Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Special counsel Durham rejects claims that he's politicized high-profile prosecution

2:08pm February 18, 2022

by Ryan Lucas

An attorney charged in the investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe had accused Durham of trying to politicize the case and gin up negative press coverage.

Local residents, Cara Baldari and her nine-month-old daughter Evie (L) and Sarah Orrin-Vipond and her eight-month-old son Otto (R), join a rally in front of the U.S. Capitol December 13, 2021 in Washington, DC. The monthly Child Tax Credit payments expire

3.7 million more kids are in poverty without the monthly Child Tax Credit, study says

2:04pm February 18, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

In one month, the child poverty rate increased from 12.1 to 17 percent, the highest rate seen since Dec. 2020. Black and Latino children experienced an even higher rate of poverty.

White House counsel Dana Remus (left) and Deputy Chief of Staff Jennifer O'Malley Dillon depart the White House on July 13, 2021. Remus is the "quarterback" of the effort to nominate a Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court.

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White House counsel stays behind the scenes while guiding Supreme Court nomination

9:23am February 18, 2022

by Carrie Johnson

White House counsel Dana Remus, who is guiding the effort to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court, has worked in Washington for years, but rarely in the spotlight.

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NC 2nd-chance redistricting finalized; maps now go to court

8:46am February 18, 2022

by Associated Press, Gary Robertson

The North Carolina legislature on Thursday completed new redistricting plans that Republicans contend will meet fairness directives of state justices who struck down previously approved maps as illegal partisan gerrymanders that penalized Democrats.

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Judge orders Trump to be desposed in New York investigation

7:22am February 18, 2022

A New York Supreme Court judge has ruled that former President Donald Trump and his children Ivanka and Donald Jr. must appear for a deposition about alleged fraud at the Trump Organization.

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News brief: Russia-Ukraine crisis, Trump ruling, IOC president's news conference

5:59am February 18, 2022

VP Harris is in Germany for meetings on Ukraine. N.Y. Supreme Court judge orders Donald Trump to testify under oath. The president of the International Olympic Committee holds a news conference.

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President Biden says the chances are "very high" Russia will invade Ukraine in the next several days.

President Biden warns that the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine is 'very high'

9:23pm February 17, 2022

by Brian Naylor

Biden told reporters Thursday that his sense is that invasion could occur in the next several days. "Every indication we have is they're prepared to go into Ukraine," he said.

New York state's attorney general, Letitia James, acknowledges questions from journalists at a news conference on May 21, 2021.

N.Y. Supreme Court justice orders the Trumps to testify under oath

9:15pm February 17, 2022

by Ilya Marritz

Trump calls the ruling "a continuation of the greatest Witch Hunt in history."

People help a protester after he was shot with a rubber bullet in Austin, Texas, in May 2020 while protesting the death of George Floyd. The Austin City Council on Thursday approved paying a combined $10 million to two people injured when officers fired b

19 Austin police officers indicted from investigation into 2020 protests, sources say

7:06pm February 17, 2022

by The Associated Press

Aggravated assault charges are among the most on a single police department over tactics used during the widespread protests over George Floyd's death.

Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., chair of the Appropriations Committee, talks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 31. Congress returned from a weeklong recess to take up a number of issues, including a government funding deadline on Feb. 18.

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The Senate avoids a government shutdown, punting a spending deadline into March

6:56pm February 17, 2022

by Kelsey Snell

Lawmakers hope to finalize a longer-term spending bill before the new shutdown deadline on March 11.