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(WASHINGTON) -- After voting in February to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the southern border, proceedings are expected to head to the next stage on Tuesday, when the articles of impeachment are transmitted to the Senate.One thing is clear: This is not going to look…

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden on Tuesday kicks off a multi-day campaign swing through Pennsylvania, in Scranton, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia -- in what his campaign hopes to be a messaging contrast with Donald Trump as the former president goes on trial.Biden, whom early polls show is in a close race…

(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday is hearing arguments in a high-stakes case that could invalidate felony obstruction charges for more than 300 individuals connected to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack -- including former President Donald Trump.At issue in the case of Fischer v. United States is whether…

(NEW YORK) -- Former President Donald Trump appeared in a Manhattan, New York criminal court on Monday, marking the first day of the first-ever criminal trial against a former U.S. president.Trump last April pleaded not guilty to a 34-count indictment charging him with falsifying business records in connection with alleged…

(WASHINGTON) -- The office of Nevada's Secretary of State announced in a new report Monday that there was "no evidence of widespread voter fraud in Nevada" in recent years, saying a large volume of election fraud reports that the office received did not involve any actual violation of election law.Produced…

(WASHINGTON) -- The White House on Monday released the 2023 tax returns for President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and their spouses.Those filings show the president and first lady Jill Biden had a combined federal adjusted gross income of $619,976 and paid combined federal income tax of $146,629. That's…

(WASHINGTON) -- Legal counsel for Ohio's top election official, a Republican, sent a letter on Monday signaling that the secretary of state's office can't accept a proposed workaround to certifying President Joe Biden on the state's November general election ballot amid a conflict with the Democratic National Committee over convention…

(WASHINGTON) -- The White House on Monday carefully avoided weighing in on any possible Israeli response to Iran's attack over the weekend but also stressed the U.S. didn’t want to see further escalation in the region."This is an Israeli decision to make -- whether and how they'll respond to what…

(BOISE, Id.) -- A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed Idaho to proceed with enforcement of a new law aimed at prohibiting gender-affirming care for minors.The decision overrides two lower federal courts that had upheld an injunction against the law as litigation over the merits continues.The decision was backed by…

(WASHINGTON) -- Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Las Vegas on Monday afternoon to rally support for a ballot measure to enshrine abortion access in the Nevada Constitution as President Joe Biden's reelection campaign continues to spotlight her as one of their leading voices on abortion rights -- an…