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2 hours agoFBI vetting Guard troops in DC amid fears of insider attackU.S. defense officials say they are worried about an insider attack or other threat from service members involved in securing President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.
4 hours agoFBI vetting Guard troops in DC amid fears of insider attackU.S. defense officials say they are worried about an insider attack or other threat from service members involved in securing President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.
7 hours agoCowboys for Trump leader arrested over US Capitol riotA New Mexico county official who runs a group called Cowboys for Trump and who had vowed to return to Washington after last week’s riot at the U.S. Capitol to place a fla...
8 hours agoWith law enforcement at the ready, only a few dozen protesters gather at Michigan CapitolAt its busiest, close to two dozen armed protesters gathered, but they were significantly outnumbered by police and National Guard.
9 hours agoBiden's long political evolution leads to his biggest testJoseph Robinette Biden Jr. has navigated a half-century in American politics by relentlessly positioning himself at the core of the Democratic Party.
12 hours agoActions by GOP attorneys general could damage credibilityRepublican state attorneys general who supported overturning the results of the presidential election with baseless claims of widespread fraud could be undermining their ...
5 hours agoRecords: Trump allies behind rally that ignited Capitol riotAn Associated Press review of records finds that veterans of President Donald Trump’s failed campaign were key players in the Washington rally that spawned a deadly assau...
1 day agoState capitols boarded up, fenced off, patrolled by troops Chain-link fencing surrounds state capitols and police and National Guard troops are on patrol or standby in advance of possible violence leading up to the inauguration o...
1 day agoFederal prisons on lockdown in run-up to Biden inaugurationFederal prisons across the U.S. have been placed on lockdown as officials aim to quell any potential violence that could arise in the run-up to President-elect Joe Biden’...
1 day agoFar-right personality 'Baked Alaska' arrested in riot probeFar-right media personality Tim Gionet, who calls himself “Baked Alaska,” has been arrested by the FBI for his involvement in the riot at the U.S. Capitol.
1 day agoSome in the GOP parrot far-right talk of a coming civil warWar-like imagery has begun to take hold in Republican circles, erupting into the open after the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump.
1 day agoWill Trump's mishandling of records leave a hole in history?At the moment President-elect Joe Biden takes the oath of office on Wednesday, the National Archives and Records Administration will take custody of Donald Trump’s presid...
1 day agoJournalists prepare for protests where they could be targetsWith protests planned at state capitols across the country, news organizations are planning in case they descend into the type of chaos that enveloped the U.S. Capitol la...
1 day agoBiden says his advisers will lead with 'science and truth'In a dig at the outgoing Trump administration, President-elect Joe Biden says his team of scientific advisers will lead with “science and truth.
1 day agoDonor backlash fuels GOP alarm about Senate fundraisingRepublicans are worried that a corporate backlash over the deadly Capitol insurrection could make it harder to win back the Senate.
2 days agoCalifornia bill would ban intersex surgery for young kids A California lawmaker wants to ban some medically unnecessary surgeries on intersex children until they are at least 6-years-old.
2 days agoEx-foreign correspondent reflects on risks for US reportersThere is increasing concern for the safety of journalists covering protests at state capitals across the U.S. and in Washington.
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2 days agoPence calls VP-elect Kamala Harris to offer congratulationsVice President Mike Pence has called Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to offer his congratulations.
2 days agoCensus numbers won't be released before change in powerGovernment attorneys and municipalities fighting over the 2020 census have asked a judge to put their court case on hold.
2 days agoTrump to leave Washington on morning of Biden's inaugurationPresident Donald Trump will leave Washington next Wednesday morning just before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration to begin his post-presidential life in Florida.
2 days agoFeds back away from claim of assassination plot at CapitolProsecutors who initially said there was “strong evidence” the pro-Trump mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol last week aimed to “capture and assassinate elected officials” ...
2 days agoUnity has long been a theme, and anxiety, for new presidentsWhen Joe Biden addresses the country for the first time as president, he's sure to hit a theme that presidents have touched upon since George Washington — unity.
2 days agoThe Latest: Azar condemns Capitol riot in resignation letterHealth and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar is condemning the assault on the U.S. Capitol in his letter of resignation.
2 days agoFederal watchdogs open probe of response to Capitol riotFederal watchdogs have launched a sweeping review of how the FBI, the Pentagon and other agencies responded to the riot last week at the U.S. Capitol.
2 days agoMan convicted in 3 killings to be last executed under TrumpThe last federal inmate facing execution before President Donald Trump leaves office was sentenced to death for the killings of three women in a Maryland wildlife refuge.
2 days agoTrump administration carries out 13th and final executionThe Trump administration has carried out its 13th and final federal execution, five days before President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in.