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(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump is attempting to clean up his vice presidential pick's resurfaced comments disparaging Democratic officials who don't have children as "childless cat ladies" with a simple message: Sen. JD Vance "loves family.""He's not against anything, but he loves family. It's very important to him," said…

(WASHINGTON) -- America has no shortage of big donors or political fundraisers, but five years ago, a relatively small group of people looked at the crowded Democratic field in U.S. presidential election and came to the same conclusion – they would use their money and influence to support a young…

(WASHINGTON) -- Paul Dans, the director of the Heritage Foundation's controversial Project 2025, is stepping down amid intense scrutiny of the conservative blueprint.Kevin Roberts, the president of the Heritage Foundation, confirmed that Dans announced he is leaving his position."When we began Project 2025 in April 2022, we set a timeline…

(WASHINGTON) -- The Senate passed two key pieces of legislation aimed at keeping children safe on the internet Tuesday afternoon, marking a major step in Congress' ongoing effort to regulate massive tech companies.The two bills, which beef up privacy protection for children and limit targeted advertisements toward them, passed with…

(WASHINGTON) -- Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe and FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate faced a grilling from lawmakers about the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, earlier this month.The two officials testified before a Senate panel on Tuesday about security arrangements at the site…

(WASHINGTON) -- North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper issued a statement on Monday night signaling that he's removed himself from contention as a vice presidential running mate for Kamala Harris in the 2024 election."I strongly support Vice President Harris' campaign for President. I know she's going to win and I was…

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden on Monday visited the LBJ Presidential Library to mark the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act and gave remarks on his new proposals to reform the U.S. Supreme Court.The remarks were Biden's first major speech since his Oval Office address last week on his…

(WASHINGTON) -- Mark Meadows, the one-time chief of staff to former President Donald Trump, is continuing his monthslong effort to move the Fulton County criminal case against him into federal court, asking the Supreme Court in a new appeal to intervene on a lower court's ruling they claim was "dangerously"…

(WASHINGTON) -- As Vice President Kamala Harris continues to search for her 2024 running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is receiving some new buzz.Walz, a veteran and former public school teacher now in his second term as governor, is making a name for himself in the veepstakes conversation as he…

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) -- Homeland Security Investigations has seen a 300% increase in foreign victims of financial sextortion, according to the head of the center that investigates cybercrimes at the Department of Homeland Security."We have seen an 86% drop in domestic victims of financial sextortion since that time, unfortunately, what we've…