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President Joe Biden speaks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, in Washington.

Biden forms task force to avoid mishandling of classified documents during presidential transitions

President Joe Biden speaks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, in Washington.

February 12, 2024, 4:31pm Nation & World

President Joe Biden on Monday launched a task force aimed at addressing the “systemic” problem of mishandling classified information during presidential transitions, days after a Justice Department special counsel’s sharply critical report said he had done just that. Read story

FILE - This Wednesday, March 6, 2019 photo provided by the NOAA Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary shows an entangled subadult humpback whale that was freed of gear by a team of trained responders off Makena Beach, Hawaii. Nearly half of the world&rsquo;s migratory species are in decline, according to a new United Nations report released Monday, Feb. 12, 2024. Many songbirds, sea turtles, whales, sharks and migratory animals move to different environments with changing seasons and are imperiled by habitat loss, illegal hunting and fishing, pollution and climate change.

Nearly half of the world’s migratory species are in decline, UN report says

FILE - This Wednesday, March 6, 2019 photo provided by the NOAA Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary shows an entangled subadult humpback whale that was freed of gear by a team of trained responders off Makena Beach, Hawaii. Nearly half of the world&rsquo;s migratory species are in decline, according to a new United Nations report released Monday, Feb. 12, 2024. Many songbirds, sea turtles, whales, sharks and migratory animals move to different environments with changing seasons and are imperiled by habitat loss, illegal hunting and fishing, pollution and climate change.

February 12, 2024, 3:33pm Latest News

Nearly half of the world’s migratory species are in decline, according to a new United Nations report released Monday. Read story

Trump asks Supreme Court to put off his election interference trial, claiming immunity

February 12, 2024, 2:00pm Latest News

Former President Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to extend the delay in his election interference trial, saying he is immune from prosecution on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 election loss. Read story

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during a Pentagon press briefing at the Pentagon on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024 in Washington.

Pentagon chief Austin remains hospitalized, will not travel to Brussels for Ukraine, NATO meetings

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during a Pentagon press briefing at the Pentagon on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024 in Washington.

February 12, 2024, 11:24am Politics

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has canceled his trip to Brussels to meet with NATO ministers and work on Ukraine military aid as he remains hospitalized while dealing with further complications from prostate cancer, two defense officials said Monday. Read story

The U.S. Capitol is seen at sunrise, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024, in Washington. A Senate deal on border enforcement measures and Ukraine aid has suffered swift and total collapse. Republicans withdrew support despite President Joe Biden urging Congress to &ldquo;show some spine&rdquo; and stand up to Donald Trump. But Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell says that a deal to pair border policy changes with $60 billion in wartime aid for Ukraine is dead.

Supermajority bar for spending bills a real, and risky, prospect

The U.S. Capitol is seen at sunrise, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024, in Washington. A Senate deal on border enforcement measures and Ukraine aid has suffered swift and total collapse. Republicans withdrew support despite President Joe Biden urging Congress to &ldquo;show some spine&rdquo; and stand up to Donald Trump. But Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell says that a deal to pair border policy changes with $60 billion in wartime aid for Ukraine is dead.

February 12, 2024, 6:02am Politics

In a few weeks, House GOP leaders will likely face something unprecedented in modern congressional history: the need for a two-thirds supermajority to pass final spending bills for the current fiscal year. Read story

Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee move to impeach Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas over the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024. Democrats call the proceedings a sham ordered up by Donald Trump, the GOP presidential front-runner, who opposes an emerging bipartisan border security package in the Senate. (AP Photo/J.

House GOP had lowest win rate on ‘party unity’ votes since 1982

Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee move to impeach Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas over the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024. Democrats call the proceedings a sham ordered up by Donald Trump, the GOP presidential front-runner, who opposes an emerging bipartisan border security package in the Senate. (AP Photo/J.

February 11, 2024, 3:56pm Politics

House Republicans last year were the least unified party bloc on legislation in more than four decades, CQ Roll Call’s annual Vote Studies analysis of congressional data found. Read story

Senators push forward with Ukraine aid package as their leaders say the world is watching

February 11, 2024, 3:08pm Latest News

As a growing number of Republicans oppose U.S. aid to Ukraine, the Senate's leaders are arguing in strong terms that the money is crucial to pushing back against Russian President Vladimir Putin and maintaining America's global standing. Read story

Rep. Larry Bucshon leaves a House Republican Conference meeting in the Longworth Building in October 2023.

Lawmakers’ retirements risk leaving doctor pay fix unfinished

Rep. Larry Bucshon leaves a House Republican Conference meeting in the Longworth Building in October 2023.

February 11, 2024, 6:02am Health

Physician groups and other advocates for overhauling the Medicare payment system will lose three of their biggest Capitol Hill supporters to retirement next year, raising questions about next steps for long-term changes to the Medicare payment program. Read story

Then-Ridgefield Mayor Jennifer Lindsay talks to a crowd April 24, 2023, during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new ilani Hotel.

Replacement of mayor still reverberates in Ridgefield

Then-Ridgefield Mayor Jennifer Lindsay talks to a crowd April 24, 2023, during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new ilani Hotel.

February 10, 2024, 6:02am Clark County News

The dust-up over Ridgefield’s recent change in leadership has yet to settle down. Several residents came to the city council’s Thursday meeting to voice their displeasure at Jennifer Lindsay’s ouster as mayor. Read story

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump waves after speaking at a caucus night rally in Las Vegas, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024.

5 ways the Supreme Court could rule for Trump on the 14th Amendment

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump waves after speaking at a caucus night rally in Las Vegas, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024.

February 10, 2024, 6:02am Politics

Now that the Supreme Court has heard arguments in the case of President Donald Trump and the 14th Amendment, it seems clear which side will win. The big question is what route the justices will take to allow him onto the ballot. Read story