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U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin makes a joint statement with Israel Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant, after their meeting about Israel&rsquo;s military operation in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023.

Pentagon’s handling of Austin hospitalization roils Congress

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin makes a joint statement with Israel Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant, after their meeting about Israel&rsquo;s military operation in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023.

January 8, 2024, 8:09am Nation & World

Lawmakers are demanding answers from the Pentagon after Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III did not swiftly publicly disclose that he was hospitalized due to complications from a recent medical procedure. Read story

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin still hospitalized as details emerge about delays in notification, even to Biden

January 7, 2024, 4:50pm Nation & World

The Pentagon released new details Sunday about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's continued hospitalization, saying he had a medical procedure Dec. 22, went home a day later and was admitted to intensive care Jan. 1 when he began experiencing severe pain. Read story

FILE - Rioters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.  Frank Rocco Giustino, who skipped court hearings, profanely insulted a prosecutor and berated a federal judge, has been sentenced to three months behind bars for joining the mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been hospitalized since Jan. 1, but Pentagon kept the news quiet

January 5, 2024, 7:25pm Nation & World

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been hospitalized since Monday, due to complications following a minor elective medical procedure, Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, said Friday. It was the department’s first acknowledgement that Austin had been admitted — five days earlier — to Walter Reed National… Read story

White House official warns time running out for Ukraine aid

January 5, 2024, 3:56pm Politics

President Joe Biden’s top budget official warned in stark terms Friday about the rapidly diminishing time that lawmakers have to replenish U.S. aid for Ukraine, as the fate of that money to Kyiv remains tied up in negotiations over immigration where a deal has so far been out of reach. Read story

Family of Ashli Babbitt files wrongful death lawsuit over Jan. 6 police shooting

January 5, 2024, 3:17pm Politics

Ashli Babbitt’s family filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Friday against the U.S. government, alleging a Capitol Police officer was negligent and did not have legal justification to shoot and kill her during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Read story

The U.S Supreme Court is photographed on Friday, Jan. 5, 2024, in Washington. The Supreme Court will decide whether former President Donald Trump can be kept off the 2024 presidential ballot because of his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss that culminated in the U.S. Capitol attack. The justices Friday agreed to take a Colorado case, inserting themselves in the presidential campaign and acknowledging the need to decide quickly.

The Supreme Court will decide if Trump can be kept off 2024 presidential ballots

The U.S Supreme Court is photographed on Friday, Jan. 5, 2024, in Washington. The Supreme Court will decide whether former President Donald Trump can be kept off the 2024 presidential ballot because of his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss that culminated in the U.S. Capitol attack. The justices Friday agreed to take a Colorado case, inserting themselves in the presidential campaign and acknowledging the need to decide quickly.

January 5, 2024, 3:07pm Latest News

The Supreme Court said Friday it will decide whether former President Donald Trump can be kept off the ballot because of his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, inserting the court squarely in the 2024 presidential campaign. Read story

The U.S Supreme Court is photographed on Friday, Jan. 5, 2024, in Washington. The Supreme Court is allowing Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical emergencies, while a legal fight continues. The justices on Jan. 5, said they would hear arguments in the case in April and put on hold a lower court ruling that had blocked the Idaho law in hospital emergencies, based on a lawsuit filed by the Biden administration.

The Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical emergencies

The U.S Supreme Court is photographed on Friday, Jan. 5, 2024, in Washington. The Supreme Court is allowing Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical emergencies, while a legal fight continues. The justices on Jan. 5, said they would hear arguments in the case in April and put on hold a lower court ruling that had blocked the Idaho law in hospital emergencies, based on a lawsuit filed by the Biden administration.

January 5, 2024, 3:07pm Northwest

The Supreme Court on Friday allowed Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical emergencies, while a legal fight continues. Read story

New gun law has blocked over 500 firearms from being bought by young people, attorney general says

January 5, 2024, 1:03pm Politics

More than 500 gun purchases have been blocked since a new gun law requiring stricter background checks for young people went into effect in 2022, Attorney General Merrick Garland said Friday, the day after a school shooting in Iowa left a sixth-grader dead. Read story

House Republicans ready contempt of Congress charges against Hunter Biden over a subpoena he defied

January 5, 2024, 8:45am Nation & World

House Republicans plan to move forward next week with holding Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress after the president's son defied a congressional subpoena to appear for a private deposition last month. Read story