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President Joe Biden arrives at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024, to travel to Manhattan to attend fundraisers.

Senior Biden campaign officials kick-start coordination with House Democrats for 2024 race

President Joe Biden arrives at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024, to travel to Manhattan to attend fundraisers.

February 8, 2024, 8:14am Politics

Senior officials for President Joe Biden’s reelection effort will meet with House Democrats on Thursday to outline in detail post-Super Tuesday campaign plans — a strategy session that marks a significant boost in efforts to coordinate with lawmakers on organizing and communicating with voters nationwide. Read story

Family says two American brothers, 18 and 20, detained in Israeli raid in Gaza

February 8, 2024, 8:14am Politics

Israeli forces detained two young adult American brothers in Gaza and their Canadian father in an overnight raid on their home in the besieged Palestinian territory, relatives of the men said. Read story

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, in Washington. The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday will take up a historic case that could decide whether Donald Trump is ineligible for the 2024 ballot under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.

Oyez, oyez, oyez: A listener’s guide to Supreme Court arguments over Trump and the ballot

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, in Washington. The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday will take up a historic case that could decide whether Donald Trump is ineligible for the 2024 ballot under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.

February 8, 2024, 8:10am Politics

The Supreme Court hears arguments Thursday over whether former President Donald Trump can be kept off the 2024 ballot because of his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, culminating in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Read story

Special counsel investigating Biden’s handling of classified documents has completed probe, AG says

February 7, 2024, 6:53pm Nation & World

The Justice Department special counsel investigating President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents has completed his inquiry and a report is expected to be made public soon to Congress and the public, Attorney General Merrick Garland told lawmakers in a letter Wednesday. 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.

Senate Republicans block bipartisan border package, scuttling deal they had demanded from Democrats

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 7, 2024, 2:00pm Latest News

Senate Republicans blocked a bipartisan border package Wednesday, scuttling months of negotiations with Democrats on legislation intended to cut back record numbers of illegal border crossings. Read story

Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media at a Washington hotel, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, after attending a hearing before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals at the federal courthouse in Washington.

Trump’s presidential bid hangs in the balance in a Supreme Court case that’s broken new legal ground

Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media at a Washington hotel, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, after attending a hearing before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals at the federal courthouse in Washington.

February 7, 2024, 12:00pm Latest News

The fate of former President Donald Trump’s attempt to return to the White House is in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court. Read story

Chairman Mark Green, R-Tenn., leads 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. (AP Photo/J.

House vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas fails, thwarted by Republican defections

Chairman Mark Green, R-Tenn., leads 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. (AP Photo/J.

February 7, 2024, 8:57am Politics

In a dramatic setback, House Republicans failed to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, forced to shelve a high-profile priority — for now — after a few GOP lawmakers refused to go along with the party’s plan. Read story

FILE - A voter places a ballot in an election voting drop box in Mesa, Ariz., Oct. 28, 2022. According to a bipartisan report released Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024, that calls for greater transparency and steps to make voting easier, a &ldquo;tumultuous period of domestic unrest&rdquo; combined with a complicated and highly decentralized election system has led to a loss of faith in election results among some in the U.S. (AP Photo/Ross D.

Bipartisan report seeks ways to counter extreme polarization that has created distrust in elections

FILE - A voter places a ballot in an election voting drop box in Mesa, Ariz., Oct. 28, 2022. According to a bipartisan report released Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024, that calls for greater transparency and steps to make voting easier, a &ldquo;tumultuous period of domestic unrest&rdquo; combined with a complicated and highly decentralized election system has led to a loss of faith in election results among some in the U.S. (AP Photo/Ross D.

February 6, 2024, 2:12pm Politics

Extreme partisanship combined with a complicated and highly decentralized voting system have led to a loss of faith in election results among some in the U.S., according to a bipartisan report released Tuesday that calls for greater transparency and steps to make voting easier. Read story

FILE - A sign outside the Internal Revenue Service building is seen, May 4, 2021, in Washington. As tax filing season officially starts Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, a limited number of taxpayers in 12 states will soon be eligible for a program that will allow them to calculate and submit their returns directly to the IRS without having to pay for commercial tax preparation software. The Direct File pilot program is set to be rolled out in phases.

IRS expects to collect hundreds of billions more in overdue and unpaid taxes thanks to new funding

FILE - A sign outside the Internal Revenue Service building is seen, May 4, 2021, in Washington. As tax filing season officially starts Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, a limited number of taxpayers in 12 states will soon be eligible for a program that will allow them to calculate and submit their returns directly to the IRS without having to pay for commercial tax preparation software. The Direct File pilot program is set to be rolled out in phases.

February 6, 2024, 12:48pm Business

The IRS is poised to take in hundreds of billions of dollars more in overdue and unpaid taxes than previously anticipated, according to new analysis released Tuesday by the Treasury Department and the IRS. Read story

Asylum seekers wait for appointments through the CBP One app to apply for asylum in the United States in a shelter for migrants, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, in Tijuana, Mexico.

GOP says Biden has all the power he needs to control the border. The reality is far more complicated

Asylum seekers wait for appointments through the CBP One app to apply for asylum in the United States in a shelter for migrants, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, in Tijuana, Mexico.

February 6, 2024, 12:44pm Politics

Build more wall. Reinstate Trump-era immigration policies. Or simply shut down the U.S.-Mexico border. Read story