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DC Guard chief details Pentagon delays during Jan. 6 riot at Capitol
Maj. Gen. William J. Walker said written orders from defense officials stopped him from deploying troops where he felt they were needed.
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Maj. Gen. William J. Walker said written orders from defense officials stopped him from deploying troops where he felt they were needed.
Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman said her department received a report warning of “war” at the Capitol only in the form of an email.
Lawmakers from both parties, and tech companies, see a need for mandatory notification of government about data breaches and criminal hacks.
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Senate President Pro Tempore Patrick J. Leahy swore in Ann Berry as the secretary of the Senate on Monday, the first Black woman in the role.
Mitt Romney informed Kyrsten Sinema she broke the internet after she was spotted presiding over the Senate floor in a unique T-shirt.
During Rachel Levine’s Senate confirmation hearing, Rand Paul falsely equated trans youth seeking medical care to genital mutilation.
Trump's involvement in CPAC this weekend was under debate during a Republican leadership presser Wednesday.
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testified before a House committee on proposed changes to address challenges at the U.S. Postal Service.
Tech companies should have to report major breaches in the wake of the sophisticated, stealthy hack by Russia of U.S. companies and agencies.
Advocates say the 2018 changes to Section 230 placed sex workers in the type of danger they had begun to avoid by using online services.
The high-profile hearing in which security officials testified about the riot showed a security apparatus in disarray at the highest levels.
Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Xavier Becerra, on Tuesday appeared before the Senate HELP Committee.
Senators used a hearing for the attorney general nominee to foreshadow policy fights on gun control, immigration and voting rights.
Reps. Lauren Boebert and Jared Huffman had a back-and-forth about her gun-filled virtual meeting background, while Sen. Ted Cruz took an ill-timed trip to Cancún.
The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it will make investments in COVID-19 testing and tracing while waiting for Congress to act.
The extent of the military’s extremism problem is not known, a Pentagon report shows steps under review to keep extremists out of the military.
While senators sat quietly for another impeachment trial, House members stayed up way past their bedtimes, struggling to keep their heads upright.
Minority groups are getting COVID-19 vaccines at a disproportionately lower rate, federal data show, and that may affect the nation's overall recovery.
If they can't secure a conviction, the impeachment managers are at least hoping for a dramatic fall in public support for Donald Trump.