Politics & Government

More than 70 Ukrainian government websites have been defaced in cyber attacks

6:37pm January 19, 2022

by Jenna McLaughlin

While the Russian military might be poised to invade Ukraine, hackers in the region are also creating chaos in cyberspace — and the consequences could be far-ranging.

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What Kamala Harris has gotten done in her 1st year as vice president

6:37pm January 19, 2022

by Asma Khalid

People who the vice president has met with over the year while pursuing her huge — and some would say challenging — portfolio talk about what she has accomplished in the mish-mash of responsibilities.

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Jan. 6 panel is seeking phone records from Eric Trump and Kimberly Guilfoyle

6:37pm January 19, 2022

by Claudia Grisales

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has requested phone records of Eric Trump and Kimberly Guilfoyle, the fiancee of the former president's eldest son.

Eric Trump speaks Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, at a rally in support of President Donald Trump called the "Save America Rally."

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Jan. 6 panel seeks phone records from Eric Trump and Kimberly Guilfoyle

6:26pm January 19, 2022

by Claudia Grisales

It marks the first public reporting of the committee seeking records from the former first family.

President Biden holds rare formal press conference to mark his 1st year office

4:26pm January 19, 2022

by Ayesha Rascoe

President Biden held a rare formal press conference to mark his first year office. It comes at a particularly difficult point in his presidency.

President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022.

Biden holds press conference ahead of one-year White House anniversary

4:17pm January 19, 2022

by Alana Wise

President Biden will take questions from reporters on Wednesday as his term approaches the one-year mark. It's a chance for him to try to focus on highlights even as some big priorities have stalled.

Nusrat Choudhury, lead attorney for the National ACLU National Security Program, speaks with reporters following oral arguments on the ACLU No Fly List challenge, in Portland, Ore., on May 11, 2012. President Biden has nominated Choudhury to be a federal

Biden's latest picks include 1st Muslim woman nominated to serve as a federal judge

4:11pm January 19, 2022

by Alana Wise

Nusrat Choudhury is among eight new judicial nominees announced by the president. The White House said the nominees reflect his commitment to diversifying historically white, male-dominated positions.

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Lawmakers from both parties are stepping up calls to ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks.

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A push to ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks gains momentum

11:37am January 19, 2022

by Deirdre Walsh

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., doesn't trade stocks, but thinks lawmakers should be able to pick individual stocks. The top House Republican backs a new ban amid a bipartisan push for reform.

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North Carolina Trust Fund grants will support park projects around the state

10:40am January 19, 2022

by Neal Charnoff

North Carolina has approved over $42 million that will help fund park projects across the state.

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New York AG James says Trump's company misled banks, tax officials

8:17am January 19, 2022

Attorney General Letitia James says her office uncovered evidence of financial irregularities at former President Donald Trump's business, and wants Trump and two of his adult children to testify.

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