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FILE - Reporters surround Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., as he walks out of the House chambers after the House met for the third day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023.

Punishing their own but passing few laws, a Congress in chaos leaves much to do in 2024

FILE - Reporters surround Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., as he walks out of the House chambers after the House met for the third day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023.

December 24, 2023, 6:00am Politics

This Congress started with showy bluster, a bitter 15-round, multi-day spectacle to elect a House speaker, a Republican who vowed to “never quit,” and then did just that. Read story

FILE - Chuck Wexler, executive director of The Police Executive Research Forum, talks about policy guidelines for use of tasers on Oct. 19, 2005, in Houston. An influential policing think tank is pushing law enforcement agencies to change how they handle body camera footage after police shootings, saying officers should not be able to review video before making their first statements to investigators. &ldquo;Having a body camera in your department is now expected,&rdquo; said Chuck Wexler, the group&rsquo;s executive director. (AP Photo/David J.

Group pushes for change in how police use body camera footage in officer shooting probes

FILE - Chuck Wexler, executive director of The Police Executive Research Forum, talks about policy guidelines for use of tasers on Oct. 19, 2005, in Houston. An influential policing think tank is pushing law enforcement agencies to change how they handle body camera footage after police shootings, saying officers should not be able to review video before making their first statements to investigators. &ldquo;Having a body camera in your department is now expected,&rdquo; said Chuck Wexler, the group&rsquo;s executive director. (AP Photo/David J.

December 24, 2023, 6:00am Nation & World

An influential policing think tank is pushing law enforcement agencies to change how they handle body camera footage after police shootings, saying officers should not be able to review video before making their first statements to investigators. Read story

Social Security chief apologizes to Congress for misleading testimony on overpayments

December 23, 2023, 6:00am Health

The head of the Social Security Administration has sent a letter of apology to members of Congress about testimony in which she understated the extent of the agency’s overpayments to beneficiaries. Read story

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023, in Durham, N.H.

Supreme Court won’t fast-track ruling on whether Trump can be prosecuted in election-subversion case

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023, in Durham, N.H.

December 22, 2023, 12:58pm Latest News

The Supreme Court said Friday it will not immediately take up a plea by special counsel Jack Smith to rule on whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted for his actions to overturn the 2020 election results. Read story

FILE - A demonstrator waves a flag with marijuana leaves depicted on it during a protest calling for the legalization of marijuana, outside of the White House on April 2, 2016, in Washington.  President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of people who were convicted of use and simple possession of marijuana on federal lands and in the District of Columbia. The White House says his action Friday is his latest round of executive clemencies meant to rectify racial disparities in the justice system.

Biden is pardoning thousands convicted of marijuana charges on federal lands and in Washington

FILE - A demonstrator waves a flag with marijuana leaves depicted on it during a protest calling for the legalization of marijuana, outside of the White House on April 2, 2016, in Washington.  President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of people who were convicted of use and simple possession of marijuana on federal lands and in the District of Columbia. The White House says his action Friday is his latest round of executive clemencies meant to rectify racial disparities in the justice system.

December 22, 2023, 8:10am Nation & World

President Joe Biden is making thousands of people who were convicted of use and simple possession of marijuana on federal lands and in the District of Columbia eligible for pardons, the White House said Friday, in his latest round of executive clemencies meant to rectify racial disparities in the justice… Read story

This image provided by the Department of Defense shows volunteers answering phones and emails from children around the globe during the annual NORAD Tracks Santa event on Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo., Dec. 24, 2022.

Military command ready to track Santa, and everyone can follow along

This image provided by the Department of Defense shows volunteers answering phones and emails from children around the globe during the annual NORAD Tracks Santa event on Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo., Dec. 24, 2022.

December 22, 2023, 8:02am Entertainment

As children around the world eagerly await Santa’s arrival on Christmas, the military is ready to track him and see if he’s using any new technology. Read story

FILE - A Marines Osprey lands aboard the USS Somerset, Feb. 27, 2014, in Philadelphia.  A congressional oversight committee has launched an investigation into the V-22 Osprey program following the latest deadly crash,  which killed eight Air Force special operations service members. The entire Osprey fleet remains grounded following the crash, with the exception of some limited Marine Corps flights.

Congress launches an investigation into the Osprey program after the deadly crash in Japan

FILE - A Marines Osprey lands aboard the USS Somerset, Feb. 27, 2014, in Philadelphia.  A congressional oversight committee has launched an investigation into the V-22 Osprey program following the latest deadly crash,  which killed eight Air Force special operations service members. The entire Osprey fleet remains grounded following the crash, with the exception of some limited Marine Corps flights.

December 22, 2023, 8:01am Nation & World

A congressional oversight committee has launched an investigation into the V-22 Osprey program following a deadly crash in Japan which killed eight Air Force special operations service members. Read story

FILE - Women wait in a Border Patrol holding facility Friday, Dec. 15, 2023, in Tucson, Ariz.

A deal on U.S. border policy is closer than it seems. Here’s how it is shaping up and what’s at stake

FILE - Women wait in a Border Patrol holding facility Friday, Dec. 15, 2023, in Tucson, Ariz.

December 21, 2023, 4:25pm Nation & World

Amid grueling negotiations, the contours of a bipartisan border security and immigration deal are beginning to take shape, emerging even as Congress leaves town having failed to publicly unveil any details of the package that’s central to unlocking stalled aid for Ukraine. Read story

FILE - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks at the National Palace in Mexico City, Jan. 10, 2023. Mexico&rsquo;s president vowed Monday, Dec. 11, 2023 to try to eliminate almost all remaining government oversight and regulatory agencies before he leaves office on Sept. 30, claiming they are &ldquo;useless&rdquo; and cost too much.

Top U.S. officials to visit Mexico for border talks as immigration negotiations with Congress continue

FILE - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks at the National Palace in Mexico City, Jan. 10, 2023. Mexico&rsquo;s president vowed Monday, Dec. 11, 2023 to try to eliminate almost all remaining government oversight and regulatory agencies before he leaves office on Sept. 30, claiming they are &ldquo;useless&rdquo; and cost too much.

December 21, 2023, 4:24pm Nation & World

A delegation of top U.S. officials is expected to visit Mexico soon as negotiations over how to enforce immigration rules at the two countries’ shared border continue on Capitol Hill. Read story

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, enters the Press Briefing Room to participate in a virtual Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023, at the Pentagon in Washington.

Top US military officer speaks with Chinese counterpart as US aims to warm relations with Beijing

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, enters the Press Briefing Room to participate in a virtual Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023, at the Pentagon in Washington.

December 21, 2023, 9:06am Nation & World

Gen. CQ Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke with his Chinese counterpart on Thursday, in the first of what officials said will be renewed talks between the two nation’s senior military leaders, as the Biden administration works to thaw relations with Beijing. Read story