January 10, 2024, 2:59pm Latest News
Republicans on Wednesday took the first step toward holding Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress for defying a congressional subpoena. They advanced the charge to a full House vote just hours after the president's son sparked a momentary political frenzy by appearing in the front row for part of the debate. Read story
January 10, 2024, 1:59pm Politics
President Joe Biden’s administration pledged from Day One to restore truth and transparency to the federal government — but now it’s facing a maelstrom of criticism and credibility questions after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization was kept secret for days, even from the White House. Read story
January 10, 2024, 1:20pm Health
Some 20 million people have signed up for health insurance this year through the Affordable Care Act marketplaces, a record-breaking figure. Read story
January 10, 2024, 12:38pm Politics
Marching ahead with multiple impeachment plans, House Republicans set their sights Wednesday on Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who they intend to prove is “derelict in his duty” over handling the surge of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. Read story
January 9, 2024, 1:07pm Politics
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has prostate cancer and his recent secretive hospitalization was for surgery and later to treat a urinary tract infection related to that operation, doctors said Tuesday. Read story
January 9, 2024, 12:23pm Latest News
A man targeted by right-wing conspiracy theories about the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced on Tuesday to a year of probation for joining the Jan. 6, 2021, attack by a mob of fellow Donald Trump supporters. Read story
January 9, 2024, 10:26am Latest News
With Donald Trump listening intently in the courtroom, federal appeals court judges in Washington expressed deep skepticism Tuesday that the former president was immune from prosecution on charges that he plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Read story
January 8, 2024, 6:49pm Politics
House Republicans outlined their contempt of Congress case against Hunter Biden in documents released Monday, stating the president’s son flouted congressional subpoenas by being a no-show at a closed-door deposition and wants “special treatment” over how he gives testimony. Read story
January 8, 2024, 6:38pm Politics
Both the White House and Pentagon said Monday they would look into why President Joe Biden and other top officials weren’t informed for days that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had been hospitalized. A Pentagon spokesman pointed to one reason: A key staffer was out sick with the flu. Read story
January 8, 2024, 5:14pm Nation & World
Senate negotiators were trying to land a bipartisan border security proposal this week that could unlock Senate Republican support for Ukraine aid. But as Congress returns, House conservatives are trying to interject their own hardline immigration demands. Read story
