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FILE – Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents as he is helped off the stage at a campaign rally in Butler, Pa., July 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Hearing on Trump assassination attempts says Pennsylvania failure was by Secret Service

September 26, 2024 at 11:57 a.m.

Members of a bipartisan House task force investigating the Trump assassination attempts emphasized during their first hearing Thursday that the Secret Service, not local authorities, was responsible for the failures...

FILE – A U.S. Secret Service agent stands watch outside a campaign bus for Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Aug. 18, 2024, in Rochester, Pa. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)

Congress scrambles to ensure safety of presidential candidates in final weeks of campaign

September 20, 2024 at 10:52 a.m.

Lawmakers are scrambling to ensure that the U.S. Secret Service has enough money and resources to keep the nation’s presidential candidates safe amid repeated threats of violence. It’s unclear, though,...

When the US left Kabul, these Americans tried to help the Afghans left behind. It still haunts them.

August 30, 2024 at 7:40 p.m.

Three years ago, the U.S. military withdrew from Afghanistan when the last American plane departed Kabul.

FILE – President Joe Biden speaks at the White House, July 1, 2024, in Washington. Biden went public Monday, July 29, with major changes he’s proposing for the Supreme Court: an enforceable code of ethics, term limits for justices and a constitutional amendment that would limit the justices’ recent decision on presidential immunity. There’s almost no chance of the proposal passing a closely divided Congress, but the ideas could still spark conversation with public confidence in the court hitting an all-time low in recent years amid ethical revelations about some justices. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

House Republicans release their impeachment report on Biden but the next steps are uncertain

August 19, 2024 at 8:13 a.m.

House Republicans have released their initial impeachment inquiry report on President Joe Biden, alleging an abuse of power and obstruction of justice in the financial dealings of his son Hunter...

FILE – Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill, Oct. 20, 2023, in Washington.(AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Why the progressive ‘Squad’ is getting smaller after defeats this primary cycle

August 16, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.

The “Squad,” a group of progressive lawmakers in the House, is set to shrink next year after two members suffered primary defeats after an unprecedented deluge of special interest spending.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to a joint meeting of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, as House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., and Senate Foreign Relations Chair Ben Cardin, D-Md., listen. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

In fiery speech to Congress, Netanyahu vows ‘total victory’ in Gaza and denounces U.S. protesters

July 24, 2024 at 5:16 p.m.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to bolster U.S. support for his country's fight against Hamas and other Iran-backed armed groups in a speech to Congress Wednesday that sparked boycotts by some...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs a cabinet meeting at the Kirya military base, which houses the Israeli Ministry of Defense, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Dec. 24, 2023. The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Monday, May 20, 2024 he is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in connection with their actions during the seven-month war between Israel and Hamas. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, Pool, File)

Netanyahu is in Washington at a fraught time for Israel and the US. What to know about his visit

July 23, 2024 at 3:39 p.m.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington this week is looming as a fraught one between the two allies, coming at a moment of extreme political flux in the...

A campaign rally site for Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is empty and littered with debris Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Secret Service director, grilled by lawmakers on the Trump assassination attempt, says ‘we failed’

July 22, 2024 at 4:20 p.m.

The Secret Service director is set to testify Monday before a congressional committee as calls mount for her to resign over security failures at a rally where a 20-year-old gunman...

JD Vance, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senator for Ohio, speaks at a campaign rally in Youngstown, Ohio, Sept. 17, 2022.

JD Vance is a relative political unknown. He’s been asked to help Donald Trump avenge his 2020 loss

July 16, 2024 at 8:41 a.m.

Vance, a 39-year-old Republican with less than two years in Congress, is not well-known among many in his party, even in the swing states Trump hopes he’ll deliver.

Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, center left, and Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, joined at left by Rep. Chris Turner, chairman of the Texas House Democratic Caucus, welcome Democratic members of the Texas legislature at a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 13, 2021.

Rep. Lloyd Doggett is first Democrat to publicly call for Biden to step down as party’s nominee

July 2, 2024 at 3:11 p.m.

A House Democratic lawmaker has become the first in the party to publicly call for President Joe Biden to step down as the Democratic nominee for president, citing Biden's debate...

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