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Shortly after then-Sen. Joe Biden in 2001 joined his colleagues in unanimously approving waging war in Afghanistan, he declared the effort required American boots on the ground and predicted the world would judge the U.S. harshly if it did not…

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee said during a hearing Thursday that the court proceedings for the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump and 18 others will be livestreamed and televised. “We’ve been live streaming all…

The Biden administration is rethinking how it classifies marijuana under a federal list of drugs, a move that could allow the cannabis industry to save potentially billions in federal taxes each year because it would allow producers to write off…

The Los Angeles City Council is pushing for a probe into Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over his busing of migrants to the city, including whether he has committed any crime and if the city can pursue a lawsuit. The council…

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas says he accepted five private jet flights from personal friend and GOP megadonor Harlan Crow last year, according to financial disclosure documents released Thursday. On one trip in February 2022, Thomas reports accepting a return…

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday appeared to freeze again during a press conference in his home state of Kentucky. Video showed the Republican senator speaking in Covington when he was asked by reporter about whether he will run…

Former President Donald Trump’s campaign now says they have raised a total of $9.4 million since the release of his mug shot. The figure has been revised since the campaign first said this past Saturday that it raised a total…

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez announced Tuesday that he is suspending his campaign for president after failing to qualify for the first Republican primary debate last week in Milwaukee. “Running for President of the United States has been one of the…

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise announced Tuesday he has been diagnosed with a “very treatable blood cancer” and has started treatment. “After a few days of not feeling like myself this past week, I had some blood work done,” the…

The suspected gunman who officials say killed three people over the weekend at a Dollar General in Jacksonville, Florida, before turning the gun on himself had “racist writings and rants” that described a “hatred toward African Americans” and other groups,…