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Revived Trump probe puts Manhattan DA back in spotlight

After a challenging first year in office, Manhattan's district attorney is back in the spotlight with a reinvigorated investigation of former President Donald Trump.

Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2022

One would have to go back hundreds of years to find a monarch who reigned longer than Queen Elizabeth II.

Turkish strikes on US Kurd allies resonate in Ukraine war

The Biden administration is toughening its language toward NATO ally Turkey.

Analysis: Under Jiang, China projected a more open image

With his death, former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin leaves behind a very different China than the one he tried to shape.

EXPLAINER: What to know on Congress' bid to bar rail strike

President Joe Biden is asking Congress to intervene to avert a potentially crippling freight rail strike before Christmas, even if it means handing a defeat to Democratic allies in the labor movement.

Medals, mementos from Colin Powell estate go up for auction

A collection from the estate of General Colin Powell of nearly 400 items stretching from the momentous to the mundane is currently up for auction.

Nuclear memories: Russia, war and childhood fears rekindled

The war in Ukraine, especially Russian President Vladimir Putinโ€™s references to Moscowโ€™s nuclear arsenal, have awakened memories that many of a certain age thought were buried.

Biden suits get mixed results for Missouri Senate candidate

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has filed 25 lawsuits against President Joe Biden's administration in the past 20 months.

Meet Dale Haney, the White House groundskeeper for 50 years

Presidents come and go, but White House grounds superintendent Dale Haney has been a constant through the past 10 presidencies.

Give him a hand: Biden ditching lectern for handheld mics

Whenever the president travels, a special bullet-resistant lectern called the โ€œblue goose" typically goes with him.

GOP steps up crime message in midterm's final stretch

In cities and suburbs across the U.S., Republicans up and down the ballot have overwhelmingly focused on sending a message that violent crime is out of control.

Trump at center of Oath Keepers novel defense in Jan. 6 case

The defense team in the Capitol riot trial of the Oath Keepers leader is relying on an unusual strategy with Donald Trump at the center.

Ohio Republican stays in campaign amid scrutiny of service

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Ohio GOP House candidate has misrepresented military service

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Charles' history with US presidents: He's met 10 of past 14

Hanging out with Richard Nixon's daughter.

Ken Starr, whose probe led to Clinton impeachment, dies

Ken Starr, a former federal appellate judge and a prominent attorney whose criminal investigation of Bill Clinton led to the presidentโ€™s impeachment, died Tuesday at age 76, his family says.

Court rehears fight over vaccine mandate for federal workers

The question of whether the Biden administration can require federal employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19 has been argued in an appeals court in New Orleans for a second time.

From Eisenhower to Biden, queen met every US president but 1

She went horseback riding with Ronald Reagan.

Obamas return to the White House, unveil official portraits

Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama have unveiled their official White House portraits in an event filled with nostalgia and humor.

Big reveal: Biden to help unveil Obama White House portrait

Itโ€™s been more than a decade since President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, welcomed back George W.

Major events in the life and career of Mikhail Gorbachev

The Soviet Union seemed an immovable superpower in perpetual antagonism to the United States Before Mikhail Gorbachev came along.

Breyer, Gorsuch join to promote education about Constitution

Recently retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer has become the honorary co-chairman of a nonpartisan group devoted to education about the Constitution.

Biden begins summer vacation with family in South Carolina

President Joe Biden has arrived in South Carolina to begin what's expected to be at least a seven-day vacation with members of his family.

Mo Ostin, longtime Warner records chairman, dies at 95

Mo Ostin, a self-effacing giant of the music business who with rare integrity presided over Warner Bros.

Ex-CNN anchor Chris Cuomo returning with online, cable shows

Seven months after being fired by CNN, Chris Cuomo is reemerging into the public eye.

EXPLAINER: The Unification Church's ties to Japan's politics

The assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has revealed long-suspected, little-talked-of links between him and the Unification Church.

