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Supreme Court is urged to rule Trump is ineligible to be president again because of the Jan. 6 riot

January 26, 2024, 2:33pm Politics

The Supreme Court should declare that Donald Trump is ineligible to be president again because he spearheaded the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol in an effort to overturn his 2020 election loss, lawyers leading the fight to keep him off the ballot told the justices on Friday. Read story

U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens, right, greets freed Americans Siamak Namazi, Morad Tahbaz and Emad Shargi, as well as two returnees whose names have not yet been released by the U.S. government, who were released in a prisoner swap deal between U.S and Iran, as they arrive at Davison Army Airfield, Sept. 19, 2023 at Fort Belvoir, Va. By any standard, the past 18 months have been remarkable for getting wrongfully detained Americans home. There were major swaps with adversaries like Iran and Russia, including one that secured the freedom of WNBA star Brittney Griner, and a large prisoner exchange just last month with Venezuela.

As U.S. brings home large numbers of jailed Americans, some families are still waiting for their turn

U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens, right, greets freed Americans Siamak Namazi, Morad Tahbaz and Emad Shargi, as well as two returnees whose names have not yet been released by the U.S. government, who were released in a prisoner swap deal between U.S and Iran, as they arrive at Davison Army Airfield, Sept. 19, 2023 at Fort Belvoir, Va. By any standard, the past 18 months have been remarkable for getting wrongfully detained Americans home. There were major swaps with adversaries like Iran and Russia, including one that secured the freedom of WNBA star Brittney Griner, and a large prisoner exchange just last month with Venezuela.

January 26, 2024, 1:22pm Latest News

By any standard, the past 18 months have been remarkable for getting wrongfully detained Americans home. There were major swaps with adversaries like Iran and Russia, including one that secured the freedom of WNBA star Brittney Griner, and a large prisoner exchange just last month with Venezuela. Read story

FILE - John Kerry, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate of the United States, left, listens to Xie Zhenhua, Special Envoy for Climate Change for China, during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, May 24, 2022. Kerry and Xie are stepping down from their roles, marking a generational shift in the world of international climate negotiations. Activists and scientists hope that the world&rsquo;s two biggest emitters of greenhouse gases continue finding ways to collaborate to prevent the planet from heating up to catastrophic levels.

Kerry and Xie exit roles that defined generation of climate action

FILE - John Kerry, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate of the United States, left, listens to Xie Zhenhua, Special Envoy for Climate Change for China, during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, May 24, 2022. Kerry and Xie are stepping down from their roles, marking a generational shift in the world of international climate negotiations. Activists and scientists hope that the world&rsquo;s two biggest emitters of greenhouse gases continue finding ways to collaborate to prevent the planet from heating up to catastrophic levels.

January 26, 2024, 12:23pm Latest News

The United Nations climate summit in Dubai was wrapping up last month when John Kerry went to a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xie Zhenhua only to find a surprise waiting for him. Xie’s 8-year-old grandson had brought Kerry a card for his 80th birthday. Read story

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks to the chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, with bipartisan negotiations on border security unresolved. (AP Photo/J.

Speaker Johnson warns Senate against border deal, suggesting it will be ‘dead on arrival’ in House

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks to the chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, with bipartisan negotiations on border security unresolved. (AP Photo/J.

January 26, 2024, 11:11am Latest News

House Speaker Mike Johnson took a strong stand Friday against a bipartisan Senate deal to pair border enforcement measures with Ukraine aid, sending a letter to colleagues that aligns him with hardline conservatives determined to sink the compromise on border and immigration policy. Read story

Senate deal on border and Ukraine at risk of collapse as Trump pushes stronger measures

January 25, 2024, 4:28pm Latest News

A bipartisan Senate deal to pair border enforcement measures and Ukraine aid faced potential collapse Thursday as Senate Republicans grew increasingly wary of an election-year compromise that Donald Trump, the likely Republican presidential nominee, seems likely to oppose. Read story

President Joe Biden speaks during a United Auto Workers&rsquo; political convention, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, in Washington.

Biden, eager for a 2020 rematch in November, is quick to anoint Trump as his 2024 rival

President Joe Biden speaks during a United Auto Workers&rsquo; political convention, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, in Washington.

January 25, 2024, 2:17pm Politics

President Joe Biden is zeroing in on an expected rematch against Donald Trump after this week’s New Hampshire primaries, eager to sharpen the contrast with his predecessor. Read story

Yellen visits Midwest to showcase improving consumer sentiment, take aim at Trump tax cuts

January 25, 2024, 11:20am Politics

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Biden will host Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida in April to strengthen Indo-Pacific alliances

January 25, 2024, 11:18am Politics

President Joe Biden will host Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for a state visit on April 10, with the goal of strengthening a critical alliance as the United States has sought to counter China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific region. Read story

First lady Jill Biden speaks before President Joe Biden appears at an event on the campus of George Mason University in Manassas, Va., Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024, to campaign for abortion rights, a top issue for Democrats in the upcoming presidential election.

Jill Biden is helping the White House promote a new gun safety initiative with school principals

First lady Jill Biden speaks before President Joe Biden appears at an event on the campus of George Mason University in Manassas, Va., Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024, to campaign for abortion rights, a top issue for Democrats in the upcoming presidential election.

January 25, 2024, 8:39am Politics

The White House is trying to enlist school leaders to help spread the word about the importance of safely storing firearms to protect children. Read story

Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro talks to the media as he arrives at U.S. Federal Courthouse in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024.

Trump White House official convicted of defying Jan. 6 congressional subpoena to be sentenced

Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro talks to the media as he arrives at U.S. Federal Courthouse in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024.

January 25, 2024, 8:38am Nation & World

A Trump White House official convicted of contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol is set to be sentenced Thursday. Read story