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This image from police body-worn camera video, contained and annotated in the Justice Department&#039;s government&#039;s sentencing memorandum supporting the sentencing of Taylor James Johnatakis, shows Johnatakis at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. Johnatakis, of Washington state, who used a megaphone to orchestrate a mob&rsquo;s attack on police officers guarding the U.S. Capitol, was sentenced on Wednesday to more than seven years in prison. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth said videos captured Johnatakis playing a leadership role during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack.

Washington man who used megaphone to lead attack on police during Capitol riot gets over 7 years in prison

This image from police body-worn camera video, contained and annotated in the Justice Department&#039;s government&#039;s sentencing memorandum supporting the sentencing of Taylor James Johnatakis, shows Johnatakis at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. Johnatakis, of Washington state, who used a megaphone to orchestrate a mob&rsquo;s attack on police officers guarding the U.S. Capitol, was sentenced on Wednesday to more than seven years in prison. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth said videos captured Johnatakis playing a leadership role during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack.

April 3, 2024, 10:25am Latest News

A Washington state man who used a megaphone to orchestrate a mob’s attack on police officers guarding the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Wednesday to more than seven years in prison. Read story

President Joe Biden stands with Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., after speaking about lowering health care costs in the Indian Treaty Room at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, Wednesday, April 3, 2024.

President Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders join forces to promote lower health care costs

President Joe Biden stands with Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., after speaking about lowering health care costs in the Indian Treaty Room at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, Wednesday, April 3, 2024.

April 3, 2024, 10:24am Health

President Joe Biden teamed up with Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday to promote his administration’s efforts to lower the cost of inhalers and other health care needs, as the White House continues its effort to highlight Biden’s legislative achievements to voters ahead of the November elections. Read story

Prosecutors in Trump’s classified documents case sharply rebuke judge’s unusual and ‘flawed’ order

April 3, 2024, 8:54am Latest News

Federal prosecutors chided the judge presiding over former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case in Florida, warning her off potential jury instructions that they said rest on a “fundamentally flawed legal premise.” Read story

FILE - President Joe Biden greets China&#039;s President President Xi Jinping at the Filoli Estate in Woodside, Calif., Nov, 15, 2023, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperative conference. Biden and Xi spoke Tuesday in their first call since their November summit in California, Chinese state media reported.

Biden and Xi discuss Taiwan, AI and fentanyl in a push to return to regular leader talks

FILE - President Joe Biden greets China&#039;s President President Xi Jinping at the Filoli Estate in Woodside, Calif., Nov, 15, 2023, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperative conference. Biden and Xi spoke Tuesday in their first call since their November summit in California, Chinese state media reported.

April 2, 2024, 9:13am Politics

President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed Taiwan, artificial intelligence and security issues Tuesday in a call meant to demonstrate a return to regular leader-to-leader dialogue between the two powers. Read story

President Joe Biden waves as he arrives to board Air Force One, Thursday, March 28, 2024, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Biden is headed to New York for a fundraiser.

Biden will host Muslim leaders at White House for a meeting on Gaza and a scaled-down Iftar dinner

President Joe Biden waves as he arrives to board Air Force One, Thursday, March 28, 2024, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Biden is headed to New York for a fundraiser.

April 2, 2024, 9:06am Nation & World

President Joe Biden is hosting a small group of Muslim American community leaders at the White House for a meeting on Tuesday followed by a scaled-down Iftar dinner, as he seeks to relieve tensions over his administration’s staunch support for Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza. Read story

Hunter Biden greets guests to The White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 1, 2024. A huge crowd descended on the White House lawn for the start of this year&#039;s Easter egg roll, after the event was delayed by thunder and lightning for about 90 minutes. More than 40,000 people, 10,000 more than last year, were expected to participate in Monday&#039;s event despite light rain.

Judge refuses to toss out tax case against Hunter Biden

Hunter Biden greets guests to The White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 1, 2024. A huge crowd descended on the White House lawn for the start of this year&#039;s Easter egg roll, after the event was delayed by thunder and lightning for about 90 minutes. More than 40,000 people, 10,000 more than last year, were expected to participate in Monday&#039;s event despite light rain.

April 1, 2024, 6:39pm Latest News

A judge refused Monday to toss out a tax case against Hunter Biden, moving the case closer to the possible spectacle of a trial as his father campaigns for another term as president. Read story

President Joe Biden stands with former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton participate in a fundraising event with Stephen Colbert at Radio City Music Hall, Thursday, March 28, 2024, in New York.

US and Israeli officials are to hold virtual talks on their dispute over a Rafah military operation

President Joe Biden stands with former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton participate in a fundraising event with Stephen Colbert at Radio City Music Hall, Thursday, March 28, 2024, in New York.

April 1, 2024, 8:14am Nation & World

American and Israeli officials are holding virtual talks Monday to discuss the potential expansion of Israel’s war against Hamas to the southern Gaza city of Rafah, a move the U.S. opposes on humanitarian grounds. Read story

The White House Easter Egg Roll is set to begin on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 1, 2024. Thunder and lightning delayed the start of the Easter egg roll at the White House for 90 minutes on Monday, but the event eventually kicked off under gray skies and internment rain. More than 40,000 people, 10,000 more than last year, were expected to participate in the event.

White House Easter egg roll drawing a huge crowd after storm-delayed start

The White House Easter Egg Roll is set to begin on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 1, 2024. Thunder and lightning delayed the start of the Easter egg roll at the White House for 90 minutes on Monday, but the event eventually kicked off under gray skies and internment rain. More than 40,000 people, 10,000 more than last year, were expected to participate in the event.

April 1, 2024, 8:12am Nation & World

Thunder and lightning delayed the start of the annual Easter egg roll at the White House on Monday, but the event eventually rolled ahead under gray skies with a large crowd including many youngsters wearing ponchos or colorful jackets against intermittent rain. Read story

FILE - John Nkengasong, head of the U.S. President&rsquo;s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), speaks during an interview on Aug. 29, 2023, in Washington. Nkengasong spoke to The Associated Press about his experience, at a period when challenges by anti-abortion groups and House Republican have made the future of PEPFAR uncertain.

The pioneer of America’s embattled global HIV program recalls the hope after years of despair

FILE - John Nkengasong, head of the U.S. President&rsquo;s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), speaks during an interview on Aug. 29, 2023, in Washington. Nkengasong spoke to The Associated Press about his experience, at a period when challenges by anti-abortion groups and House Republican have made the future of PEPFAR uncertain.

April 1, 2024, 8:09am Health

Through his office window at what was then one of Africa’s few modern clinics dealing with HIV and AIDS, the man who now oversees the United States’ threatened global AIDS effort used to hear the sound of taxis pulling up throughout the day. Read story

FILE - Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally March 16, 2024, in Vandalia, Ohio. Trump&rsquo;s anti-immigrant rhetoric appears to be making inroads even among some Democrats, a worrying sign for President Joe Biden.

Why Trump’s alarmist message on immigration may be resonating beyond his base

FILE - Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally March 16, 2024, in Vandalia, Ohio. Trump&rsquo;s anti-immigrant rhetoric appears to be making inroads even among some Democrats, a worrying sign for President Joe Biden.

April 1, 2024, 8:08am Politics

The video shared by former President Donald Trump features horror movie music and footage of migrants purportedly entering the U.S. from countries including Cameroon, Afghanistan and China. Shots of men with tattoos and videos of violent crime are set against close-ups of people waving and wrapping themselves in American flags. Read story