Jan. 6 panel postpones its latest hearing because of Hurricane Ian
The hearing, when rescheduled, could conclude its presentations of investigative findings before a final report due later this year.
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A government funding bill is introduced as Congress races to avoid an Oct. 1 shutdown
The stopgap bill keeps federal agencies funded at current levels through mid-December. But a fight over reforming the permitting process for energy projects is bumping against a Friday deadline.
In a big Jan. 6 case, Oath Keepers go on trial for seditious conspiracy
The founder of the Oath Keepers and four others individuals linked to the far-right, anti-government group go on trial Tuesday on seditious conspiracy and other charges stemming from the Jan. 6 riot.
Why the White House wants to put nutrition labels on the front of food packages
The Biden administration unveiled its plan to end hunger and diet-related diseases in eight years — 40 pages of ideas to make nutritious food easier to get in America.
Las Vegas mass shooting survivors tell their own story in '11 minutes' documentary
The new four-hour Paramount+ documentary is told mostly through cellphone videos and police body cams. It is surprisingly not gruesome — the visuals are selected and edited very judiciously.
Ian is intensifying into a catastrophic Category 4 hurricane before it hits Florida
Ian had top winds of 125 mph and storm surge up to 14 feet as it moved over the western end of Cuba. It could head for Tampa and St. Petersburg next, the first direct hit on those cities in a century.
Japan holds a controversial state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Japan's former leader Shinzo Abe was honored at a rare and divisive state funeral Tuesday that deeply split public opinion and drew angry protests.
Canada's government says it will stop requiring masks on airplanes
Government officials also confirmed Canada is dropping the vaccine requirement for people entering the country at the end of the month.
Amid an energy crisis, Germany turns to the world's dirtiest fossil fuel
Coal-fired power plants across Germany were scheduled to be shut down by the end of the year. But with Russia cutting gas deliveries, Germany is turning to coal.
This congressional staff became the first in U.S. history to form a union
The Congressional Workers Union announced Monday that the office of Rep. Andy Levin, D-Mich., has won their union election — the first one to do so on the Hill.