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FILE - House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks at a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, May 31, 2023. Moments after Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to federal charges that he hoarded classified documents and then conspired to obstruct an investigation about it, the Republicans in Congress had his back. Trump's mounting legal jeopardy has quickly become a political rallying cry as they rush to stand by the indicted former president.

‘Stand with Trump’ becomes a rallying cry as Republicans amplify attacks on the U.S. justice system

FILE - House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks at a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, May 31, 2023. Moments after Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to federal charges that he hoarded classified documents and then conspired to obstruct an investigation about it, the Republicans in Congress had his back. Trump's mounting legal jeopardy has quickly become a political rallying cry as they rush to stand by the indicted former president.

June 15, 2023, 9:21am Politics

Moments after Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to federal charges that he hoarded classified documents and then conspired to obstruct an investigation about it, the Republicans in Congress had his back. Read story

House rejects effort to censure, fine Democrat Rep. Schiff

June 14, 2023, 4:19pm Politics

The House has rejected an effort to censure California Rep. Adam Schiff, turning aside a Republican attempt to fine the Democrat over his comments about former President Donald Trump and investigations into his ties to Russia. Read story

FILE - An early morning pedestrian is silhouetted against sunrise as he walks through the American flags on the National Mall with the U..S Capitol Building in the background in Washington Nov. 7, 2022. Americans on the right and left have a lot more in common than they might think -- including their strong distrust of each other. The results of the survey, conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago and the nonprofit group Starts With Us, reveal a stark truth at the source of the polarization that has a powerful grip on American politics: While most Americans agree on the core principals underlying American democracy, they no longer recognize that the other side holds those values too.(AP Photo/J.

Democrats and Republicans share core values but still distrust each other

FILE - An early morning pedestrian is silhouetted against sunrise as he walks through the American flags on the National Mall with the U..S Capitol Building in the background in Washington Nov. 7, 2022. Americans on the right and left have a lot more in common than they might think -- including their strong distrust of each other. The results of the survey, conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago and the nonprofit group Starts With Us, reveal a stark truth at the source of the polarization that has a powerful grip on American politics: While most Americans agree on the core principals underlying American democracy, they no longer recognize that the other side holds those values too.(AP Photo/J.

June 14, 2023, 2:08pm Politics

Americans on the right and the left have a lot more in common than they might think — including their strong distrust of each other. Read story

FILE - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at a chiefs of mission reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, on June 13, 2023. Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang shared concerns on a phone call Wednesday, June 14, 2023 ahead of a planned visit by the U.S. official to China meant to shore up relations.

Blinken heads to China this weekend on mission to salvage sinking ties and keep communications open

FILE - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at a chiefs of mission reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, on June 13, 2023. Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang shared concerns on a phone call Wednesday, June 14, 2023 ahead of a planned visit by the U.S. official to China meant to shore up relations.

June 14, 2023, 10:12am Politics

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China this weekend as part of the Biden administration’s push to repair deteriorating ties between Washington and Beijing and keep lines of communication open, the State Department said Wednesday. Read story

FILE - White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan speaks at a press briefing at the White House in Washington, April 24, 2023. The Biden administration is ready to talk to Russia without conditions about a future nuclear arms control framework even while taking countermeasures in response to the Kremlin's decision to suspend the last nuclear arms control treaty between the two countries. That word comes from White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan in a speech to the Arms Control Association in Washington on Friday.

Biden dispatching Sullivan to Tokyo for talks with Japan, Philippines, South Korea officials

FILE - White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan speaks at a press briefing at the White House in Washington, April 24, 2023. The Biden administration is ready to talk to Russia without conditions about a future nuclear arms control framework even while taking countermeasures in response to the Kremlin's decision to suspend the last nuclear arms control treaty between the two countries. That word comes from White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan in a speech to the Arms Control Association in Washington on Friday.

June 14, 2023, 8:10am Politics

President Joe Biden is dispatching White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan to Tokyo this week for talks with his counterparts from Japan, Philippines and South Korea. Read story

Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., walks to a closed-door meeting with Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and fellow Republicans, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Last week, Clyde was at the center of protest of McCarthy's leadership as he and a dozen Republicans, mainly members of the House Freedom Caucus, brought the House to a standstill. Clyde is a gun store owner in Georgia and is a sponsor of a bill to reverse a Biden administration firearms-related regulation on so-called pistol braces, a stabilizing feature. (AP Photo/J.

House GOP passes resolution to overturn new federal gun regulation; Biden vows veto

Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., walks to a closed-door meeting with Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and fellow Republicans, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Last week, Clyde was at the center of protest of McCarthy's leadership as he and a dozen Republicans, mainly members of the House Freedom Caucus, brought the House to a standstill. Clyde is a gun store owner in Georgia and is a sponsor of a bill to reverse a Biden administration firearms-related regulation on so-called pistol braces, a stabilizing feature. (AP Photo/J.

June 13, 2023, 3:24pm Politics

House Republicans passed a resolution that would repeal a Biden administration rule tightening federal regulations on stabilizing braces for firearms, an accessory that has been used in several mass shootings in the U.S. over the last decade. Read story

President Joe Biden speaks at Fort Liberty, N.C., Friday, June 9, 2023.

Biden is determined to say as little as possible about Trump’s indictment

President Joe Biden speaks at Fort Liberty, N.C., Friday, June 9, 2023.

June 13, 2023, 9:44am Nation & World

It’s rare for the leader of the free world to be rendered silent, but President Joe Biden is clearly determined to say as little as possible about his predecessor Donald Trump’s federal indictment. Read story

U.S. sending $325 million package of military aid to Ukraine

June 13, 2023, 9:43am Politics

The Pentagon will deliver a new package of military aid to Ukraine that totals up to $325 million and will include a wide range of rockets, missiles and other munitions aimed at bolstering the counteroffensive against Russia, the State Department said Tuesday. Read story

From left, Chris Fonzone, General Counsel at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, George Barnes, Deputy Director of the National Security Agency (NSA), David Cohen, Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Paul Abbate, Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and Matt Olsen, Assistant Attorney General of the National Security Division of the Department of Justice, are sworn in before testifying at a Senate Judiciary Oversight Committee hearing to examine Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and related surveillance authorities, Tuesday, June 13, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Surveillance has caught hackers and fentanyl smugglers, White House says in promoting spying law

From left, Chris Fonzone, General Counsel at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, George Barnes, Deputy Director of the National Security Agency (NSA), David Cohen, Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Paul Abbate, Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and Matt Olsen, Assistant Attorney General of the National Security Division of the Department of Justice, are sworn in before testifying at a Senate Judiciary Oversight Committee hearing to examine Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and related surveillance authorities, Tuesday, June 13, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

June 13, 2023, 8:23am Politics

The U.S. has used electronic surveillance programs to catch fentanyl smugglers and the hackers who temporarily shut down a major U.S. fuel pipeline, the White House said Tuesday as part of its push to have those programs renewed by Congress. Read story

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks to reporters outside his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 7, 2023.

McCarthy and conservatives reach a truce to allow House to move forward on bills

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks to reporters outside his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 7, 2023.

June 12, 2023, 6:15pm Politics

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy appeared Monday to have resolved, for now, an impasse with some of the more conservative members of his caucus who had brought the chamber to a standstill last week. Read story