Court revives block of vaccine mandate for federal workers

A court ruling is back in effect that blocks President Joe Biden from requiring federal employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

Biden juggles principles, pragmatism in stance on autocrats

When Joe Biden was running for president, he wasn't shy about calling out dictators and authoritarian leaders.

Biden nixes Trump design for Air Force One over cost, delay

President Joe Bidenโ€™s administration has scrapped former President Donald Trumpโ€™s red, white and blue design for the new generation of presidential aircraft after an Air Force review suggested it would raise costs and delay the delivery of the new jets.

Opponents of federal vaccine mandate seek rehearing

A federal appeals court is being asked to reconsider its decision allowing the Biden administration to require that federal employees get vaccinated against COVID-19.

Clarence Thomas says abortion leak has changed Supreme Court

Justice Clarence Thomas says that the Supreme Court has been changed by the shocking leak of a draft opinion earlier this month.

Former national security adviser Robert McFarlane dies at 84

Former White House national security adviser Robert C.

Cleaner Earth: Healing ozone hole, less smog, more eagles

As bad as the environment seems with climate change and other pollution, scientists say humanity has also done a pretty good job of cleaning up past messes.

In wars cold and hot, the Moskva has sailed through history

The Russian warship now known as the Moskva began its life as the Slava, or โ€œgloryโ€ in 1979 at the height of the Cold War in what was the Soviet republic of Ukraine.

Census records from 1950 could solve some family mysteries

The first-ever publication of 1950 census records promises to solve some family mysteries for amateur genealogists and family historians.

EXPLAINER: What is the Strategic Petroleum Reserve?

President Joe Biden is again dipping into the nationโ€™s petroleum stockpile to try to corral rising energy prices.

Washington honors Alaska's fiery, tireless defender in House

Congressional leaders are hailing Republican Rep. Don Young as a colorful but pragmatic lawmaker who got things done for his constituents.

Justice Thomas joins arguments remotely after hospital stay

Justice Clarence Thomas participated in arguments at the Supreme Court via telephone on Monday following a hospital stay of nearly a week.

Supreme Court Justice Thomas released from hospital

Justice Clarence Thomas was discharged from the hospital Friday after a stay of nearly a week, the Supreme Court said.

High court won't say whether Thomas remains hospitalized

The Supreme Court is declining to say whether 73-year-old Justice Clarence Thomas remains in the hospital.

Lauro Cavazos, first Latino Cabinet member, dies

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Russia-Ukraine war: Some pastors wonder about "end of days"

Russiaโ€™s invasion of Ukraine has prompted some of Americaโ€™s most prominent evangelical leaders to raise a provocative question.

Biden's past Supreme Court experience helped inform choice

President Joe Biden knows better than anyone the unexpected turns a Supreme Court nomination can take after it lands on Capitol Hill.

2022 midterm elections: What to know ahead of Texas' primary

The 2022 midterm election season opens Tuesday in Texas.

EXPLAINER: Does Putin's alert change risk of nuclear war?

Russian President Vladimir Putinโ€™s implied threat to turn the Ukraine crisis into a nuclear war presents President Joe Biden and U.S. allies with choices rarely contemplated in the atomic age.

For high court nominees 'When's your birthday?' matters

If President Joe Bidenโ€™s search for a nominee to the Supreme Court could be summed up by a Help Wanted ad it might read: โ€œSeeking a well-respected liberal jurist.

Childs gets prosecutors' 'wholehearted' backing for DC court

A bipartisan group of two dozen former South Carolina federal prosecutors are offering their โ€œwholehearted supportโ€ for Judge Michelle Childsโ€™ nomination to an appellate court.

Former AG William Barr's memoir to be published March 8

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Second gentleman Emhoff acts as public link to White House

As Americaโ€™s first second gentleman, Doug Emhoff has visited 31 states to promote Biden administration policies and the coronavirus vaccine.

USSR's death blow was struck 30 years ago in a hunting lodge

When the leaders of the Soviet Unionโ€™s three Slavic republics met at a secluded hunting lodge near the Polish border on Dec. 8, 1991, they delivered a death blow to the USSR.

