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FILE - Luci Baines Johnson looks at the desk on May 16, 2023, on display at the LBJ Presidential Library, that President Lyndon B. Johnson sat at in the President's Room at the U.S. Capitol to sign the Voting Rights Act of 1965, on Aug. 6, 1965. Concern for U.S. democracy amid deep national polarization has prompted the entities supporting 13 presidential libraries dating back to Herbert Hoover to call for a recommitment to the country's bedrock principles, including the rule of law and respecting a diversity of beliefs.

Presidential centers from Hoover to Bush and Obama unite to warn of fragile state of U.S. democracy

FILE - Luci Baines Johnson looks at the desk on May 16, 2023, on display at the LBJ Presidential Library, that President Lyndon B. Johnson sat at in the President's Room at the U.S. Capitol to sign the Voting Rights Act of 1965, on Aug. 6, 1965. Concern for U.S. democracy amid deep national polarization has prompted the entities supporting 13 presidential libraries dating back to Herbert Hoover to call for a recommitment to the country's bedrock principles, including the rule of law and respecting a diversity of beliefs.

September 8, 2023, 6:00am Politics

Concern for U.S. democracy amid deep national polarization has prompted the entities supporting 13 presidential libraries dating back to Herbert Hoover to call for a recommitment to the country's bedrock principles, including the rule of law and respecting a diversity of beliefs. Read story

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, speaks with reporters near the Senate Subway on Capitol Hill Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, in Washington.

Hundreds of military promotions are on hold as a Republican senator demands end to abortion policy

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, speaks with reporters near the Senate Subway on Capitol Hill Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, in Washington.

September 7, 2023, 5:00pm Latest News

Top defense officials are accusing Republican Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville of jeopardizing America's national security with his hold on roughly 300 military promotions, raising the stakes in a clash over abortion policy that shows no signs of easing. Read story

U.S. announces new $600 million aid package for Ukraine to boost counteroffensive

September 7, 2023, 2:19pm Latest News

The Pentagon announced a new $600 million package of long-term aid to Ukraine on Thursday, providing funding for an array of weapons and other equipment just a day after Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited the country and pledged $1 billion in new military and humanitarian aid. Read story

Jury weighs case of Trump White House adviser Navarro’s failure to cooperate with Jan. 6 committee

September 7, 2023, 10:35am Politics

A jury began weighing contempt of Congress charges against Trump White House official Peter Navarro on Thursday over his failure to cooperate with a subpoena from the committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Read story

Sen. Mitch McConnell vows to complete his term

September 6, 2023, 5:09pm Nation & World

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell declared again Wednesday that he plans to finish his term as leader despite freezing up at two news conferences over the summer, brushing off questions about his health as he sought to reassure colleagues he’s still up to the job. Read story

Prosecutors seeking new indictment for Hunter Biden before end of September

September 6, 2023, 1:34pm Politics

Federal prosecutors plan to ask a grand jury to indict President Joe Biden’s son Hunter by the end of the month, according to court documents filed Wednesday. Read story

Capt. Larry Taylor, an Army pilot from the Vietnam War who risked his life to rescue a reconnaissance team that was about to be overrun by the enemy, listens as President Joe Biden speaks before he is awarded the Medal of Honor during a ceremony Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.

Biden will award Medal of Honor to Army helicopter pilot who rescued soldiers in a Vietnam firefight

Capt. Larry Taylor, an Army pilot from the Vietnam War who risked his life to rescue a reconnaissance team that was about to be overrun by the enemy, listens as President Joe Biden speaks before he is awarded the Medal of Honor during a ceremony Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.

September 5, 2023, 1:57pm Nation & World

President Joe Biden will award the Medal of Honor on Tuesday to a Vietnam War Army helicopter pilot who risked his life by flying into heavy enemy fire to save four members of a reconnaissance team from almost certain death as they were about to be overrun. Read story

People walk near the U.S Capitol Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, in Washington.

Congress returns to try to prevent a government shutdown while the GOP weighs an impeachment inquiry

People walk near the U.S Capitol Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, in Washington.

September 5, 2023, 11:35am Latest News

After months of struggling to find agreement on just about anything in a divided Congress, lawmakers are returning to Capitol Hill to try to avert a government shutdown, even as House Republicans consider whether to press forward with an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. Read story

Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio faces sentencing in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack

September 5, 2023, 10:34am Nation & World

Former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio will be sentenced on Tuesday for a plot to attack the U.S. Capitol in a failed bid to stop the transfer of presidential power after Donald Trump lost the 2020 election. Read story

FILE - Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew speaks during the discussion panel at the World Bank/IMF annual meeting at IMF headquarters in Washington, Oct. 7, 2016.

Biden nominates former Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew to serve as ambassador to Israel

FILE - Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew speaks during the discussion panel at the World Bank/IMF annual meeting at IMF headquarters in Washington, Oct. 7, 2016.

September 5, 2023, 10:30am Politics

President Joe Biden has nominated former Treasury secretary Jacob Lew to serve as the next U.S. ambassador to Israel, the White House announced Tuesday. Read story