A Capitol Police officer was hospitalized Wednesday afternoon after being struck by a van near the Capitol, the department announced on Twitter.The crash, which involved a motorcycle officer, is thought to be an accident and not an act of terror or...
Advocacy groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging a near-total ban on abortions in Arkansas.Led by the American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood, the lawsuit argues that the law is the "culmination of a nearly decade long...
Republicans are lining up to block the creation of an independent panel to investigate the Capitol attack of Jan. 6. But the strategy is not without risks. While sinking the commission would satisfy the Republicans...
A survey released Wednesday found that a wide majority of dogs and cats adopted during the pandemic remain with their owners, despite a series of recent news reports suggesting a trend of “pandemic pets” being abandoned. The American Society...
A group of Jewish House Democrats are calling on President Biden to take concrete steps to address antisemitism amid a sharp rise in attacks against Jews in the U.S. and abroad, which is occurring alongside the most recent conflict in the...
Democratic strategist James Carville is calling on members of his party to blame former President Trump for rising crime rates in the country, while labeling the Trump presidency as “one long crime wave.”In a Wall Street Journal op-ed...
The Department of Justice is reportedly preparing to sue luxury Las Vegas casino developer Steve Wynn in order to force him to register as a foreign lobbyist over allegations that he attempted to lobby Trump administration officials to obtain a...
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) will vote for a House-passed bill to create a commission to probe the Jan. 6 Capitol attack during a key test vote that will take place as soon as Thursday.Collins will support the bill during an initial hurdle so that...
Sen. Mike Crapo (Idaho), the top-ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, is rallying colleagues to block Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer's (D-N.Y.) China bill because Schumer quashed a deal C...
An arrest warrant has been issued for rock musician Marilyn Manson in New Hampshire over an alleged assault at a concert in 2019.The Gilford Police Department said in a statement posted to Facebook on Tuesday that the warrant...
President Biden was briefed Wednesday on a shooting in San Jose, Calif., that left eight people dead and lowered flags to half staff in what has become a regular occurrence.“The President has been briefed on the mass shooting and the tragic loss of...
All Smithsonian museums will be open this summer for the first time since they were closed at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020.The Smithsonian, which has already reopened nine of 19 museums, said in a stateme&...
In a recent interview, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland credited Congress for the billions of dollars in conservation funding from the Great American Outdoors Act. We agree Congress deserves recognition for passing the bipartisan bill shortly before...
David Chipman, President Biden's nominee for director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), said at his confirming hearing on Wednesday he supports banning the AR-15.
A solid majority of Republicans do not believe President Biden was legitimately elected last fall, according to a new poll. Sixty-six percent of voters who identified as Republican in a Quinnipiac poll published Wednesday...
A new Morning Consult-Politico poll released on Wednesday found that a majority of Americans are not familiar with President Biden’s plans to spend $4 trillion on two ambitious proposals to create jobs and strengthen the social safety net for...
The White House is making plans for President Biden to meet with England's Queen Elizabeth II in June, a U.S. official told CNN on Wednesday.The White House and Buckingham Palace are planning for Biden and the queen to meet in the UK...
The news that Manhattan's district attorney has convened a special grand jury as part of his criminal probe of Donald Trump's business dealings has fueled speculation over whether Trump could become the first U.S. preside...
McDonald’s unveiled its collaboration with K-pop sensation and boy band BTS Wednesday with new meals and merchandise reflective of the musical group's home country.The new BTS meal will be available in McDonald’s in the U.S. and dozens of other...
The mother of a Capitol Police officer who died as a result of the Jan. 6 insurrection is asking to meet with Republican senators ahead of a vote on to establish a bipartisan commission to investigate the incident.According to a scheduling request...
Two Republican North Dakota state senators have requested that health officials stop calling residents and offering COVID-19 vaccine information....
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) got into a heated exchange with JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon during a hearing on Wednesday, in which she accused big Wall Street banks of overcharging their customers during the cor...
Politico Europe announced on Wednesday that Claire Boussagol will be its new CEO, succeeding Shéhérazade Semsar-de Boisséson.Boussagol will take the helm of the news organization - a joint ventur...
A Connecticut prison guard was fired on Tuesday after the discovery of an anti-Muslim meme he posted in 2018 garnered backlash from an Islamic group.Garner Correctional Institution Warden Amoda Hannah issued Office...
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), the lead negotiator for Republicans, said Wednesday that if the there's a deal to be reached on police reform it will be reached next month.