Bob Dole, a man of war, power, zingers and denied ambition

Americans are remembering Bob Dole, a man who defied the odds in war, only to fall short of his ultimate goal in politics.

Reaction to Bob Dole's death from US dignitaries, veterans

U.S. leaders and military veterans are mourning the loss of former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, a World War II veteran and former Republican presidential candidate who served in Congress for 36 years.

Memorable moments from Bob Dole's life and political career

Bob Dole's political career began in 1950 with election to the Kansas Legislature.

3 lawyers readying arguments in high court abortion case

Supreme Court justices considering a major abortion case Wednesday will hear from just three lawyers: one representing the state of Mississippi, another representing Mississippiโ€™s only abortion clinic and the last representing the Biden administration.

Texas congressman joins GOP race for attorney general

U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert has joined the crowded field of Republicans mounting primary challenges against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Biden says pardoned turkeys will get โ€˜boosted,โ€™ not โ€˜bastedโ€™

President Joe Biden has pardoned two turkeys at the White House, an annual holiday tradition.

Big Bird backlash: Vax lands even Muppet in political flap

In 1972, Big Bird lined up on `Sesame Street' to receive a measles vaccine as part of a campaign to get more youngsters inoculated against the disease.

Colin Powell remembered as a model for future generations

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Jill Biden speaks candidly about challenges of her role

Jill Biden is speaking candidly about the challenges of her job as first lady.

Colin Powell: A trailblazing legacy, blotted by Iraq war

A child of working-class Jamaican immigrants in the Bronx, Colin Powell rose from neighborhood store clerk to warehouse floor-mopper to the highest echelons of the U.S. government.

Politico pardoned by Trump accused of illegal campaign scam

A Kentucky man pardoned by President Donald Trump after his conviction in a 2012 bribery plot has been charged again with campaign-related crimes, this time involving a 2016 illegal campaign contribution scheme.

Biden picks Burns for China ambassador; Emanuel for Japan

President Joe Biden is nominating former senior State Department official Nicholas Burns to serve as his ambassador to China and former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to serve as his envoy to Japan.

Vacation interrupted: Biden's getaway plans shift by the day

President Joe Bidenโ€™s vacation plans, like those of so many Americans during this national summer of uncertainty, keep changing.

Infrastructure push slowed by Tennessee senator's objection

A freshman senator has ground the Senate to a crawl in order to slow the passage of a bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure package.

'Always working': Biden eyes 1st summer getaway as president

President Joe Biden should be heading out on vacation and a traditional August break from Washington.

Sen. Portman still champions bipartisanship, against tide

Sen. Rob Portman had worked through the night repeatedly as the lead Republican negotiator in a bipartisan group seeking an infrastructure deal.

House votes to repeal 2002 Iraq War authorization

The Democratic-led House has passed legislation to repeal the 2002 authorization for use of military force in Iraq.

Schumer, White House back repeal of Iraq War authorization

The White House and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer are endorsing efforts to terminate the 2002 authorization of military force against Iraq.

Lucky number: Biden is 13th US president set to meet queen

Joe Biden will become the 13th American president to meet Queen Elizabeth II.

George P. Bush running for attorney general in Texas

Republican George P.

Houston seethes over being frozen out of federal flood funds

Houston residents and officials are seething over a Texas agency's decision to not award the city a single cent of the initial $1 billion in federal flood mitigation funding the state was promised following Hurricane Harvey in 2017.

Karine Jean-Pierre makes history giving White House briefing

Karine Jean-Pierre has become the first openly gay woman to deliver the White House press briefing and only the second Black woman in history to take on the role.

Celebrity politicians test voter interest in post-Trump era

From Ronald Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenegger to Al Franken and Donald Trump, thereโ€™s a rich history of celebrities trying out new careers in politics.

South Dakota governor sues for fireworks at Mount Rushmore

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has sued the U.S. Department of Interior in an effort to see fireworks shot over Mount Rushmore on Independence Day.

