Bernie Sanders' push to limit weapons sales to Israel blocked by the Senate
The Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday night to reject three efforts led by progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders that would have blocked certain offensive weapons sales to Israel.
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Jan. 6 rioter is convicted of plotting to murder FBI agents who investigated him
A Donald Trump supporter who was among the first rioters to breach the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has been convicted of plotting to kill FBI special agents who investigated him over his crimes at t... -
Speaker Mike Johnson says he supports banning transgender women from using women's bathrooms
Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday said that he supports restricting “single-sex facilities” in the Capitol, including restrooms, to “individuals of that biological sex”— which would effectively ban th... -
Trump names former top DOJ official to serve as ambassador to NATO
Whitaker first took over the Justice Department on an acting basis during Trump’s first term in office in Nov. 2018, right after the midterm elections, when Trump announced on Twitter that Whita... -
DC abortion access and Trump: Why advocates are bracing for restrictions
D.C. abortion rights advocates say they’re bracing for the possibility of restrictions in the District in the wake of President-elect Donald Trump’s victory — and because D.C. is not a state, ab...