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Updated 1 day, 16 hours ago

Newhouse to retire from Congress

WASHINGTON D.C. — Fourth District Representative Dan Newhouse has announced he will not seek reelection to the US …

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
Speaker Pelosi: Congress will show world what America is made of; 'it's time to move on'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Pelosi: Congress will show world what America is made of; 'it's time to move on.'

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
AP Photos: Indian army patrols border with rival Pakistan

JAMMU, India (AP) — From sandbagged Indian army bunkers dug deep into the Pir Panjal mountains in the Himalayas, villages on the Pakistan-controlled side of Kashmir appear precariously close, on the other side of t…

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
Quebec orders 8 p.m. curfew beginning Saturday, for 4 weeks

MONTREAL (AP) — Quebec's premier announced Wednesday that he is imposing a provincewide 8 p.m. curfew beginning Saturday as a way to curb surging coronavirus infections and hospitalizations.

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
The Latest: Some GOP senators no longer plan Biden objection

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Congress’ tally of the

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
Chaos, violence, mockery as pro-Trump mob occupies Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — “Where are they?” a Trump supporter demanded in a crowd of dozens roaming the halls of the Capitol, bearing Trump flags and pounding on doors.

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
Twitter, Facebook muzzle Trump amid Capitol violence

In an unprecedented step, Facebook and

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
GOP Sens. Loeffler, Daines, Braun shift, say they won't object to Biden electors after pro-Trump attack on Capitol

WASHINGTON (AP) — GOP Sens. Loeffler, Daines, Braun shift, say they won't object to Biden electors after pro-Trump attack on Capitol.

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
Pence says 'violence never wins,' McConnell decries 'attempted insurrection' as Congress resumes electoral count

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pence says 'violence never wins,' McConnell decries 'attempted insurrection' as Congress resumes electoral count.

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
The Latest: China locks down Hebei region for virus outbreak

BEIJING — New coronavirus cases in northern China’s Hebei province have more than doubled as officials move to lock down an area that is home to about 75 million people.

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
The Latest: Obama says violence at Capitol a moment of shame

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Congress’ tally of the

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
Dems' Georgia alliance is diverse and broad. Is it durable?

ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump came to the north Georgia mountains Monday night to gin up turnout in conservative strongholds and stave off the Democratic challengers who threatened the GOP’s Senate majority…

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
Activists seek laws after officer cleared in Blake shooting

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin prosecutor's decision not to bring charges against the officer who shot Jacob Blake in the back came as little surprise to some activists for racial justice, who predict laws must c…

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
Analysis: Trump's rage ignites mob assault on democracy

NEW YORK (AP) — The riotous mob that laid siege to the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday was the product of the destructive forces that President Donald Trump has been stirring for years, culminating in the disruption of a…

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
Experts: Capitol riot product of years of hateful rhetoric

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — The storming of the U.S. Capitol is a jarring but natural product of years of violence and hateful rhetoric stoked by disinformation and conspiracy theories, experts on far-right extremism …

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
Biden urges restoring decency after 'assault' on democracy

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden called Wednesday for the restoration of “simple decency” as a mob incited by his predecessor stormed the U.S. Capitol and delayed Congress from certifying the resul…