Biden White House: keeping control of the daily message

President Joe Biden participates in a roundtable discussion on a coronavirus relief package in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 5, 2021. It reflects a White House media strategy meant both to reserve major media set-pieces for the celebration of a legislative victory and to limit unforced errors from a historically gaffe-prone politician. In a sharp contrast with the previous administration, the White House is exerting extreme message discipline, empowering staff to speak but doing so with caution. The volume has been turned so low in the Biden White House that they need to worry about whether anyone is listening," said Frank Sesno, former head of George Washington University's school of media. โ€œPresidential press conferences are not on the top of the agenda for Americans who are worried about COVID and the economic disaster that has befallen so many families,โ€ he said.

Biden White House: message discipline, no news conference

President Joe Biden participates in a roundtable discussion on a coronavirus relief package in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 5, 2021. It reflects a White House media strategy meant both to reserve major media set-pieces for the celebration of a legislative victory and to limit unforced errors from a historically gaffe-prone politician. In a sharp contrast with the previous administration, the White House is exerting extreme message discipline, empowering staff to speak but doing so with caution. The volume has been turned so low in the Biden White House that they need to worry about whether anyone is listening," said Frank Sesno, former head of George Washington University's school of media. โ€œPresidential press conferences are not on the top of the agenda for Americans who are worried about COVID and the economic disaster that has befallen so many families,โ€ he said.

At Camp David retreat, Biden hangs out, shows he's got game

FILE - In this July 1981 file photo released by The White House, U.S. President Ronald Reagan, left, and Vice President George Bush go horseback riding at Camp David, Md. He capped it off by beating one of his granddaughters at Mario Kart during his first presidential visit to Camp David, the historic retreat for U.S. leaders. Thatโ€™s what Camp David has traditionally offered presidents: a respite from Washington where they can shed their ties and relax with family. Bill Clinton tried to replicate that diplomatic alchemy when he invited Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to Camp David for Mideast peace talks in 2000. He said when foreign leaders descend on Camp David, it can be like an โ€œadult sleepover.โ€โ€œGoing to camp in the cabins creates an atmosphere where leaders are very close together.

Blair House guest quarters a temporary home for VP Harris

In this Jan. 25, 2021 photo, Secret Service vehicles parked outside of Blair House in Washington. Blair House, the official government guest house, is serving as a temporary home for Vice President Kamala Harris. AdSo Harris moved into Blair House, where President Harry Truman lived from 1948-1952 during major renovations to the White House. The original Blair House was built in 1824 by Joseph Lovell, the Army surgeon general, and later sold to journalist Francis Preston Blair. The Blair family sold the house to the U.S. government in the early 1940s, and it was turned into the president's official guest house.

Jill Biden signals she'll be more active as first lady

First lady Jill Biden's necklace says "Mama," as she takes a tour of Whitman-Walker Health, Friday, Jan. 22, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)WASHINGTON โ€“ Five days into her new role, Jill Biden signaled Monday that she'll be a more active first lady, with a trio of virtual appearances before governors' spouses, young Latinos and library officials. Jill Biden's early moves seemed designed to signal that she intends to be more active than her predecessor, Melania Trump. On Monday, Jill Biden took on the role of top surrogate for the president, encouraging unity and promising the administration would listen to all voices. Joe Biden was a U.S. senator for 36 years, followed by eight years as vice president.

Pets are back: Biden's 2 dogs settle in at White House

The dogs moved into the White House on Sunday, following Biden's inauguration last week. Biden's predecessor, Donald Trump, a self-described germaphobe, does not own any pets and had none with him at the White House. โ€œPets have played an important role in the White House throughout the decades, not only by providing companionship to the presidents and their families, but also by humanizing and softening their political images,โ€ said Jennifer Pickens, author of a book about pets at the White House. Among the stranger White House pets was Calvin Coolidge and first lady Grace Coolidgeโ€™s raccoon Rebecca. But instead she got an embroidered collar with the title โ€œWhite House Raccoonโ€ and entertained children at the White House Easter Egg Roll.

