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Rep. LaMonica McIver must face federal charges over incident at ICE detention center, judge rules

Thursday, November 13

(NEWARK, N.J.) -- Congresswoman LaMonica McIver must face at least two of three federal charges accusing her of assaulting and impeding immigration officers outside a New Jersey detention center after federal judge on Thursday rejected her attempt to dismiss the case.The New... Read More.

Who are the 6 House Democrats who broke with their party to end shutdown?

Thursday, November 13

(WASHINGTON) -- The longest government shutdown in U.S. history came to an end on Wednesday night, after six House Democrats joined Republicans to pass a funding package in a narrow 222-209 vote.The Democrats' defections helped push the bill over the finish line,... Read More.

Epstein offered reporter photos of ‘donald and girls in bikinis in my kitchen’: Email

Thursday, November 13

(NEW YORK) -- Among the more than 20,000 Epstein documents released by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Wednesday are several email exchanges disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein had in 2015 and 2016 with friends, attorneys and reporters about the... Read More.

Democrats push for release of all Epstein files; GOP says Dems trying to ‘slander’ Trump

Wednesday, November 12

(WASHINGTON) -- Reactions are pouring in from Capitol Hill after House Democrats released correspondence from sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in which he wrote that President Donald Trump "spent hours at my house" with an alleged victim.The emails, written in 2011 to Epstein accomplice Ghislaine... Read More.

House set to vote on ending government shutdown

Wednesday, November 12

(WASHINGTON) -- The House will be in session on Wednesday for the first time in 54 days, with all eyes on a vote to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.The House is expected to hold first votes shortly after 5 p.m.... Read More.

Rep-elect Grijalva to be sworn in, 7 weeks after special election victory

Wednesday, November 12

(WASHINGTON) -- Speaker Mike Johnson will swear in Arizona Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva -- who won a special election seven weeks ago -- before the House government funding vote set for Wednesday.Johnson has previously said he'll swear in Grijalva -- who won her special election... Read More.

House Democrats release new Epstein emails referencing Trump

Wednesday, November 12

(WASHINGTON) -- Sex offender Jeffrey Epstein referred to Donald Trump as the "dog that hasn't barked" and told his former companion Ghislaine Maxwell that an alleged victim had "spent hours at my house" with Trump, according to email correspondence released Wednesday by Democrats on... Read More.

JFK’s grandson, Jack Schlossberg, announces 2026 run for Nadler’s seat in Congress

Wednesday, November 12

(WASHINGTON) -- Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of former President John F. Kennedy, announced late Tuesday that he would run for Congress in 2026. Schlossberg, 32, said he would seek a seat representing New York's 12th congressional district, which is held by Rep. Jerry Nadler,... Read More.

What we know about pending government reopening, as record-long shutdown nears end

Tuesday, November 11

(WASHINGTON) -- The longest government shutdown in U.S. history is close to being over as the House is slated to convene on Wednesday to vote on the federal spending bill.The Senate passed the measure Monday night with eight members of the Democratic caucus joining... Read More.

US aircraft carrier strike group joins Trump’s campaign against drug cartels

Tuesday, November 11

(WASHINGTON) -- The USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group has arrived in the U.S. Southern Command area of operations north of the Caribbean Sea as part of the Trump administration’s campaign against drug cartels, the Navy’s Fourth Fleet announced Wednesday.The carrier’s deployment to... Read More.

Obama surprises veterans on flight to DC with special Veterans Day salute

Tuesday, November 11

(WASHINGTON) -- President Barack Obama gave a group of war heroes a surprise they will never forget.The former president surprised a flight of Korean and Vietnam War veterans on an honor flight from Madison, Wisconsin, to Washington, D.C., ahead of Veterans Day, according to a video he posted on... Read More.

Trump downplays economic woes as partisan spin, saying, ‘Costs are way down’

Tuesday, November 11

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump said the U.S. economy is strong and insisted polls showing Americans are feeling economic pain are "fake" during an interview on Fox News that aired on Monday night.Trump said bad news about the economy amounted to a "con job by... Read More.