagon on Thursday, July 25, 2024 in Washington.

US to boost military presence in Mideast, sending fighter jet squadron and keeping carrier in region

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin smiles while answering a question during a press briefing at the Pentagon on Thursday, July 25, 2024 in Washington.

August 2, 2024, 3:45pm Nation & World

The U.S. Defense Department will move a fighter jet squadron to the Middle East and maintain an aircraft carrier in the region, the Pentagon said Friday, as President Joe Biden made good on his promise to beef up the American military presence to help defend Israel from possible attacks by… Read story

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump gestures to the crowd after speaking at a campaign rally, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in Harrisburg, Pa.

Trump election subversion case returned to trial judge following Supreme Court opinion

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump gestures to the crowd after speaking at a campaign rally, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in Harrisburg, Pa.

August 2, 2024, 3:45pm Nation & World

The criminal case charging former President Donald Trump with plotting to overturn the 2020 presidential election was returned Friday to the trial judge in Washington after a Supreme Court opinion last month that narrowed the scope of the prosecution. Read story