GOP Ohio Sen. Portman not seeking reelection, cites gridlock

(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)CINCINNATI โ€“ Ohio Sen. โ€œOur country is very polarized,โ€ Portman said, adding that former President Donald Trump did not help with the polarization. โ€œBoth in his words before the attack on the Capitol and in his actions afterward, President Trump bears some responsibility for what happened,โ€ Portman said. โ€œAnd right now the kind of candidate thatโ€™s going to come out of a Ohio Republican primary is not going to be that kind of candidate. โ€œYeah, sure, some people are mad at him,โ€ said Ohio Republican strategist Ryan Stubenrauch.

At 78 and the oldest president, Biden sees a world changed

WASHINGTON โ€“ When Joe Biden took the oath of office as the 46th president, he became not only the oldest newly inaugurated U.S. chief executive in history but also the oldest sitting president ever. Thatโ€™s 78 days older than President Ronald Reagan was when he left office in 1989. A look at how the country Biden now leads has changed over his lifetime and how his presidency might reflect that. The world population in Bidenโ€™s lifetime has grown from about 2.3 billion to 7.8 billion. The month Biden was born, a dozen eggs averaged about 60 cents in U.S. cities -- two hours of minimum wage work.

Trump shuns 'ex-presidents club' โ€” and the feeling is mutual

Now that he's left office, it's hard to see him embracing the stately, exclusive club of living former presidents. โ€œHe kind of laughed at the very notion that he would be accepted in the presidents club,โ€ said Kate Andersen Brower, who interviewed Trump in 2019 for her book โ€œTeam of Five: The Presidentsโ€™ Club in the Age of Trump." Obama, Bush and Clinton recorded their video after accompanying Biden to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider following the inauguration. When Hurricane Katrina blasted the Gulf Coast, Bush, father of the then-current president George W. Bush, called on Clinton to boost Katrina fundraising relief efforts. Obama tapped Clinton and the younger President Bush to boost fundraising efforts for Haiti after its devastating 2010 earthquake.

Trump's pardon largesse a boon for well-connected fraudsters

โ€œOn a personal level, itโ€™s hard to hold any personal animosity or venom toward the individual,โ€ Bhandari said. And many of the names on Trumpโ€™s last list were conventional and non-controversial selections, including relatively anonymous drug offenders seen as having rehabilitated themselves during long stays in prison. For instance, joining Cunningham on the pardon list was Steve Bannon, Trumpโ€™s former chief strategist. The pardon nullified the case while the trial was still months away, eliminating the prospect for any punishment for Bannon. In the final minutes of his term, Trump pardoned Al Pirro, the ex-husband of Fox News Channel host Jeanine Pirro, in a tax evasion case.

Biden's nominees promise fresh approach on national security

President-elect Joe Bidens pick for national intelligence director Avril Haines arrives for a confirmation hearing before the Senate intelligence committee on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Washington. Neither Blinken nor Biden's other nominees for national security Cabinet posts encountered substantial opposition Tuesday. โ€œWhen it comes to intelligence, there is simply no place for politics โ€” ever,โ€ she told the Senate Intelligence Committee. The House majority leader, Rep. Steny Hoyer, indicated Tuesday that the full House would consider an Austin waiver bill on Thursday. Like Blinken, Austin said he views China as the leading international issue facing Biden's national security team.

'Rooting hard for you': Will departure notes end with Trump?

Ron.โ€Thus was born the tradition of departing presidents leaving a handwritten note in the Oval Office for their successors. President Donald Trump has refused to accept the results of Novemberโ€™s election and vowed not to attend Joe Bidenโ€™s inauguration on Wednesday. I know you will feel that, too,โ€ Bush wrote in the note, adding, "I wish you great happiness here. Updegrove said even if the note tradition stops with Trump, it could easily start again when Biden leaves office. He has already been vice president and spent 36 years in the Senate, where tradition and bipartisan congeniality are strong.

