Politics

The Senate on Friday approved legislation to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman, who became a national hero for his actions defending the Senate during the siege of the Capitol on January 6. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer paid tribute on the Senate floor to Goodman Friday evening and announced

Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers showed the Senate multiple videos of Democratic politicians saying they would “fight” to argue that Trump’s rhetoric on January 6 did not incite the rioters who attacked the Capitol afterward. But the public could not see how the lawmakers reacted. The TV cameras are controlled by the Senate itself and

More than a month after the violent insurrection at the US Capitol, the Senate’s impeachment trial got underway. Meanwhile, legislators worked to confirm Biden Cabinet nominees and election officials certified the final unresolved House race of the 2020 election. Monday Security at US Capitol on high alert for Trump impeachment trial Georgia secretary of state’s office

The Biden administration intends to close the Guantánamo Bay detention facility, which houses approximately 40 prisoners, by the end of their term. When asked by a reporter during a press briefing on Friday if the prison would be closed by the time President Joe Biden leaves office, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said, “That’s

Senators are pushing the Biden administration to produce a report detailing the threat posed by domestic extremists after relevant agencies ignored their obligation to do so under President Donald Trump. Sens. Gary Peters of Michigan and Rob Portman of Ohio, respectively the top Democrat and Republican on the Senate Homeland Security Committee, are calling on

The Defense Department announced Friday that it has put around 3,600 service members on orders to be ready to deploy around the country to help with mass vaccination efforts. “Twenty teams are being organized to support FEMA-identified sites and will be deployed as requirements evolve. This will bring our total now to more than 4,700

While scores of Capitol rioters flaunted their role in the January 6 attack, a growing number of insurrectionists are accused of covering their tracks by destroying cellphones, wiping social media posts and threatening witnesses. After the sugar high of storming the Capitol wore off, about 30 of the known rioters facing charges allegedly tried to

The redrawing of seats in the US House of Representatives will be delayed by several months, officials announced Friday, with states unlikely to receive the detailed population numbers that are typically released in the spring until the end of September. The Census Bureau announced September 30 as its new target for releasing the numbers used

White House press secretary Jen Psaki dodged Friday when asked about a report that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, had withheld information regarding Covid-19 fatalities in nursing homes during the pandemic. “The President hosted Gov. Cuomo, and a bipartisan group of governors and mayors were at the White House today to get their

An exclusive pair of Nike basketball sneakers designed in honor of former President Barack Obama were pulled from the luxury auctioneer Sotheby’s ahead of their anticipated sale Friday. No reason was immediately given for why the item — a pair of Nike Hyperdunks that was set to go on sale Friday at 4:44 p.m. ET