Politics & Government

Proud Boys members Zachary Rehl, left, and Ethan Nordean, left, walk toward the U.S. Capitol in support of President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, 2021. They are two of six Proud Boys leaders charged with with conspiring to obstruct Congress' certification of J

Politics & Government

Proud Boy leader pleads guilty to Jan. 6 conspiracy, agrees to cooperate with DOJ

3:04pm April 08, 2022

by Ryan Lucas

Charles Donohoe, the leader of a North Carolina Proud Boys chapter, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and agreed to cooperate with the federal investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol.

Slovakian Prime Minister Eduard Heger (left), European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell visit a mass grave in the town of Bucha on Friday.

U.S. to place Patriot missile defense system in Slovakia to help with Ukraine swap

1:50pm April 08, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the missile defense system, which will be manned by U.S. service members, will arrive in Slovakia in the coming days.

Anti-government militant Ammon Bundy is among a slate of far-right candidates running for office in Idaho in 2022.

Republicans face a test of extremists' power in Idaho's primaries

10:33am April 08, 2022

by Kirk Siegler

Moderate Republicans are organizing in opposition to extremists gaining control of the party.

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News brief: mortgage rates, midterm election issues, union drive at Starbucks

6:17am April 08, 2022

Buying a home has become a lot more expensive. Democrats are trying to balance multiple global crises ahead of fall's midterm elections. The drive to unionize Starbucks stores is gaining ground.

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Voters in Michigan's 7th Congressional District weigh in on issues ahead of midterms

5:05am April 08, 2022

Democrats aim to balance multiple crises ahead of November's midterm elections. Voters in Livingston County, Mich., share their concerns about inflation and their views of President Biden.

In January, the first month without the deposits, 3.7 million children fell into poverty.

The child tax credit was a lifeline. Now some families are falling back into poverty

5:00am April 08, 2022

Payments from the child tax credit were closing the gaps on child hunger and poverty. But Congress failed to renew it. Now families who need it most have already slipped back into financial trouble.

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Rep. Wes Allen, sponsor of the House version of the bill, speaks during debate at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery on Thursday.

Alabama Legislature votes to ban gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth

5:40pm April 07, 2022

by The Associated Press

State lawmakers also passed a separate measure prohibiting early classroom instruction on sexual and gender identity, a bill critics have dubbed "Don't Say Gay."