Politics News

January 15, 2021

Unity has long been a theme, and anxiety, for new presidents

When Joe Biden addresses the country for the first time as president, his inaugural speech is likely to echo calls for unity ...

January 15, 2021

Federal watchdogs open probe of response to Capitol riot

Federal watchdogs launched a sweeping review of how the FBI, the Pentagon and other law enforcement agencies responded to the ...

January 15, 2021

The Latest: Calls to governors for more Guard troops for DC

The Latest on President Donald Trump's impeachment and the fallout from the Jan. 6 attack of the Capitol by pro-Trump ...

January 15, 2021

Mexico president accuses DEA of fabricating general's case

One day after Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office announced it was dropping the drug trafficking case against its former ...

January 15, 2021

Pelosi's nine impeachment managers hope to 'finish the job'

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tapped nine of her most trusted allies in the House to argue the case for President Donald ...

January 15, 2021

Xi asks Starbucks' Schultz to help repair US-China ties

President Xi Jinping is asking former CEO Howard Schultz of Starbucks to help repair U.S.-Chinese relations that have plunged ...

January 15, 2021

EXPLAINER: What's next after House impeachment vote

Now that the House has impeached President Donald Trump for the second time, Speaker Nancy Pelosi must figure out the best ...

January 15, 2021

GOP senators in spotlight as second impeachment trial looms

For a second time, Republican senators face the choice of whether to convict President Donald Trump in an impeachment trial.

January 15, 2021

Most major US airlines ban guns in luggage for DC flights

Airlines and airports say they are stepping up security before next week's presidential inauguration, with Delta and other ...

January 15, 2021

Comparison between Capitol siege, BLM protests is denounced

Black activists are coming out strongly against a growing narrative among conservatives that equates the deadly siege on the ...

January 15, 2021

Jacob Blake says he was ready to surrender before being shot

A Black man who was shot in the back by a white police officer in Wisconsin, leaving him partially paralyzed and triggering ...

January 15, 2021

Arizona Republicans figure prominently in election turmoil

Several Arizona lawmakers figure prominently in the controversy over the Republican effort to overturn President Donald ...

January 15, 2021

Biden taps Jaime Harrison to serve as Democratic chairman

Jaime Harrison - a longtime Democratic Party official and fundraising powerhouse who failed in his bid to unseat U.S. Sen.

January 15, 2021

Unions: Passenger rails need better security, no-ride list

Two major railroad workers unions have asked the Department of Homeland Security to beef up security on Amtrak and other ...

January 14, 2021

Lingering questions about how Trump will finish out his term

As President Donald Trump’s term comes to a close, his unconventional approach to the office lingers over the usually ...

January 14, 2021

Oregon lawmakers delay meetings because of protest worries

State lawmakers in Oregon will delay by at least two days much of the substantive work of next week's beginning of the ...

January 14, 2021

NY attorney general sues NYPD over Floyd protest response

New York’s attorney general sued the New York Police Department on Thursday, calling the rough treatment of protesters ...

January 14, 2021

In voting to impeach, SC's Rice acknowledges political risk

U.S. Rep. Tom Rice, who hid in an office as rioters overran the U.S. Capitol last week, acknowledged Thursday that his vote ...

January 14, 2021

Watchdog: DOJ bungled 'zero tolerance' immigration policy

Justice Department leaders under President Donald Trump knew their 2018 “zero tolerance” border policy would result in family ...

January 14, 2021

Deputy defense chief to be temporary acting DOD secretary

Deputy Defense Secretary David Norquist has been asked to serve as the acting secretary of defense for President-elect Joe ...