FBI, Justice Department leaders stay out of sight after riot

When Rosen spoke, he did it through a nearly four-minute prerecorded video released at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday by the Justice Department. Rosen has not once addressed Justice Department reporters since becoming acting attorney general late last month. Beyond those statements, Justice Department spokesman Marc Raimondi said, the department has issued โ€œsignificant" amounts of information through the offices that are running it. Gerson, who became acting attorney general after Barr left the department at the end of George H.W. I was empowered to speak for the Department of Justice in the administration that I was in,โ€ Gerson said.

Hank Aaron, civil rights leaders get vaccinated in Georgia

Baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron waits to receive his COVID-19 vaccination on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta. Aaron and others received their vaccinations in an effort to highlight the importance of getting vaccinated for Black Americans who might be hesitant to do so. (AP Photo/Ron Harris)ATLANTA โ€“ Baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron, former U.N. Ambassador and civil rights leader Andrew Young and former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Louis Sullivan got vaccinated against COVID-19 in Georgia on Tuesday, hoping to send a message to Black Americans that the shots are safe. Getting vaccinated โ€œmakes me feel wonderful," Aaron told The Associated Press.

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter won't attend Biden's inauguration

FILE- In this Sept. 30, 2018 file photo, former President Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter are seen ahead of an NFL football game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Cincinnati Bengals, in Atlanta. Former President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter will not attend President-elect Joe Bidens inauguration. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)ATLANTA โ€“ Former President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter will not attend President-elect Joe Bidenโ€™s inauguration. Carter was the first former president to confirm his plans to attend Trumpโ€™s inauguration in 2017. The elder Bush was the lone former president at the time who did not attend Trumpโ€™s inauguration.

Dick Thornburgh, ex-governor and US attorney general, dies

Fix It.โ€™ Iโ€™ve liked the day-in, day-out challenges of governance.โ€President Ronald Reagan appointed Thornburgh attorney general in the waning months of his administration. He was asked to stay on as attorney general when George H.W. When Thornburgh left the U.S. attorney general post in 1991, he made a run for U.S. Senate, losing to Harris Wofford in the general election. In 2002, the Justice Department tapped Thornburgh to help investigate WorldCom for mismanagement, irregularities and fraud. Three years later, Thornburgh married Ginny Judson, who raised his three sons and bore another, William.

A look at the 29 people Trump pardoned or gave commutations

Trump commuted his sentence in July just days before he was scheduled to report to federal prison. The president commuted her sentence; the White House said the commutation was supported by several former U.S. attorneys general. A White House news release praised the men as โ€œmodel prisoners,โ€ who had earned support and praise from other inmates. She was in the White House when Trump signed the overhaul measure, known as the First Step Act, into law. Black was a co-defendant in the case and was also convicted; Trump previously pardoned him.

New round of Trump clemency benefits Manafort, other allies

FILE - In this Thursday, June 27, 2019 file photo, Paul Manafort arrives in court in New York. President Trump's former campaign manager is to be arraigned on state mortgage fraud charges. Manafort, who led Trump's campaign during a pivotal period in 2016 before being ousted over his ties to Ukraine, was among the first people charged as part of Muellerโ€™s investigation into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia. Though the charges against Manafort did not concern the central thrust of Mueller's mandate โ€” whether the Trump campaign and Russia colluded to tip the election โ€” he was nonetheless a pivotal figure in the investigation. Trump and the elder Kushner knew each other from real estate circles and their children were married in 2009.

Biden's Homeland Security pick faces questions on 2015 probe

Now, seven years later, Mayorkas is President-elect Joe Bidenโ€™s groundbreaking nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security, and that since-completed investigation has emerged as a potential stumbling block. โ€œThat brand of leadership isnโ€™t good for agency culture or the security of our nation,โ€ the Iowa Republican told The Associated Press on Thursday. Itโ€™s an important moment for Homeland Security, the third-largest Cabinet agency. It was also not unusual for members of Congress to contact the agency about the EB-5 program. But Kenneth Palinkas, a senior official with the employee union at CIS, said he was widely liked by workers.

