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Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row
President-elect Donald Trump says he'll “vigorously pursue” capital punishment after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row partly to stop Trump from pushing forward their executions More »
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Bill Clinton is out of the hospital after being treated for the flu
Former President Bill Clinton will be home for Christmas after being discharged from a Washington hospital where he was treated for the flu More »
Inside the Gaetz ethics report, a trove of new details alleging payments for sex and drug use
The House Ethics Committee’s long-awaited report into Rep. Matt Gaetz documents a trove of salacious allegations of misconduct, including sex with an underage girl, that tanked the Florida Republican’s nomination to lead the Justice Department More »
Biden will decide on US Steel acquisition after influential panel fails to reach consensus
A powerful government panel has failed to reach consensus on the possible national security risks of a nearly $15 billion proposed deal for Nippon Steel of Japan to purchase U.S. Steel More »
Biden vetoes once-bipartisan effort to add 66 federal judgeships, citing 'hurried' House action
President Joe Biden has vetoed a once-bipartisan effort to add 66 new federal district judgeships More »
After fighting virus, storms and Republicans, departing North Carolina Gov. Cooper focuses on wins
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper leaves his job next week after eight years More »
A history of the Panama Canal — and why Trump can't take it back on his own
President-elect Donald Trump is decrying rising shipping fees Panama has imposed to use the Panama Canal More »
Biden signs defense bill despite objections to ban on transgender health care for military children
President Joe Biden has signed the annual defense authorization bill into law despite his objections to language banning transgender health care for military children More »
Bill Clinton is hospitalized with a fever but in good spirits, spokesperson says
Former President Bill Clinton was admitted Monday to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington after developing a fever More »
Trump again calls to buy Greenland after eyeing Canada and the Panama Canal
First it was Canada, then the Panama Canal More »
