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New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed civil rights lawyer Maya Wiley on Saturday in the race for New York City mayor, a sign of growing progressive momentum behind Wiley’s campaign with less than three weeks until the June 22 Democratic primary. Wiley now has the support of two of the state’s highest profile members of

The Justice Department on Saturday said it will no longer seize reporters’ records in leak investigations, a notable policy shift on the heels of disclosures that federal prosecutors aggressively pursued communication data from reporters to identify their sources. “Going forward, consistent with the President’s direction, this Department of Justice — in a change to its

Mark Meadows, former President Donald Trump‘s White House chief of staff, pushed the Department of Justice in his boss’ last days in office to investigate unproven conspiracy theories and fraud claims about the 2020 presidential election, the New York Times reported Saturday. Meadows sent five emails in late December and early January to then-acting Attorney

The Justice Department on Saturday said it will no longer seize reporters’ records in leak investigations, a notable policy shift on the heels of disclosures that federal prosecutors aggressively pursued communication data from reporters to identify their sources. “Going forward, consistent with the President’s direction, this Department of Justice — in a change to its

When Joe Manchin was in the fight of his political life, vying for reelection in a state where being a Democrat had long been out of fashion, the senator’s opening message to voters focused on the place he knew best: Farmington, West Virginia. Manchin argued throughout his last reelection campaign that it was his upbringing

President Joe Biden had just finished delivering remarks on the latest jobs report and left the room Friday when a reporter shouted one last question. “Mr. President, do you still have confidence in Dr. Fauci?” Poking his head back into the room several seconds later, Biden delivered an unequivocal response: “Yes, I am very confident

President Joe Biden on Friday rejected a new counteroffer made by Republicans on infrastructure despite a $50 billion increase in spending, telling the GOP’s key negotiator that the new offer did not meet his policy goals. West Virginia Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito presented the new Republican counteroffer on infrastructure, “which consisted of an about

A US Capitol Police officer knocked unconscious on January 6 has condemned Capitol rioters for injuring police and robbing her of the ability to do her job. “When will I be free … of my brain injury? When will I be free and full again?” the officer said in a written statement read by prosecutors

Former Trump White House Counsel Don McGahn testified Friday before a small group of House Judiciary Committee members about former President Donald Trump’s attempts to obstruct the Russia investigation, in a closed-door interview that was the culmination of a two-year court fight Democrats waged against the Trump administration. The interview was poised to have McGahn

US intelligence officials have found no evidence confirming that unidentified flying objects encountered by US Navy pilots in recent years were alien spacecraft but also have not reached a definitive assessment as to what these mysterious objects might be, according to five sources familiar with the findings of an upcoming report on UFOs that is

A Trump supporter accused of storming the US Capitol and heckling police officers for “protecting pedophiles” previously served jail time after being convicted in the statutory rape of a 14-year-old girl, according to court records reviewed by CNN and lawyers involved in the cases. Federal prosecutors say Sean McHugh of Auburn, California, fought with police