Biden's Homeland Security pick faces questions on 2015 probe

Now, seven years later, Mayorkas is President-elect Joe Bidenโ€™s groundbreaking nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security, and that since-completed investigation has emerged as a potential stumbling block. โ€œThat brand of leadership isnโ€™t good for agency culture or the security of our nation,โ€ the Iowa Republican told The Associated Press on Thursday. Itโ€™s an important moment for Homeland Security, the third-largest Cabinet agency. It was also not unusual for members of Congress to contact the agency about the EB-5 program. But Kenneth Palinkas, a senior official with the employee union at CIS, said he was widely liked by workers.

Lawrence Byrne, NYPD's policy-shaping legal czar, dies at 61

Byrne, whose brother was a rookie NYPD officer when he was shot and killed in 1988, died Sunday at a Manhattan hospital after a heart attack Thursday, the police department said. Byrne defended the department in litigation over its spying on Muslims, which was uncovered in reporting by The Associated Press. He interpreted a state secrecy law in a way that shielded the disciplinary records of officers accused of brutality from public view. Bush carried his badge with him while running for the White House, and a major Justice Department grant program is named in his honor. Over the years, Lawrence Byrne and his family have testified before the state parole board, urging it not to release the men who killed his brother.

Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2020

The world also said goodbye to U.S. Rep. John Lewis, a lion of the civil rights movement who died in July. Other former political figures who died this year include Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak, New York Mayor David Dinkins, Arizona Gov. Here is a roll call of some influential figures who died in 2020 (cause of death cited for younger people, if available):___JANUARY___David Stern, 77. The guitarist who supplied the scratching, seething sound that fueled the highly influential British punk band Gang of Four. He fused African rhythms with funk to become one of the most influential musicians in world dance music.

Judge calls Trump request in Wisconsin lawsuit 'bizarre'

He filed another one in state court, which the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday refused to hear before it first goes through lower courts. โ€œI have a very, very hard time seeing how this is justiciable in the federal court,โ€ Ludwig, a Trump appointee, said. Bush saying, โ€œNot gonna do it.โ€In his state lawsuit, Trump is seeking to disqualify 221,000 ballots he claims were cast illegally. Jim Troupis, Trump's attorney in the state lawsuit, argued his case should take precedent over the federal lawsuit, where Troupis is not the attorney. Two others filed by Trump allies โ€” one in federal court and one in state court โ€” remain.

Biden eyes defeated candidates for key administration roles

President-elect Joe Biden is eyeing several Democrats who lost congressional reelection races last month for key positions in his administration. President-elect Joe Biden is eyeing several Democrats who lost congressional reelection races last month for key positions in his administration. Their consideration continues a long Washington tradition of defeated politicians seeking shelter in a new White House. A decade later, he headlined a rally for her winning congressional campaign. โ€œMore than helping the president, these people can help the White House staff dealing with members of Congress,โ€ said Card.

Alexander preaches consensus in farewell to fractious Senate

Alexander left the GOP's leadership track during the Obama years to focus on his committee work. As chairman of the HELP panel, Alexander shepherded a 2015 rewrite of elementary and high school education that swept through the Senate with near-universal support. โ€œLamar listened to me when I told him we should write a bill together, rather than amending the Republican bill he had begun working on,โ€ Murray said. Alexander offered a defense of the chamber's traditions, especially the filibuster that forces consensus โ€” or, increasingly, gridlock โ€” upon the Senate. Alexander will be replaced by Nashville businessman Bill Hagerty, a Republican backed by President Donald Trump.

Acclaimed art scholar, ex-RISD president Roger Mandle dies

PROVIDENCE, R.I. โ€“ Roger Mandle, an internationally renowned art scholar and the former longtime president of the Rhode Island School of Design, has died, RISD said Tuesday. Mandle died Saturday in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, after a long battle with cancer, the school said in a statement. A painter himself, Mandle served as president of RISD from 1993 to 2008. Bush, Mandle helped shape and guide U.S. art and design policy. He was a former director of the Toledo Museum of Art, a former associate director of the Minneapolis Institute of Art and a member of the Ohio Arts Council.

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