Jan. 6 Rioter Who Beat Officer With Flagpole Gets 52-Month Sentence
A truck driver who assaulted a police officer with a flagpole at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced on Monday to 52 months in federal prison. The attack …
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In letter to Chow, Freeland puts Toronto budget bailout on province’s shoulders
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow accused the federal government of finger pointing on Monday, as Canada’s deputy prime minister placed the responsibility to help the city with its pandemic-ravaged finances on …
Five things to know about the battle over Alabama's congressional maps
The Republican-controlled Alabama state legislature has caused a furor after refusing to create a new congressional map to include a second majority-Black district. The decision on Friday defies a recent …
Gov. Greg Abbott Says He’ll Defy DOJ Orders On Floating Border Wall
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) sent a letter to the Biden administration Monday declaring his plans to continue using a floating wall along the state’s southern border, even after the …
White House threatens to veto military construction, agriculture spending bills
The White House on Monday threatened to veto a proposed spending bill for military construction and veterans’ affairs, arguing that House Republicans are pursuing a partisan spending proposal that deviates …
Lauren Boebert Blames Uvalde Victim Incident On AirPods
The pin replicated the green Converse shoes that Maite Rodriguez, 10, was wearing she was killed in the shooting. Those shoes enabled Maite’s family to identify her body after her …
Lawmakers want to expand medical marijuana access for veterans
(NewsNation) — Veterans who live in states where medical marijuana is legal cannot access it through their Veterans Affairs physicians, but a bipartisan group of lawmakers is trying to change …
Key question as Federal Reserve meets: Can the central bank pull off a difficult 'soft landing'?
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Chair Jerome Powell and other Federal Reserve officials gather this week for their latest decision on interest rates, they will do so on the cusp of …
Dick Durbin Announces He Tested Positive For COVID For Third Time In A Year
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) on Sunday announced he “unfortunately” tested positive for COVID-19. Sunday’s positive result is the third time the Democrat has contracted the virus in a year. Durbin, …
Who Will Attend the First Republican Debate? What We Know About Trump and His Rivals.
In an interview on Friday, Mr. Elder said he was only about halfway to the donor threshold, and because his name is often omitted from Republican polling, reaching 1 percent …