Twitter on Wednesday said that the brief locking of a GOP congresswoman's account was the result of "incorrect enforcement action." Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), a freshman member of Congress who recently said she wanted to carry her...
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) compared President Trump to Osama bin Laden in a recent interview, saying both men "inspired and radicalized" their supporters to commit acts of violence."Osama bin Laden did not enter...
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) compared President Trump to Osama bin Laden in a recent interview, saying both men "inspired and radicalized" their supporters to commit acts of violence. “Osama bin Laden did not enter U.S. soil on Sept. 11, but...
The top Democrat on Facebook’s policy team, who is a former chief of staff to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), has left the social media company.Catlin O’Neill left her post as director of public policy, a Facebook spokesperson confirmed. She had...
Corporations and industry trade associations have contributed $170 million collectively to the campaigns of the 147 GOP lawmakers who voted to challenge the 2020 election results, according to a new report from progressive watchdog group Public...
It has been a brutal few days for Parler, the now-infamous Twitter alternative favored by President Donald Trump’s most die-hard supporters. Both Google and Apple removed the app from their online stores, and the site went offline altogether after...
A Massachusetts teen has publicly identified her family members who were in Washington, D.C., participating in protests ahead of the Capitol riot.Helena Duke, 18, called out her family members i...
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) sent a note to Republican colleagues Wednesday afternoon informing them that he remains undecided on whether to convict President Trump on an article of impeachment expected to be passed by the...
A group of conservative lawmakers are plotting to oust House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney (Wyo.) from her leadership role, citing issues with her announcement that she would vote to impeach President Trump for i...
A coalition of more than 30 House Democrats is calling for an investigation into "suspicious" Capitol tours that took place the day before last Wednesday’s deadly attack from a mob of Trump supporters. The coalition led by Rep. Mikie Sherrill (...
A coalition of more than 30 House Democrats is calling for an investigation into "suspicious" Capitol tours that took place the day before last Wednesday's deadly attack from a mob of Trump sup...
Washington, D.C.-based political satire troupe The Capitol Steps will shut down after nearly four decades, the group announced Wednesday, citing the coronavirus pandemic’s shutdown of most live performance spaces.“Like many in the entertainment...
Newly sworn-in Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) referred to President Trump as the “white supremacist in chief” in her remarks on the House floor on Wednesday as the lower chamber prepares to impeach the president for a second time.“St. Louis and I rise...
Ethics officials at the Interior Department warned communications staff about posting a video in October touting President Trump’s conservation record that critics characterized as propaganda, according to emails obtained by The Hill.The video in...
Sweden will release a postage stamp honoring 18-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg, the state postal service announced in a statement Wednesday.The stamp, set to be released Thursday, is part of a series highlighting environmental...
Country music star Garth Brooks, TV icon Dick Van Dyke and songwriter Joan Baez are among this year's recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors, who will be recognized with "re-envisioned virtual tributes" due to the coronavirus pandemic.Choreographer...
President Trump’s former chief of staff, John Kelly, said that his former boss can’t admit to making mistakes because “his manhood is at issue here.”Kelly made the dig during a conversation with Anthony Scaramucci, Trump’s short-term White...
Rep. Liz Cheney (Wyo.), the No. 3 House Republican, on Tuesday rejected calls from her GOP colleagues for her to step down from her leadership position over her forthcoming vote to impeach President Trump.“I’m not going anywhere. This is a vote...
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Wednesday that President Trump is responsible for the attack on the U.S. Capitol last week, but opposes impeaching the president for a second time. The top House Republican made the remarks as the...
President Trump discouraged acts of violence in a written statement Wednesday and called on Americans to help “ease tensions and calm tempers.”The White House disseminated the statement from Trump as the House was preparing to impeach him for...
Rep. Ayanna Pressley's (D-Mass.) chief of staff, Sarah Groh, said in a recent interview that panic buttons she had previously used in the congresswoman's office had been taken out before the violent riot at the U.S. Capit...
Rep. Ayanna Pressley’s (D-Mass.) chief of staff, Sarah Groh, said in a recent interview that panic buttons she had previously used in the congresswoman’s office had been taken out before the violent riot at the U.S. Capitol last week.Groh revealed...
Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, stopped Trump from joining fringe social media platforms Parler and Gab after he was banned from Twitter, according to a ...
Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) on Wednesday afternoon announced he would vote to impeach President Trump on a charge of inciting last week’s deadly U.S. Capitol riots, becoming the sixth Republican to do so.“This is a pivotal and solemn moment in our...
The NBA announced on Wednesday that it will be postponing its seventh game of the season, between the Atlanta Hawks and Phoenix Suns.The league has run into issues with its new season as it struggles to hold games during the coronavirus pandemic,&...
