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FILE - Rep. George Santos, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters as he leaves the federal courthouse in Central Islip, N.Y., Wednesday, May 10, 2023. The House Ethics panel says it has found “substantial evidence” of lawbreaking by Republican Rep. George Santos of New York and has referred its findings to the Justice Department. The committee said Thursday that Santos’ conduct warrants public condemnation, is beneath the dignity of the office, and has brought severe discredit upon the House.

Rep. George Santos won’t seek reelection after scathing ethics report cites evidence of lawbreaking

November 16, 2023, 8:10am Nation & World

The House Ethics Committee in a scathing report Thursday said it has amassed “overwhelming evidence” of lawbreaking by Republican Rep. George Santos of New York that has been sent to the Justice Department, concluding flatly that he “cannot be trusted” after a monthslong investigation into his conduct. Read story

Protest outside DNC headquarters in Washington, D.C., leads to clashes

November 15, 2023, 8:29pm Nation & World

Police in the nation’s capital responded Wednesday night to a protest outside the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war. Read story

Alejandro Mayorkas, Homeland Security secretary

Drone, chemicals bill set to expire

November 15, 2023, 3:42pm Politics

The U.S. government is at risk of losing key tools for preventing terrorists from using drones, chemicals or weapons of mass destruction if Congress doesn’t take action soon, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas warned Wednesday. Read story

FILE - President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden leaves after a court appearance, July 26, 2023, in Wilmington, Del. House Republicans plan to hold their first hearing next week in their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden over his family's business dealings. The Sept. 28 hearing is expected to focus on "constitutional and legal questions" that surround allegations of Biden's involvement in his son Hunter's overseas businesses.

Hunter Biden wants Trump documents subpoenaed to investigate any political pressure on criminal case

November 15, 2023, 12:20pm Politics

Hunter Biden asked a judge on Wednesday to approve subpoenas for documents from Donald Trump and former Justice Department officials related to whether political pressure wrongly influenced the criminal case against him. Read story

FILE - Assistant Attorney General Matthew Olsen of the Justice Department’s National Security Division speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, May 16, 2023. With just seven weeks until the end of the year, the Biden administration is running out of time to win the reauthorization of a spy program it says is vital to preventing terrorism, catching spies and disrupting cyberattacks. The tool is called Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

A key US spy tool will lapse at year’s end unless Congress and the White House can cut a deal

November 15, 2023, 10:35am Nation & World

With just seven weeks until the end of the year, the Biden administration is running out of time to win the reauthorization of a spy program it says is vital to preventing terrorism, catching spies and disrupting cyberattacks. Read story

FILE - President Joe Biden signs a presidential memorandum in the Oval Office of the White House, Nov. 13, 2023, in Washington. Biden has announced five nominees to federal judgeships, including the first Muslim-American on any circuit court. The Democratic president is looking to add to more than 150 of his judicial selections that have already been confirmed to the bench.

Biden announces 5 federal judicial nominees and stresses their varied professional backgrounds

November 15, 2023, 8:38am Northwest

President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced five nominees to federal judgeships, including the first Muslim-American on any circuit court, looking to add to more than 150 of his judicial selections who have already been confirmed to the bench. Read story

Biden aims for improved military relations with China when he meets with Xi

November 15, 2023, 8:35am Nation & World

President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to agree Wednesday to restore some military-to-military communications between their armed forces when they meet on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco. Read story

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., looks over his papers as he arrives early for a closed-door meeting with the Republican Conference, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. Johnson is facing the first big test of his speakership as he pushes for a two-deadline continuing resolution to keep the government funded at its current levels, a measure not heartily supported by the hard right wing of his party. (AP Photo/J.

House votes to prevent a government shutdown as GOP Speaker Johnson relies on Democrats for help

November 14, 2023, 3:35pm Latest News

The House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to prevent a government shutdown after new Republican Speaker Mike Johnson was forced to reach across the aisle to Democrats when hard-right conservatives revolted against his plan. Read story

People attend the March for Israel rally Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, on the National Mall in Washington.

Tens of thousands of supporters of Israel rally in Washington, crying ‘never again’

November 14, 2023, 3:05pm Latest News

Supporters of Israel rallied by the tens of thousands on the National Mall under heavy security Tuesday, voicing solidarity in the fight against Hamas and crying “never again." Read story

A veteran journalist who is refusing to divulge her sources could be held in contempt of court

November 14, 2023, 8:07am Business

In a case with potentially far-reaching press freedom implications, a federal judge in Washington is weighing whether to hold in contempt a veteran journalist who has refused to identify her sources for stories about a Chinese American scientist who was investigated by the FBI but never charged. Read story

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