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Trump claims Liz Cheney and Jan. 6 committee should be jailed
(WASHINGTON) -- Former Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney has shrugged off Donald Trump's suggestion on social media that she and other members of the bipartisan House committee that investigated Jan. 6 should be jailed.The former president attacked Cheney and the others on social media this week. He also questioned whether Cassidy…
Arizona election officials push forward prep for 2024 count, despite constant threats
(WASHINGTON) -- As election season gets underway, officials in a key battleground state said they are prepared to handle the task of counting and certifying ballots despite a rise in threats.Nearly four years ago, the staff at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center in Phoenix was hounded by former…
Arizona election officials push forward prep for 2024 count, despite constant threats
(WASHINGTON) -- As election season gets underway, officials in a key battleground state said they are prepared to handle the task of counting and certifying ballots despite a rise in threats.Nearly four years ago, the staff at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center in Phoenix was hounded by former…
Biden campaign sees abortion rights, independent voters as key in Arizona and Nevada
(WASHINGTON) -- Ahead of President Joe Biden making campaign stops on Tuesday in Arizona and Nevada, advisers are laying out why they still place him in a better position than former President Donald Trump to win those two key battlegrounds, despite Biden’s mediocre polling in the early lead-up to the…
SCOTUS denies stay of sentence for ex-Trump adviser Peter Navarro
(WASHINGTON) -- Former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro must report to prison on Tuesday as scheduled, after the Supreme Court on Monday denied the stay of his sentence.Chief Justice John Roberts, in a short opinion, wrote that he saw "no reason to disagree" with lower courts, which also rejected…
Biden gets Netanyahu to send delegation to Washington to resolve standoff over Rafah invasion
(WASHINGTON) -- Israel's expected military invasion of Rafah in southern Gaza was the focus of President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's call Monday -- their first in more than a month -- with the White House saying Biden is still not satisfied that Israel will do enough…
Biden gets Netanyahu to send delegation to Washington to resolve standoff over Rafah invasion
(WASHINGTON) -- Israel's expected military invasion of Rafah in southern Gaza was the focus of President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's call Monday -- their first in more than a month -- with the White House saying Biden is still not satisfied that Israel will do enough…
Key GOP impeachment witness won’t attend open committee hearing, citing ‘short notice’
(WASHINGTON) -- Devon Archer, a key witness in House Republicans' impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, will not attend a high-profile open hearing this week, citing what his attorney characterized as a "patently unreasonable" amount of time to prepare.Matthew Schwartz, an attorney for Archer -- a former Hunter Biden business…
Congress kicks off week without deal to avert partial government shutdown
(WASHINGTON) -- Congress is beginning the week without a deal to avert a partial government shutdown by Friday's deadline -- as funding for the Department of Homeland Security trips up negotiations.The Friday deadline is for the remaining six of 12 spending bills after Congress passed the first six earlier this…
With eye on 2024 election, Biden touts executive order on women’s health research
(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden signed an executive order Monday that he said marks the launch of "the first-ever White House initiative of women's health research to pioneer the next generation of scientific research and discovery of women's health."The order, he said, will direct the "most comprehensive set of executive…