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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - When Wyoming U.S. Sen. John Barrasso snapped at Deb Haaland during her confirmation hearing, many in Indian Country were incensed. The exchange, coupled with descriptions of the Interior secretary nominee as “radical” - by other…

A faction of local, county and state Republican officials is pushing lies, misinformation and conspiracy theories that echo those that helped inspire the violent U.S. Capitol siege, online messaging that is spreading quickly through GOP ranks fueled by…

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Democratic House Speaker Brian Egolf says he wants to add new provisions to legislative ethics rules that prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender and sexual identity. Egolf, who is confronting a…

WASHINGTON — Less than a month after excoriating Donald Trump in a blistering floor speech, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that he would "absolutely" support the former president again if he secured the Republican nomination in 2024. …

A 2017 tweet by White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki began making the rounds Thursday night after President Biden approved U.S. military strikes against Iran-backed militias in Syria. Ms. Psaki, who in 2017 was a liberal political commentator for CNN, derided…

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - Members of Washington's Clark County Republican party voted this week to formally censure Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, of Battle Ground, over her vote to impeach former President Donald Trump. In a rowdy gathering at a church on Tuesday,…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A federal appeals court said Thursday that it will reconsider a three-judge court's split ruling last year throwing out California’s ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines, a decision with potential impact in other states. An…

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Openly carrying guns and other weapons on the Capitol campus and at or near permitted public demonstrations across Washington would be prohibited under a measure approved by the state Senate Thursday. The measure passed on a 28-20 vote…

A declassified document confirms that it was noted FBI-paid spy Stefan Halper who told of a supposed inappropriate encounter between retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn and Russia-born scholar Svetlana Lokhova at the University of Cambridge in 2014. Mr.…

NEW YORK — The indictment lodging fraud charges against ex-President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon should not be dismissed despite his pardon, prosecutors told a judge Thursday, citing ill effects an indictment can leave on someone…

NEW YORK (AP) - The indictment lodging fraud charges against ex-President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon should not be dismissed despite his pardon, prosecutors told a judge Thursday, citing ill effects an indictment can leave on someone…

The Senate parliamentarian concluded Thursday that a federal minimum wage hike to $15 per hour would run afoul of chamber rules if Democrats include it in their $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package. The ruling is a major blow to liberal Democrats, who have…

The Democratic chairman of the House antitrust panel promised on Thursday to propose legislation to crack down on Big Tech, a move that has bipartisan support but must surmount disagreements over censoring hate speech and eliminating liability protections for…

Former President Donald Trump on Thursday night endorsed Republican Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas for reelection, his first endorsement since leaving office. "Jerry Moran is doing a terrific job for the wonderful people of Kansas. Strong on Military, Vets, the…

LISBON, Portugal (AP) - A top European court is forcing 33 governments to prove they are cutting emissions in line with the requirements of the 2015 Paris climate accord. The European Court of Human Rights has also rejected an attempt by those governments in…

President Biden on Thursday ordered U.S. airstrikes against Iran-backed militias operating inside Syria, Pentagon officials said. The airstrikes come amid a wave of recent rocket attacks against American personnel stationed in neighboring Iraq, including one…

The transgender bathroom battle is back and in front of the Supreme Court. A transgender student's six-year legal fight to use group bathrooms and locker rooms at school returned this month for a second time to the high court, pressuring the new…

The Trump administration’s deregulatory push that President Biden ended on his first day in office helped businesses save about $160 billion, according to an analysis issued as Mr. Biden paves the way for more-aggressive regulations. Mr. Biden is trying to…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Democrats in an Oregon Senate committee on Thursday unanimously approved a bill that would allow jurisdictions to decide whether people with concealed handgun license can bring guns into a public building. Over the opposition of Republicans…

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - An Arkansas lawmaker who was censured this month for cursing at a colleague temporarily lost her ability to participate remotely Thursday after a heated argument with the lieutenant governor during a debate. The Arkansas Senate voted…